The Bank of Canada on Wednesday hiked its benchmark overnight interest rate by 50 basis points to the highest level in almost 15 years and signalled its historic tightening campaign…
Saudi Arabia: China’s president Xi arrives in Riyadh to ‘bolster ties’
Chinese President Xi Jinping is in Saudi Arabia for a three-day visit that is likely to focus on energy ties as Beijing strives to revive its economy and Riyadh looks…
Afghan: Taliban carries out first public execution since takeover
Authorities in Afghanistan have executed a murder convict, the first public execution since the Taliban group returned to power last year, according to a government spokesman. The announcement on Wednesday,…
Nepal: New faces win polls, vow to ‘change political discourse’
Biraj Bhakta Shrestha had just stepped out of his teens in the early 2000s and used to spend his time busking out at what is popularly known as Freak Street…
South Sudan: 750 troops to join regional force in DRC
South Sudan’s military says more than 700 personnel will travel to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to join a new regional force in trying to calm the latest deadly…
Nigeria: Train resumes operations eight months after major attack
A train service linking Nigeria’s capital Abuja with the northern city of Kaduna has resumed operations eight months after it was suspended following one of the country’s most high-profile abduction…
West Bank: Palestinian man killed by Israeli fire near Bethlehem
A Palestinian man has been killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian health officials. The official Palestinian news agency WAFA said the victim is 22-year-old…
Syrian: Gunfire as angry protesters attack governor’s office
Dozens of demonstrators angry over worsening economic conditions in Syria stormed the governor’s office in the southern city of Sweida and set fire to parts of the building amid a…
Vatican: Pope’s visit to DRC, South Sudan back on for early 2023
Pope Francis will visit the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and South Sudan early next year, the Vatican said on Thursday, after a scheduled trip to both countries in…
South Korea: Africa to receive first batch of 50,000 mpox vaccines
The African continent is set to receive its first batch of mpox vaccines, 50,000 doses in all, as a donation from South Korea, according to the Africa Centre for Disease…