Senegal is the latest African country to toughen punishment for homosexual acts
Senegal’s parliament has approved a bill that toughens punishment for homosexuality in the largely conservative West Afr...
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Celebrity chef resigns from iconic Danish restaurant Noma after abuse allegations
René Redzepi, founder and celebrity chef at the iconic Danish restaurant Noma, has stepped down from his post following...
China positions itself as force for global stability at its annual Congress
China is signaling it will stay focused on technology and economic growth, even as U.S. tensions with Iran rise
Ecuador readies a major offensive on criminal groups with US logistical support
Ecuador's interior minister says the country is preparing a major crackdown on criminal groups set to begin this weekend...
China adopts an ethnic unity law that critics say will cement assimilation
China has adopted a sweeping ethnic unity law that critics say tightens assimilation and weakens minority rights
Young Cubans turn to church and state as cheap, synthetic drugs flood the streets
Cuba is grappling with a fast-growing wave of synthetic drug use that is hitting young people hard
North Korean leader Kim and his daughter try out new pistols at shooting range
North Korea has shown leader Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter firing pistols at a munitions factory as he pushes to...
Iraq says at least one killed in Basra port attack as country halts operations at oil ports
Iraq says at least one killed in Basra port attack as country halts operations at oil ports
Czechs won't meet NATO defense spending target under populist leader Babiš
Czech lawmakers have approved a 2026 budget that keeps defense spending below NATO’s 2% target, despite pressure from th...
Drone strike hits school and medical center in Sudan, killing 17, mostly schoolgirls
An explosive-laden drone blamed on Sudanese paramilitaries has struck a secondary school and a health care center in sou...
South Africa summons new US ambassador over criticism
The new U.S. ambassador to South Africa was summoned to explain his criticism of the country’s policies, the South Afric...
Young people expect little change as Republic of Congo heads to presidential election
Voters will be heading to the polls to vote for a president in the Republic of Congo on Sunday but the outcome seems to...
Britain is ejecting hereditary nobles from Parliament after 700 years
Britain is ending the centuries-old tradition of hereditary aristocrats sitting in Parliament’s House of Lords
Romania’s top defense body approves US request to increase its use of airbases to aid Middle East campaign
Romania’s top defense body approves US request to increase its use of airbases to aid Middle East campaign
Drone strike reportedly kills at least 1 person in the eastern Congo city of Goma
A series of explosions attributed to drones has killed at least one person as the attack rocked downtown Goma, Democrati...
Germany, Austria to release oil from reserves in response to 400M barrel request
Germany and Austria say they are releasing parts of their oil reserves following an International Energy Agency request...
South Africa deploys troops in Johannesburg to tackle organized crime
Troops have been deployed on the streets of South Africa’s biggest city after the president announced plans to use the a...
A Senegal boarding school that drew students from the US is at the center of an abuse investigation
The American Dara Academy in Senegal is at the center of abuse allegations after students describe harsh punishments in...