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Benin, Nigeria join African Union continental free trade bloc
Benin, Nigeria join African Union continental free trade bloc

Leaders of African Union member states met in Niamey, Niger's capital, for an AU summit where on Sunday Presidents Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria and Patrice Talon of Benin signed the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement.

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Driver in New Hampshire multi-motorcycle crash pleads not guilty
Driver in New Hampshire multi-motorcycle crash pleads not guilty

Acting via his lawyers, Volodoymyr Zhukovskyy, 23, pleaded not guilty to seven counts of negligent homicide in New Hampshire, United States. According to officials, Zhukovskyy was driving a pickup truck "erratically and across the double-yellow center line" on the night of June 21 and struck a group of motorcycles, killing seven riders and injuring three more.

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Charlottesville, Virginia killer sentenced to life in prison
Charlottesville, Virginia killer sentenced to life in prison

United States Federal District Judge Michael Urbanski sentenced Ohio man James Alex Fields, now 22, to life in prison without the possibility of parole for driving his car into a crowd of people who were counter-protesting against white supremacists attending the August 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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Tunisian Prime Minister signs decree to ban face veils in public institutions, government offices
Tunisian Prime Minister signs decree to ban face veils in public institutions, government offices

On Friday, Youssef Chahed, the Prime Minister of Tunisia, signed a government decree banning anyone wearing a Niqab from entering a public institution or government offices.

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Hong Kong protesters surround downtown police complex
Hong Kong protesters surround downtown police complex

Thousands of Hong Kong protesters wearing black clothes, face masks, and helmets gathered around Hong Kong's principal police complex, blocking the exits as they chanted slogans and threw eggs.

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