Politics
France’s Macron asks Rwanda for forgiveness over genocide
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday recognised his country’s role in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, from backing a genocidal regime to ...Belarus leader says detained journalist was plotting ‘bloody rebellion’
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Wednesday a journalist pulled off a plane that was forced to land in Minsk had been ...Syrians vote in election certain to give Assad new mandate
Polling stations opened on Wednesday across Syria in a presidential election that is set to usher Bashar al-Assad into a fourth term ...Biden, Putin to meet on June 16 amid disagreements
U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Geneva on June 16, the White House and the Kremlin ...Mali in turmoil after army detains leaders
Mali was in turmoil Tuesday after disgruntled army officers detained the president and the prime minister, sparking fears of a coup less ...Belarus points to Hamas bomb threat in plane diversion, Hamas rejects claim
Belarus said on Monday that a false bomb threat that prompted a passenger plane to be diverted to Minsk where authorities arrested ...Myanmar junta shows first images of Suu Kyi since coup
Myanmar’s state television on Monday aired pictures of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi for the first time since a military coup ...Belarus forces airliner to land and arrests opponent, sparking U.S. and European outrage
Belarusian authorities scrambled a fighter jet and flagged what turned out to be a false bomb alert to force a Ryanair plane ...Israel-Hamas ceasefire holds, Egyptian mediators shuttle between the two sides
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip held on Saturday as Egyptian mediators pressed on with talks ...Nigeria’s army chief, 10 others killed in plane crash
Nigeria’s top-ranking army commander Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru and other officers were killed on Friday when their plane crashed in bad weather ...