Category: Global News
General Nguema named Gabon’s transitional leader after coup
The new leader was erstwhile head of the presidential guard and reportedly a relative of deposed President Ali Bongo.
‘Political ploy’: Activists, experts rubbish RSF’s Sudan peace proposal
The paramilitary force, accused of atrocities during four months of fighting, released its peace plan on Sunday.
Possible Kenya-led mission to Haiti prompts growing calls for safeguards
Rights advocates say framework needed due to Kenya's domestic police record, grim history of intervention in Haiti.
Ukraine’s troops push towards Russia’s rear defences
Ukrainian forces advance south and east to the rear of Russia’s first line of defence during the 79th week of the war.
World reaction to the military coup in Gabon
President Bongo's ouster came after he was declared winner for a third term in an election opposition called a 'fraud'.
US judge allows age-discrimination lawsuit against Musk’s X to proceed
Lawsuit accuses social media platform of laying off employees aged older than 50 at a higher rate than others.
Cuba’s female boxers dream of Olympic glory after ban lifted
Cuban women fight to make name for themselves in the world of boxing that was, until very recently, only open to men.
Photos: Hundreds celebrate in Gabon’s capital after soldiers seize power
Military officers in oil-producing Gabon place newly re-elected President Ali Bongo under house arrest.
Photos: Protests across Pakistan against high electricity bills
Consumers faced with massive electricity bills while the rates for fuel have gone up by more than 150 percent.
Several killed in fighting between SDF and tribesmen in eastern Syria
The clashes that took place between Arab clans and SDF in Deir Az Zor countryside are among the worst in recent years.