The EU’s extractive trade policies in Tunisia contribute to migration | Migration
Since the start of the year, the number of people fleeing North Africa by boat to the European Union has…
Armenia says more than 100,000 people fled Nagorno-Karabakh | Refugees News
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says exodus amounts to ‘ethnic cleansing’, a claim Azerbaijan strongly rejects. An ethnic Armenian exodus…
Flash flooding inundates New York City, paralysing subway | Climate Crisis News
New York City and its adjoining areas have been brought to a standstill after a bout of torrential downpours triggered…
Jeune Lio, the Cameroonian-born ‘music conductor’ charming the Ivory Coast | Arts and Culture
Assinie-Mafia, Ivory Coast – As the sun sets at the Akoula resort in the popular beach town of Assinie-Mafia, more…
Vucic ‘wants war’: Kosovo PM accuses Belgrade of inciting violence | Conflict News
Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti says Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic planned and ordered an attack in northern Kosovo “to destabilise”…
Israel army kills Palestinian accused of throwing Molotov cocktail | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Israeli authorities are withholding the man’s body, prompting Ramallah residents to hold a general strike to pay tribute. Israeli soldiers…
Gabon PM: Is the military coup a ‘season two’ of the same elite’s rule? | Government
Raymond Ndong Sima discusses whether the coup marks the beginning of democratic rule or a new era under the same…
Rupert Murdoch steps down, Lachlan Murdoch steps up | Media
After Rupert Murdoch’s resignation, what is next for his media empire? Plus, TikTok and the Mafia: elements of the Italian…
Slovaks vote between pro-Russian ex-PM and pro-Western liberals | Elections News
Voting has begun in a closely contested election with support for Ukraine’s defence against Russia’s invasion a key focal point.…
Fate of India ties, democracy hang in balance as Maldives votes in run-off | Elections News
Voters in the Maldives are casting their ballots in a presidential run-off that will determine the fate of the Indian…
What risks do China’s shadow banks pose to the economy? | Business and Economy
Zhongrong, one of China’s largest trusts, missed payments to clients in August. China’s secretive shadow banking industry includes gigantic financial…
With a US government shutdown imminent, what happens to the economy? | Economy News
It is probably no surprise that Republican infighting scuttled a stopgap measure on Friday in the House of Representatives, designed…
US concerned by large Serbian military mobilisation near Kosovo | Conflict News
United States urges Belgrade to stand down after deployment of Serbian tanks and artillery near Kosovo border. The United States…
Second arrest after felling of England’s famous ‘Sycamore Gap’ tree | Crime News
Man in his 60s arrested following earlier arrest of 16-year-old for cutting down of ancient tree at Hadrian’s Wall –…
Elite US Navy SEALs, army special forces to be tested for drug use | Military News
US Navy to begin random testing of elite unit in November, US Army special forces will implement testing at later…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 584 | Russia-Ukraine war News
As the war enters its 584th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Saturday, September 30,…
Early-morning shooting near US-Mexico border leaves two migrants dead | Migration News
The incident underscores ongoing risks for migrants and asylum seekers in border areas that criminal gangs control. Two Mexican migrants…
Paradise prison: How 107 Bangladeshis became enslaved on a Pacific island | Slavery News
Port Vila, Vanuatu – When Bangladeshi businessman Mustafizur Shahin left for a job opportunity overseas he did not expect to…
Key US lawmaker calls to pause millions of dollars in aid to Egypt | Human Rights News
Top Democrat on House foreign policy panel calls for withholding US assistance over Cairo’s human rights record. A top Democratic…
Scott Hall, Trump ally indicted in Georgia election case, pleads guilty | Donald Trump News
A Georgia bond bailsman, Hall was accused of participating in an effort to remove and tamper with election equipment. Scott…