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Eight presidential candidates enter Ecuador’s early election race
Facing impeachment, Ecuador's president made the extraordinary move of dissolving legislature, calling early elections.
Eight Kenyan police killed in suspected al-Shabab bombing
The incident took place on Tuesday in Garissa county in eastern Kenya, a region on the border with Somalia.
Sudan’s raging war forces more than two million from their homes
The fighting has displaced more than 1.6 million people inside Sudan, with another 530,000 fleeing to other countries.
Clooney Foundation sues Venezuela for alleged rights abuses
Lawsuit calls on Argentina to apply principle of 'universal jurisdiction' to prosecute alleged abuses in Venezuela.
Pakistan villagers fear what Cyclone Biparjoy will take away
Tens of thousands of people have been displaced as the country braces for a cyclone to make landfall on Thursday.
US, Iranian officials held talks in Oman in May: Media reports
Omanis shuttled between two delegations, which did not meet, Axios reports.
China’s Xi Jinping backs ‘just cause’ of Palestinian statehood
China believes in an 'independent Palestinian state based on 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital', Xi says.
Turkey’s Erdogan defies pressure over Sweden’s NATO application
Turkish president says the Nordic nation has not fully addressed his security concerns.
US confirms top diplomat Blinken’s long-anticipated China visit
Trip had been delayed amid 'spy balloon' incident that underscored rising tensions between the superpowers.
Ugandan anti-LGBTQ law deepens Anglican Church rift on gay rights
The latest split in the Anglican Church comes after recent comments by the Archbishop of Canterbury on Uganda's new law.
Nigeria allows currency to drop third of value on official market
For decades, multiple exchange rates had led to foreign currency shortages that worsened under Godwin Emefiele.
Bosnia arrests 13-year-old after school shooting wounds teacher
The incident comes after two mass shootings in neighbouring Serbia showed the normalisation of violence in the Balkans.
A year in jail for Indian activist held over Prophet remarks row
Javed Mohammad is accused of instigating demonstrations but his family and lawyers say there is no evidence against him.
EC migration deal ignores Tunisia’s repression: Rights groups
Rights groups are concerned the EC deal, in following its anti-migrant agenda, props up Tunisia's authoritarianism.
HRW accuses M23 militia of rape, finds mass graves in DR Congo
The group says that M23's killings and rapes in eastern DRC are bolstered by the military support of Rwandan officials.
Australian senator accuses male colleague of sexual assault
Thorpe alleged conservative senator Van 'harassed' and 'sexually assaulted' her - before withdrawing the comments.
Russia jails Navalny campaigner Lilia Chanysheva for ‘extremism’
The former campaign chief in Ufa sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for 'creating an extremist organisation'.
Italians bid farewell to ex-PM and media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi
Thousands gather in Milan for funeral of controversial politician and TV mogul who dominated public life for decades.
Israeli forces face no charges over death of Palestinian-American
Omar Assad, 80, was left untreated after suffering a heart attack following rough treatment by Israeli forces.