From prisoner to president in 20 days, Senegal’s Diomaye Faye takes office | Elections News

From prisoner to president in 20 days, Senegal’s Diomaye Faye takes office | Elections News

Dakar, Senegal – “Finally, we can breathe,” the cashier at the American Food Store supermarket in Dakar said while swiping a pot of Greek yoghurt through checkout. It was three days after Senegal’s contested March 24 presidential election – the day provisional results were announced – and there was a…

Russia says explosives sent from Ukraine via EU countries seized | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia says explosives sent from Ukraine via EU countries seized | Russia-Ukraine war News

Authorities say they have seized cargo comprising of home-made explosives as Ukrainian drones hit deep inside Russia. Russia’s top security agency says it has seized dozens of kilos of explosives sent from Ukraine concealed in Orthodox Christian religious icons that had transited through the European Union. The seizure took place…

One killed, two wounded as child opens fire at Finnish school | Gun Violence News

One killed, two wounded as child opens fire at Finnish school | Gun Violence News

Three children were wounded after another minor opened fire at a primary school near Finland’s capital Helsinki. A child has been killed and another two wounded after another minor opened fire at a primary school in Finland, according to authorities. Finnish police said the 12-year-old shooter was arrested early on…

Al Jazeera condemns new Israeli law, rejects Netanyahu’s ‘lies’ | Freedom of the Press News

Al Jazeera condemns new Israeli law, rejects Netanyahu’s ‘lies’ | Freedom of the Press News

Media network denounces Israeli prime minister’s ‘slanderous accusations’, says they incite against the safety of its journalists around the world. Al Jazeera has condemned a new Israeli law that could shut down its operations in Israel and said “lies” spread by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu incited against the safety of…

Violence flares again in Haiti as PM questions promised political solution | Gun Violence News

Violence flares again in Haiti as PM questions promised political solution | Gun Violence News

Panic descends in Haiti’s capital as police and gangs exchange fire overnight, while political leaders continue to debate the formation of a transition council. Violence has flared again in Haiti, with gangs engaging in running gun battles with police, as the effort to push forward with a political solution to…

Tourist numbers up in post-war Afghanistan | Tourism News

Tourist numbers up in post-war Afghanistan | Tourism News

His soldier son toured Afghanistan with fighters in his crosshairs, but US traveller Oscar Wells has a different objective – sightseeing promoted by the Taliban’s fledgling tourism sector. Marvelling at the 15th century Blue Mosque in northern Mazar-i-Sharif, 65-year-old Wells is among a small but rising number of travellers visiting…

Japan’s low-key royal family takes to Instagram | Social Media News

Japan’s low-key royal family takes to Instagram | Social Media News

More than 450,000 people are already following the account, which went public on Monday. Japan’s publicity-shy royal family has joined Instagram, releasing a flurry of posts on Monday and quickly acquiring nearly half a million followers. The first post on @kunaichi_jp (the name for the Imperial Household Agency in Japanese)…