Senegalese President Macky Sall is facing growing pressure to address this week’s deadly unrest and engage in dialogue as the country braces for more protests. At least five people, including a schoolboy, have been killed in days of clashes that erupted after the arrest of […]
Jordan PM reshuffles cabinet months after government’s formation
Jordan’s Prime Minister Bisher al-Khasawneh has reshuffled his cabinet, in a shake-up that comes less than five months after the formation of his government. The decision was announced via a decree issued by the royal court in a statement on Sunday. Among the 10 new […]
Huge explosions in Equatorial Guinea’s Bata kill 17, wound 400
At least 17 people have been killed and more than 400 wounded in a series of powerful explosions at a military base in Equatorial Guinea’s largest city of Bata, according to the country’s health ministry. The cause of the blasts on Sunday was not immediately […]
French billionaire MP Olivier Dassault dies ‘in helicopter crash’
French billionaire politician Olivier Dassault has been killed in a helicopter crash, the AFP news agency reported, citing parliamentary and probe sources. The private helicopter crashed on Sunday afternoon in Normandy, where he has a holiday home, according to a police source. French President Emmanuel […]
Houthis say drones, missiles fired at Saudi oil, military sites
Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired 14 drones and eight ballistic missiles at facilities of oil firm Saudi Aramco in Ras Tanura and at military targets in the Saudi cities of Dammam, Asir and Jazan, the Houthi military spokesman has said. There was no immediate confirmation of […]
Bolivians vote in local, regional polls amid COVID-19 concerns
Bolivians are voting in municipal and regional elections on Sunday amid a surging COVID-19 pandemic that has stretched the country’s healthcare system. “After restoring democracy in 2020, today it is up to us to elect our territorial representatives,” President Luis Arce tweeted shortly after polls […]
Blinken proposes plan to accelerate peace process in Afghanistan
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has written to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, suggesting ways to accelerate Afghanistan’s stalled peace process in Afghanistan and achieve a lasting ceasefire. In the letter outlining the strategy of US President Joe Biden’s administration, Blinken proposed convening a United […]
Saudi-led coalition launches air raids on Yemen’s Sanaa
The Saudi-led military coalition battling Yemen’s Houthi movement has said it conducted air raids on Houthi military targets in Sanaa and other regions after the group launched armed drones towards Saudi Arabia. “The military operation targets Houthi military capabilities in Sanaa and a number of […]
Chauvin trial highlights divide between US city, activists
The tumultuous months that Minneapolis has experienced since ex-police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s neck as he died last May are coming to a head as the city readies for the commencement of his trial. Jury selection begins on Monday, March 8. While […]
Biden signs order to promote US voting rights, access
United States President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that aims to make it easier for Americans to vote, as Republicans in several states have sought to impose more voting restrictions following the 2020 presidential election. The order, shared by the White House on […]