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Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye was charged with treason on Friday in an escalation of legal troubles stemming from allegations he plotted to remove President Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled…

German politicians made a last push for votes on Saturday ahead of pivotal elections, with the far right making rapid gains amid economic woes and security concerns.  Germany braces for pivotal…

Pope Francis, 88, continues to be in critical condition after suffering a respiratory attack, the Vatican said Saturday. While alert, he continues receiving treatment for double pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli…

New York State – Man convicted for trying to kill author Salman Rushdie on Friday for the stabbing of novelist in New York nearly three years ago. The 27 year…

Peru has promoted a program called ‘Pisco for the world’ to promote that 50 companies from the south of the country export this typical international drink, the Ministry of Foreign…

US proposes rival UN action on Ukraine, pitting against Europe just before the meeting Keir Starmer, who is being urged to stand up to the president. The US proposed a…

Israel was still in shock Friday after the revelation that one of the bodies purportedly belonging to four dead hostages being returned by Hamas was in fact an unknown woman.…

In tonight’s edition, Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye was charged with treason on Friday. Also, Our focus tonight is on education; we talk to South Africa Basic Education Minister Siviwe Garube.  And…

“Lamsa means ‘touch’ in Arabic, and its heart is in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon,” founder and creative director Natalie Garland told me when I asked where her community-based fashion…

Kristi Noem, the Secretary of US Homeland Security, on Thursday shortened the duration of temporary work permits and deportation protections for 521,000 Haitians to last until August of this year…

Marking another boost to the renewed partnership between the US and Venezuela, 177 migrants were transferred from the notorious Guantanamo military base to their homeland in Venezuela at the “direct…

The United States is urging Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to sign deal on US access to Ukraine’s critical minerals, White House national security adviser Mike Waltz has said. Zelensky has…

There’s a lot to learn about how people in Germany vote, and how age, gender, occupation, education and where you live can influence your political leanings.

On Sunday 23 February 2025, Germans will head to the polling stations to cast their votes in the snap federal election. They will vote twice: once for a candidate in their local constituency and a second vote for a German political party at the state level.

The M23 armed group is advancing on strategic zones in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after taking two key cities, the United Nations warned, underscoring the threat…

Ireland ranks highest of 14 EU countries for education but lowest for logistics capacity Ireland ranks highest of 14 EU countries for quality education but lags behind in affordable energy,…

The former PM said Trump’s claims were designed to ‘shock Europeans into action’ Boris Johnson attacks Trump over claims Ukraine started war with Putin Boris Johnson has hit out at…

Egyptian authorities said the tomb of an 18th-dynasty ancient Egyptian king has been unveiled in the tourist-friendly southern city of Luxor. They hail it as the first royal tomb discovery…

Iran executed at least 975 people last year in a “horrifying escalation” of its use of capital punishment, two human rights groups said on Thursday. Iran carried out at least…

  Permanent controls at the Schengen borders. The denial of entry to people seeking asylum at the German border if they have already traveled through another EU country. Detention of those…

Mbappe was the star of the show as he scored a hat-trick which helped Real Madrid beat Manchester City 3-1 to reach the last-16 of the Champions League on Wednesday. PSG annihilated…

A US judge said on Wednesday he will take some time to consider a request by prosecutors under orders from a Donald Trump political appointee to drop corruption charges against New York…

The WTA said Ruaducanu was targetted by a man who “exhibited fixated behaviour” during her second-round loss to Karolina Muchova.

Perhaps most crucially, for Gaza’s residents, the crux of the matter is not just about the process of rebuilding; rather, it is about ensuring that the lives they rebuild are…

It is not the first time that Russia has tried to influence an election through disinformation. It happened last year, both ahead of the EU elections and the US election.…