French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to outline new Africa policy ahead of his visit to four African countries beginning from Monday. He is expected to visit Gabon for an…
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Australia: UN Torture body cancels inspection over access issues
A United Nations torture monitoring agency has cancelled a visit to Australia because two states won’t give them free access to detention centres. The Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT)…
UK: Minimum marriage age rises to 18 in England and Wales
A new law increasing the legal age of marriage to 18 has come into force in England and Wales. Previously people could get married at 16 or 17 if they…
Italy: Nearly 60 killed off Calabria coast as migrant boat shipwrecks
At least 59 migrants, including 12 children, have died and dozens more are feared missing after their boat sank in rough seas off southern Italy. The vessel broke apart while…
Turkey: 184 arrested and 600 under investigation over collapsed buildings
More than 600 people are now being investigated in Turkey over buildings that collapsed in the deadly earthquake on 6 February, the government has said. On Saturday, Justice Minister Bekir…
India: G20 deadlock on Ukraine vote
Finance ministers of the world’s largest economies have failed to agree on a closing statement following a summit in India, after China refused to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Beijing…
Mexico: Lawmakers pass electoral reform
Mexican lawmakers have approved a reform of the body which oversees elections, a move which critics say will weaken and undermine it. The overhaul of the National Electoral Institute (INE)…
Peru: Authorities recall ambassador over Mexico’s ‘unacceptable’ support for Pedro Castillo
Peru has recalled its ambassador to Mexico indefinitely after the Mexican president said Peru’s government was “unconstitutional”. Andrés Manuel López Obrador also said that Peru’s former president, Pedro Castillo, had…
Turkey: Journalists detained over earthquake reports
Freelance journalist Mir Ali Koçer was 200 miles from the epicentre when Turkey was struck by a deadly earthquake on 6 February. Grabbing his camera and microphone, he drove down…
France: Banged up abroad-Moroccan star singer convicted of rape
Saad Lamjarred, a star Moroccan singer, has been found guilty of raping a young woman in France and sentenced to six years in prison. Lamjarred, 37, showed no reaction after…