Sudanese police used tear gas to disperse “illegal” protests against the 30-year rule of President Omar al-Bashir in the city of Omdurman in which three people were killed, state news agency SUNA said on Thursday. Sudan’s second-largest city “witnessed riots and illegal gatherings” on Wednesday, SUNA said, amid weeks of[…]
The Open Society Justice Initiative, a New York-based law centre, has filed a lawsuit against the CIA to obtain records related to the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. In mid-November, the CIA concluded that Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, ordered the assassination of Khashoggi, a critic[…]
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appealed for the release of the delayed vote count in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ramaphosa’s call comes amid growing concerns that violence could break out. It also follows a meeting with Zambian President Edgar Lungu to discuss the situation in DR Congo. The polls,[…]
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, facing the most persistent protests since he seized power in 1989, rejected calls for his resignation as security forces cracked down on a large demonstration in the eastern city of al-Qadarif. Addressing soldiers on Wednesday at a military base near Atbara, northeast of the capital Khartoum,[…]
Frequent clashes between Myanmar security forces and Buddhist rebels in Rakhine state have spread alarm among thousands of Rohingya refugees living in no-man’s-land on the country’s border with Bangladesh, as concerns grow over the intensified fighting. More than 730,000 members of the mostly Muslim minority have fled Myanmar to escape[…]
Police in Australia say they are investigating several suspicious packages sent to embassies and consulates in the cities of Melbourne and Canberra. The packages were being examined by “attending emergency services”, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said in a short statement on Wednesday “The circumstances surrounding the incidents are being[…]
Emmanuel Macron intended to start the new year on the offensive against the ‘yellow vest’ protesters. Instead, the French president is reeling from more violent street demonstrations. What began as a grassroots rebellion against diesel taxes and the high cost of living has morphed into something more perilous for Macron[…]
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has arrived in China for a four-day visit at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, as preparations increase for a second summit with US President Donald Trump. The Korean Central News Agency said on Tuesday that Kim departed on Monday afternoon on a private[…]
Sudanese authorities have arrested more than 800 demonstrators during an anti-government protest campaign over the past few weeks, Interior Minister Ahmed Bilal Osman has said. “The total number of protesters arrested until now is 816,” Osman told parliament on Monday, as reported by AFP. This is the first official figure[…]
Hundreds of Palestinians held in Israeli jails, detention facilities, and interrogation centres are preparing to launch a mass hunger strike once Israel implements new measures that will worsen conditions for prisoners. In a joint statement, prisoners, including administrative detainees who are held without charge, said their decision was in response[…]
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