DR Congo’s provisional election results show lead for President Tshisekedi | Politics News

DR Congo’s provisional election results show lead for President Tshisekedi | Politics News

Electoral authorities announce results of voting by diaspora in the US, Canada, South Africa, Belgium and France. Democratic Republic of the Congo has begun to announce the results of general elections marred by chaotic organisation and credibility concerns. Electoral authorities on Friday announced the results of voting by diaspora Congolese…

Biden pardons thousands of marijuana offenders, gives clemency to 11 people | Drugs News

Biden pardons thousands of marijuana offenders, gives clemency to 11 people | Drugs News

The US president says the actions are meant to address disparities in sentencing that have long taken a toll on the Black community. US President Joe Biden has pardoned thousands of people convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of Columbia, says…

Sanctions threat looms over Bangladesh’s garment sector ahead of elections | Business and Economy News

Sanctions threat looms over Bangladesh’s garment sector ahead of elections | Business and Economy News

Dhaka, Bangladesh — Weeks after turbulent wage-hike protests and subsequent factory closures, Bangladesh’s ready-made garment (RMG) industry, a key revenue earner for the nation, is dealing with a new phase of anxiety: “possible” economic sanctions by the country’s Western partners. The United States and European Union collectively account for more…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 667 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 667 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 667th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Friday, December 22, 2023.   Fighting Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said at least three people were killed and five injured after Russia bombed two coal mines in Toretsk in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk…

China tries to ‘bury the memory’ and trauma of zero-COVID era | Coronavirus pandemic News

China tries to ‘bury the memory’ and trauma of zero-COVID era | Coronavirus pandemic News

When Evelyn Ma’s two-year-old daughter had a persistently high fever and a bad cough earlier this month, she and her husband began to worry. The couple decided to take their daughter to a nearby children’s hospital in the city of Jinan. But as Ma walked through the doors with her…

What explains the dramatic rise in armed attacks in Pakistan? | Armed Groups News

What explains the dramatic rise in armed attacks in Pakistan? | Armed Groups News

Islamabad, Pakistan – A recent deadly suicide attack on a military post in northwest Pakistan has raised fears of the return of armed rebellion in the country’s tribal regions that have seen a dramatic rise in armed attacks this year. A little-known group, Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan (TJP), claimed the December 12…

‘India out’: Maldives president eyes Middle East partners with early trips | Politics

‘India out’: Maldives president eyes Middle East partners with early trips | Politics

When the new Maldives president, Mohamed Muizzu, stepped on a plane in late November for his first overseas visit since being sworn in barely a week earlier, he was breaking with a longstanding tradition in his country’s diplomatic practices. Across party lines, Maldivian presidents have long made India their first…

China urges Philippines to ‘act with caution’ amid South China Sea dispute | South China Sea News

China urges Philippines to ‘act with caution’ amid South China Sea dispute | South China Sea News

Tensions between the two countries have risen this year, with China attempting to disrupt Filipino ship resupply missions. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged Manila to “act with caution” over the hotly-contested South China Sea as his Philippines counterpart Enrique Manalo noted the need for dialogue between the two…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 666 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 666 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 666th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Thursday, December 21, 2023. Fighting Nine people, including four children, were injured in Russian shelling of the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, as Russia also targeted the capital Kyiv, the second-largest city of…

Beyond Australia’s failed referendum: Truth, treaty and voice in Victoria | Indigenous Rights News

Beyond Australia’s failed referendum: Truth, treaty and voice in Victoria | Indigenous Rights News

Melbourne, Australia – In October this year, a referendum to establish an Indigenous “Voice to Parliament” in the Australian Constitution was heavily defeated at the polls. Had the vote passed, an advisory group would have been established to make recommendations to the federal government to alleviate the social and economic…