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Paris expels 12 Algerian diplomats and recalls ambassador
Paris has expelled 12 Algerian diplomats in response to the expulsion of French embassy staff from Algeria, and President Emmanuel Macron has recalled the French ambassador in Algeria for...
French prisons hit by mystery arson and gunfire attacks
A wave of coordinated attacks have hit prisons across France, with unknown assailants torching cars outside several jails, leaving mysterious inscriptions and hitting one facility with automatic gunfire.In recent...
BYD Leads China’s EV Market in Weekly Registrations as Nio Surges 94%
China registered 351,000 passenger vehicles in the week ending April 13, up 3.9% from the previous week, according to data from CarNewsChina. Of these, 186,000 were new energy vehicles,...
Netanyahu in north of Gaza Strip
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has travelled to the northern Gaza Strip, his office announced on Tuesday.Further details and the reason for his visit to the embattled Palestinian territory...
France expels 12 Algerian officials in tit-for-tat move amid diplomatic tensions
PARIS (AP) — France said Tuesday it was expelling 12 Algerian diplomatic officials a day after Algeria announced the expulsion of the same number of French officials in escalating...
Russia jails four journalists who covered Navalny
Russia on Tuesday sentenced four journalists it said were associated with late opposition leader Alexei Navalny to five and a half years in a penal colony, intensifying a crackdown...
Posts falsely claim ICC issued arrest warrant for Nigeria’s senate president
Nigeria’s Senate president, Godwin Akpabio, has been accused of sexual harassment by a female senator, a charge he denies. So far, Nigerian authorities have refused to investigate. Viral posts...
Nickel production disruption in Indonesia raises supply concerns
Indonesia's Morowali Industrial Park, a nickel-producing hub on Sulawesi Island, is facing a production halt and intensified scrutiny over nickel extraction methods following a landslide last month, reported Bloomberg....
Amendment to Peru law raises fears of Amazon rainforest destruction
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A recent amendment to Peru’s Forestry and Wildlife Law is drawing fierce backlash from environmental groups and Indigenous groups that warn it could accelerate deforestation...
Nigerians fear savings lost as investment app freezes them out
Investors were attracted by the promise of high interest rates [Getty Images] Angry Nigerians are turning to social media to describe how they have been locked out of their...
BKR International adds new member firm in Morocco
BKR International has added Corporate Value Advisory as the newest member to its global network in Morocco. Corporate Value Advisory, established in 2017 and headquartered in Casablanca, provides a...
‘We cannot look away’ – UK hosts talks on Sudan war
A high-level international conference is under way in London to find "a pathway to peace" in Sudan, hosted by the UK's Foreign Secretary David Lammy.Sudan's civil war began exactly...