A man arrested a day earlier on suspicion of attempted murder in the killing of an injured baby at a private zoo has been released on bail until September 18, police in East Cambridgeshire, England, said on Friday. “A 30-year-old man from Norfolk has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder,” police said on Thursday. … Read more
In the lead-up to Colombia’s presidential elections, François Picard is pleased to welcome Renata Segura, Program Director for Latin America and the Caribbean at the International Crisis Group. “What we’re seeing in this election are two options that are very different from past elections,” Segura explains. As Colombians focus heavily on security issues, De la … Read more
Ghana is taking the growing call for reparations over the transatlantic slave trade a significant step further towards concrete action. Weeks after the UN called it the ‘gravest crime against humanity’, leaders from around the continent and the Caribbean were in Accra for a conference on reparatory justice. Now, Ghana has adopted a 10-point plan … Read more
A French appeals court confirmed Friday that Morocco’s star player and PSG defender Achraf Hakimi will stand trial in a rape case. Source link
Switzerland has announced that talks planned between the US and Iran – are postponed. Iran’s supreme leader voiced skepticism over the deal after it was signed and US Vice President JD Vance canceled his trip to Geneva. Meanwhile, in Lebanon, fighting continued between the Israeli army and Hezbollah. Lebanon reported that 16 were killed on … Read more
The news that the talks between US and Iran are postponed has cast a shadow over the EU summit, as EU leaders hoped that the memorandum of agreement would bring attention back to the conflict in Ukraine. But the Middle East is not totally set aside, with EU leaders set to discuss whether to severe … Read more
It has been a decade since British voters made the momentous decision to leave the European Union. The EU referendum result on June 24, 2016 led to a profound transformation of British politics, and to Brexit-related fighting that refuses to go away. But if the UK has not truly moved on, what about its former … Read more
Nearly seven months after the military coup in Guinea-Bissau last year, the continued detention of opposition leader Domingos Simões Pereira, leader of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), has become an international issue. A Guinea-Bissau military court earlier this month ordered Pereira to remain under house arrest following fresh … Read more
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged Labor members to unite after the Makerfield by-election victory that returned rival Andy Burnham to parliament, warning against infighting as pressure grows over the party leadership. Burnham’s election clears the way for his expected bid to oust Starmer, who has grown increasingly unpopular. FRANCE 24’s Benedicte Paviot has more … Read more
Cuba’s government has approved a sweeping package of economic reforms aimed at opening up its struggling economy and attracting foreign investment, in what officials are calling one of the most significant policy shifts in recent history. Facing its worst economic crisis in decades, Cuba is grappling with widespread shortages of food, fuel and medicine as … Read more