Hurricane Fiona drenched Bermuda with heavy rain and buffeted the Atlantic island with hurricane-force winds on Friday as it tracked northward toward Nova Scotia, where it threatens to become one of the most severe storms in Canadian history. Fiona had already battered a series of Caribbean islands earlier in the week, killing at least eight… Read More Hurricane Fiona drenches Bermuda with heavy rain, heads towards Canada
Central African Republic’s top court has annulled a commission for constitutional reforms in a blow to President Faustin-Archange Touadera’s push for the removal of term limits so he can keep running for office, the court’s president said on Friday. Allies of Touadera proposed in May that the constitution be changed to remove presidential term limits,… Read More Central African Republic’s top court annuls constitution reforms commission
The head of Sudan’s ruling council General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said late on Thursday that no fixed date had been set for elections, but the military would not wait forever. Burhan, who derailed a political transition 11 months ago by dissolving a civilian-led government, had previously indicated that elections would be held in 2023. The… Read More Sudan’s leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan says elections date not fixed yet
Senior diplomats from the United States and China began a meeting on Friday with tensions high after a visit to Taiwan by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and an explicit pledge by U.S. President Joe Biden to defend the Chinese-claimed island. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shook hands… Read More U.S. foreign minister Antony Blinken meets with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi amid Taiwan tensions
A Tunisian judge has jailed eight members of a police union for harming public security and disobedience after clashes with police forces who tried break up their sit-in protest, a union official said on Friday. Tension has been growing between police unions and the Interior Ministry. The unions accused the authorities of trying to stifle… Read More Tunisian judge jails eight police union members over protest
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid’s call for a two-state solution was a “positive development” but said the proof would be an immediate return to negotiations. “The true test of the credibility and seriousness of this stance is for the Israeli government to return to the negotiation table immediately,” he told… Read More Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urges Israel to resume negotiations immediately
A blast near a mosque rocked the Afghan capital on Friday as people were streaming out of afternoon prayers, authorities said, but the number of casualties was not yet known, and there was no immediate claim of responsibility. The explosion was the latest of a deadly series at mosques during Friday prayers in recent months,… Read More Casualties reported following explosion near mosque in Afghan capital of Kabul
Hilary Mantel, the best-selling British author of the award-winning “Wolf Hall” Tudor trilogy, died peacefully on Thursday at the age of 70, her publisher said on Friday. “Wolf Hall”, published in 2009, and its sequel “Bring Up the Bodies”, published three years later, together sold more than 5 million copies worldwide and both won the… Read More British author Hilary Mantel dies at 70
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