China pledged to support Islamic nations in their efforts to resolve conflicts, an announcement that many analysts described as Beijing’s attempt to foster closer ties with the Middle East as the influence of the United States decreases, the South China Morning Post reported. Chinese Foreign Minister...
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French President Emmanuel Macron called for calm in Corsica after a Corsican independence figure died of his injuries resulting from a prison attack, a death that some worry could spark unrest on the island, Euronews reported. Yvan Colonna died Monday after being in a coma for...
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British royals Prince William and his wife Kate toured Jamaica this week as part of a week-long Caribbean tour, a visit overshadowed by protests and calls for reparations for slavery, Reuters reported Wednesday. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are on a tour that coincides with...
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Air pollution around the world spiked to unhealthy levels last year, according to a report that found that more than 90 percent of cities failed to meet the World Health Organization’s air quality guidelines in 2021, CNN reported. The report released this week was compiled by...
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The family of a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist killed during the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan last year petitioned the International Criminal Court (ICC) Tuesday to bring the Islamist group up on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, the Washington Post reported. Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui...
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Russia broke off talks to sign a formal World War Two peace treaty with Japan this week after Tokyo strongly condemned Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, Radio Free Europe reported Tuesday. Even though WWII ended more than seven decades ago, Russia – then part of...
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Canada’s ruling Liberal Party reached an agreement with the opposition New Democratic Party on Tuesday, a deal that will allow Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to stay in power until the 2025 elections, the Associated Press reported. The agreement will provide stability for Trudeau’s party, which...
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Myanmar’s military has committed genocide and crimes against humanity in its actions against the Muslim Rohingya minority, the US government said, a declaration that received praise from the community and human rights activists, Reuters reported Monday. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the army’s attacks...
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Pope Francis unveiled a series of reforms for the Holy See this week that will ensure greater decision-making roles for the laity, especially women, and better protection for minors, the Hill reported. The new Praedicate evangelium, or "Proclaiming the Gospel," will become the new constitution for...
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A Lebanese judge charged the country’s central bank chief with “illicit enrichment” and money laundering even as Lebanon undergoes a deep financial crisis, Agence France-Presse reported Monday. Judge Ghada Aoun had been investigating Riad Salameh for alleged financial misconduct and ownership of apartments in Paris. She...
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Algeria recalled its ambassador from Spain over the weekend in protest of Madrid’s decision to support a Moroccan autonomy plan for the disputed territory of Western Sahara, Agence France-Presse reported. On Friday, the Spanish government declared “a new stage” in its strained relations with Morocco and...
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Voters cast their ballots in East Timor’s presidential polls over the weekend, the Southeast Asian country’s fifth election since it gained independence from Indonesia about 20 years ago, the Associated Press reported. The election featured 13 candidates, including two former independence leaders – one former president...
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Syrian President Bashar Assad visited the United Arab Emirates over the weekend in the first trip to an Arab country since the start of Syria’s civil war a decade ago, Bloomberg reported. Assad met with de facto UAE ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and...
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Thousands of Sri Lankans took to the streets of the capital, Colombo, this week to protest against the government’s handling of the economy, as the country faces a deepening economic crisis and potential debt default, the Financial Times reported. Sri Lanka has for months faced a...
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A Honduran judge approved the extradition of former President Juan Orlando Hernandez to the United States, where he is facing drug trafficking charges, Agence France-Presse reported. The decision comes a month after the Court of the Southern District of New York requested Hernandez’s extradition – he...
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Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev promised to implement a series of reforms in the tightly-controlled former Soviet country, just two months after Kazakhstan witnessed deadly, unprecedented nationwide protests, the Associated Press reported. Tokayev proposed sweeping changes in order to avoid deepening “stagnation” in the resource-rich Central Asian...
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A top court in India’s southern state of Karnataka upheld a ban against the wearing of headscarves by Muslim students at schools, colleges and universities, a controversial verdict that risks worsening religious tensions in the Hindu-majority nation, CBS News reported. The Karnataka High Court ruled that...
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Iranian authorities released two British-Iranians from prison Wednesday following years of talks between Iran and Britain to negotiate their freedom as well as the settling of a decades-old debt, Politico reported. British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said Wednesday that the dual nationals, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoush...
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An Australian court overturned a landmark ruling this week that would have ordered the country’s environment minister to consider the impact climate change might have on children when approving energy projects, Al Jazeera reported. The groundbreaking case began in 2020 when a group of secondary school...
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Peruvian lawmakers approved the initiation of impeachment proceedings against leftist President Pedro Castillo this week, the second attempt to oust him since he was elected in July, Bloomberg reported. The vote came amid an investigation against a businesswoman, Karelim Lopez, over alleged money laundering. Lopez expressed...
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