With plans for the expulsion of “delinquent foreigners,” the overhaul of France’s asylum system, and an effort to bring some undocumented workers in from the cold, the French government’s latest immigration bill will be presented to the cabinet this w…
Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran suspends operation after deadly shooting
Azerbaijan Republic has suspended the operation of its embassy in Tehran and evacuated its staff after a recent deadly attack on the diplomatic mission in the Iranian capital, Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov has confirmed.
Gunmen kill eight people at birthday party in South Africa
Police say three others were wounded in southern port city of Gqeberha and a manhunt for the perpetrators is under way.
Iraq says Iran, Saudi Arabia foreign ministers to hold meeting soon
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister is scheduled to visit Baghdad in near future to resume negotiations with his Iranian counterpart on bilateral ties, an Iraqi diplomat has confirmed.
Debt restructuring framework must improve to help distressed countries, Pakistan’s ex-central banker says
The global framework over sovereign debt financing needs to improve so that emerging market economies can get out of their debt problems faster, says Reza Baqir.
Pentagon says US had nothing to do with drone attack on Iran military site
A Pentagon spokesman has said the United States was not involved in the recent airstrikes on Iran’s defense facility in the city of Isfahan. The Iranian Defense Ministry has announced that its air defense units had fended off the raid.
Visa delays await Chinese students returning to Australia after sudden ban on online learning
Rush to return for beginning of first semester of university presents challenges for visa approvals, flights and accommodationGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMore than 40,000 university students have been left s…
Survivors of conflict to meet Pope Francis in Congo
Pope Francis’ long-awaited visit to Congo and South Sudan next week comes amid soaring insecurity in both war-torn countries, as desperate populations say they want his visit to quell the endless violence and bring stability and attention to two of the…
Telling the heroic stories of ancient African history (Inspire Africa)
Our interview on this episode highlights Kunda Kids, the children’s publishing and media platform telling ancient African history. Louisa and Dele Olafuyi tell us how their work is widening diversity in children’s literature. Also, the story of the you…
Ensuring food security and the long-term resilience of EU agriculture
‘Food security’ is widely understood to mean ‘when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life’.