Au revoir, Sahel: Did 2023 crush France’s influence in Africa? | Conflict News
Last week, the French embassy in Niger sent a letter to its staff announcing it would be shutting its doors and ending diplomatic services in…
Serbian protesters blockade gov’t buildings in capital over election results
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in the Serbian capital of Belgrade Saturday, again protesting what they call fraudulent federal election results from earlier…
North Korea to launch 3 new satellites in 2024, as Kim warns war inevitable | Military News
North Korea has said it will launch three more military spy satellites, build military drones and boost its nuclear arsenal in 2024, continuing a military…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 676 | Russia-Ukraine war News
As the war enters its 676th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Sunday, December 31, 2023. Fighting Russia said at…
Netanyahu says Gaza-Egypt border zone should be under Israeli control | Israel-Palestine conflict News
BREAKINGBREAKING, The Israeli prime minister also predicts the war in Gaza and on other regional fronts would last many months. The border zone between the…
Prosecutor Jack Smith urges appeals court to throw out Trump immunity claim
Special counsel Jack Smith on Saturday asked an appellate court to reject former's President Donald Trump's claim of immunity for allegedly interfering in the 2020…
24 for ’24: The numbers that will shape a crucial year in politics
Here are 24 of those numbers to watch in the new year: 1. Donald Trump’s share of white evangelical Christian votes in Iowa Eight years…
Nicole Jenes and Rathbone: Social media influencers a new lens on Gaza war | Social Media
Exploring how Instagram and TikTok influencers shape narratives in Israel’s war on Gaza. Social media has revolutionised our understanding and perception of wars and conflicts.…
Year of the underdog: How ‘outsiders’ upended Latin America’s elections | Elections News
Buenos Aires, Argentina – Poverty through the roof. Out-of-control inflation. Overwhelming debt. Javier Milei painted the grimmest of pictures when he delivered his inaugural address…
U.S. issues statement on second anniversary of Hong Kong’s Stand News raid
Media mogul Jimmy Lai currently faces multiple charges of collusion with a foreign country and seditious publications under China's National Security Law. His publication, Apple…
GOP Stalwart Takes Over Old Umberg District : Politics: Conservative businessman and party activist Jim Morrissey, a firm backer of Prop. 187, pledges to battle crime and unemployment.
SACRAMENTO — A year ago, Jim Morrissey was virtually a political unknown. But then the Republican leaped into a dogfight for the Democrat-dominated 69th Assembly District…
In filing to U.N. world court, South Africa accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza
A Palestinian man mourns over the shrouded bodies of loved ones who have been killed in Rafah during Israel's ongoing bombardment in Gaza on Friday.…
US opioid crisis: Hope for new approach as naloxone machines spread in 2023 | Drugs News
Washington, DC – It was a hot summer day in July when Shekita McBroom received a phone call from a local hair salon. The stylist…
Argentina announces that it will not join BRICS bloc | Business and Economy News
The move is the latest shift in economic and foreign policy by newly elected hard-right President Javier Milei. Argentina has announced that it will not…
India formally asks Pakistan to extradite Mumbai attack suspect Hafiz Saeed | Politics News
Saeed is accused by India and the US of being involved in the 2008 attacks, which killed 166 people. India has formally requested that Pakistan…
California’s secretary of state allows Donald Trump on the state primary ballot
California's Secretary of State Dr. Shirley Weber ruled Thursday night that former U.S. President Donald Trump, seen exiting the courtroom at New York State Supreme…
China appoints former navy chief Dong Jun as new defence minister | Politics News
Dong replaces Li Shangfu, who was fired and disappeared from public view four months ago. China has appointed former navy chief Dong Jun as the…
Iran says it executes four people accused of links to Israel’s Mossad | Death Penalty News
Three men and one woman accused of being ‘saboteurs’ were hanged for their ‘collaboration with the Zionist regime’. Iran has executed three men and one…
‘Filled with fear’: Former Hong Kong student leader seeks UK asylum | Politics News
Tony Chung, the former leader of a Hong Kong pro-independence group who was jailed under the territory’s national security law, has fled to the United…
‘Almost naked’ celebrity party triggers backlash in wartime Russia | Politics News
Rapper jailed and other partygoers under investigation amid conservative outrage over party at Moscow’s Mutabor nightclub. A rapper who partied at a Moscow nightclub wearing…