In our series of letters from African journalists, Ismail Einashe meets a young Senegalese man who was accused of people smuggling soon after he survived crossing the Mediterranean Sea. The 16-year-old from Senegal was relieved to have landed safely in Sicily - staying in what he thought was a migrant reception centre ... His case is far from unique ... .
Azerbaijan has launched a criminal case against a member of Russia’s parliament who threatened the country with nuclear war ... Delyagin said that Azerbaijan was to blame for violating the ceasefire and refusing to withdraw from a village it had advanced into, in contravention of demands from the Russian peacekeeping mission in Karabakh ... .
Russia may have committed war crimes by killing civilians and destroying hospitals in its bombardment of Ukrainian cities, the top United Nations human rights official has said in her strongest comments yet on the conflict ... “Indiscriminate attacks are prohibited under international humanitarian law and may amount to war crimes.” ... ‘Vicious methods’ ... .
An international aid group warned Wednesday that Afghanistan is on the brink of complete collapse as the Biden administration and European governments refuse to release the war-torn nation’s central bank reserves, depriving the economy of critical funds as millions face poverty and starvation ...Last month, U.S ... .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says his country’s forces are preparing for Russia to mount a new offensive in the south-east region of Donbas as Moscow announced it was scaling back military efforts around the capital Kyiv. Mr Zelensky said in his address to the nation on Wednesday evening ...Tanks, aircraft, artillery systems.
The resignations of two senior British judges was politically motivated, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Thursday, adding that she was confident that judges at all levels of the court system would be free from political interference.
When Phil, a 35-year-old former officer in the British Army, heard Ukraine’s call for foreign fighters to help defend the country from the Russian invasion, he felt he had to join the fight. But after a fact-finding trip into Ukraine to get a better handle on the situation, he’s had second thoughts ... READ ... PHOTO ... READ ... READ ... .
The taskforce, established under state law to study reparations, voted on Tuesday in favor of a compensation and restitution plan that is based on lineage ... ....
Pakistan's Prime MinisterImran Khan is facing arguably the biggest challenge of his political career, as the opposition seeks to remove him from office in a vote of no confidence. The country's lawmakers will convene on Thursday to begin debating the motion as Mr Khan's future appears to be hanging by a thread ...Third time unlucky? ... .
Coca-Cola Monday announced�they will not implement the controversial diversity requirements for external law firms working for the company following a backlash from their investors ... The requirements were announced by formal general counsel Bradley Gaton ... ....