Japan in political crisis as coalition collapses
Tokyo – Japan’s ruling coalition collapsed Friday as junior partner Komeito quit the alliance, putting in peril Sanae Takaichi’s... Read more
10 Oct
Ivory Coast arrests 13 opposition activists on plotting charges
Abidjan – Ivory Coast has arrested 13 members of the leading opposition movement on plotting charges, their lawyer told... Read more
10 Oct
Peru lawmakers oust president slammed for crime crisis
Lima – Lawmakers in Peru voted Friday to remove president Dina Boluarte, whose term has been marked by protests... Read more
10 Oct
Burkina says will not take people deported from US
Abidjan – Burkina Faso, ruled by a junta hostile to the West, has refused to take in people kicked... Read more
10 Oct
Russia lays out long-term ambitions for influence in Africa
Panelists at a Moscow symposium paint a bold picture of Russia’s future in Africa — a partnership they say... Read more
9 Oct
Indian police arrest owner of drug company linked to deaths of 21 children
Chennai – Indian police have arrested the owner of a pharmaceutical company after a cough syrup made at his... Read more
9 Oct
Amnesty urges Tanzania to ‘disclose fate’ of missing ex-ambassador turned govt critic
Nairobi – Amnesty International on Wednesday demanded that the Tanzanian government “disclose the fate and whereabouts” of a former... Read more
9 Oct
Trump talks up Canada trade deal chances with ‘world-class’ Carney
Washington – President Donald Trump said Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney would be “very happy” after their trade talks... Read more
9 Oct
RSF strikes on hospital in Sudan’s El-Fasher kill 20 in 24 hours
Port Sudan – Attacks by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on one of the last functioning hospitals in the... Read more
9 Oct
Meloni says accused of complicity in genocide at world court
Rome – Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Tuesday she was accused of “complicity in genocide” in a complaint... Read more
9 Oct
