Political talks on Libya’s future have reached agreement on holding elections within 18 months, the United Nations acting Libya envoy said on Wednesday, hailing a “breakthrough” in a peacemaking...
Biden names aide Ron Klain, who led Ebola fight, as White House chief of staff
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden appointed top Democratic official Ron Klain as his chief of staff and assistant to the president on Wednesday.
Food, medical supplies blocked as fighting rages in Ethiopia’s Tigray, UN warns
Aid agencies are unable to restock food, health and other emergency supplies in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, where federal troops are fighting with local forces, the United Nations warned on Thursday.
Nigeria: Police retaliation against protesters?
Just over a month since Nigerians took to the streets to protest against police brutality, some demonstrators say they are now being targeted by authorities for their participation in the ENDSARS movement. In early...
Can Hong Kong’s democracy be saved? | DW News
Hong Kong’s legislature opened Thursday ahead of the planned mass departure of the pro-democracy opposition following the dismissal of four of their colleagues. One opposition politician unfurled a banner from a...
Coronavirus: The Russian provinces buckling under Covid-19 – BBC News
Covid-19 infection rates are now surging again in Russia and this time the poorer provinces are being hit the hardest. In northern regions like Arkhangelsk patients have been forced to sleep on benches and in corridors...
Hong Kong: Defiant Hong Kong opposition condemned by China – BBC News
The Chinese government has condemned the mass resignation of most of Hong Kong’s opposition from parliament as an “open challenge” to its authority.