Iraqi lawmakers approved a new government on Thursday ending more than a year of deadlock, but still faces many challenges. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, 52, who previously served as…
Continue ReadingIn her first parliamentary speech, Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s new Prime Minister, unveiled her policy priorities. She expressed support to the European Union, NATO and Ukraine, and also vowed to take…
Continue ReadingIn Zimbabwe, unlike in other African countries, elephant conservation efforts have been successful. But the surge in numbers increases the chances of human-animal contact. The country is now seeing a…
Continue ReadingBritish Prime Minister Liz Truss is set to address lawmakers in parliament on Wednesday for the first time since abandoning her disastrous tax-slashing economic policies, as she fights for her…
Continue ReadingMoscow on Monday stepped up attacks across Ukraine, cutting electricity and killing eight people, including in kamikaze drone strikes on the capital, as a Russian warplane crashed near the border.…
Continue ReadingAlarm grew on Tuesday over the wellbeing of Iranian sports climber Elnaz Rekabi after she competed at an event in South Korea without a hijab in what some saw as…
Continue ReadingEmbattled UK Prime Minister Liz Truss on Monday (October 17) apologised for going "too far too fast" with reforms that triggered economic turmoil, but vowed to remain leader despite a…
Continue ReadingFrance was preparing for a day of major disruptions on Tuesday (October 18) after unions called a nationwide transport strike as they remain in deadlock with the government over walkouts…
Continue ReadingThe EU agreed to increase its military aid for Ukraine at a meeting on Monday, bringing the total spent by bloc to help Kyiv in its war effort to 3.1…
Continue ReadingThe bloodiest day of Iran’s protests to date came on September 30 in Zahedan, Iran. Security forces opened fire after Friday prayers, killing at least 66 people. People are calling…
Continue ReadingThree Swedish right-wing parties have agreed to form a government with the unprecedented support of the far-right Sweden Democrats, conservative leader Ulf Kristersson said Friday. "The Moderates, Christian Democrats and…
Continue ReadingThere have been reports of overnight clashes between security forces and protesters in several locations across Iran. Protestors have been filmed burning the Iranian flag in the western Kurdistan province.…
Continue ReadingGunfire and tanks, teenage girls detained in psychiatric wards, Internet blocked, yet from the outside, Iran’s nationwide protests seem to be gaining momentum one month after the death of 22-year old…
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Continue ReadingNearly four weeks after Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurd, was detained in Tehran for "inappropriate attire", the protests show no sign of abating in a bold challenge to Iran’s clerical…
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