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Nov 28, 20242 min read
Australia passes social media ban for children under 16
SYDNEY - Australia on Thursday approved a social media ban for children aged under 16 after an emotive debate that gripped the nation,...
Oct 3, 20242 min read
Pope Francis warns Vatican summit against pet agendas, defends reforms
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis opened a global Catholic summit on Wednesday with a warning that delegates should not seek to foist pet...
Oct 1, 20243 min read
Factbox-Austria election: An overview of political parties' immigration policies
Austria's far-right Freedom Party won on Sunday a parliamentary election for the first time after a campaign that leant heavily into...
Sep 18, 20242 min read
Georgian parliament approves law curbing LGBT rights
TBILISI - Georgian lawmakers on Tuesday approved the third and final reading of a law on "family values and the protection of minors"...
Sep 13, 20242 min read
In triumph for Mexico's outgoing president, lawmakers finalize courts overhaul
MEXICO CITY - Mexico's Senate early Wednesday approved a sweeping judicial reform that will overhaul the country's judiciary by electing...
Sep 12, 20242 min read
Explainer-Senate approves Mexico's controversial judicial reform. Now what?
MEXICO CITY - Mexico's Senate on Wednesday approved a judicial reform that has fueled a court workers' strike, strained relations with...
Sep 11, 20242 min read
Mexican senate resumes debate on judicial reform after protestors force pause
MEXICO CITY - Mexico's Senate resumed debate on a controversial judicial overhaul on Tuesday evening at an alternative location after...
Aug 5, 20242 min read
Nigeria's president calls for end to protests against economic hardship
ABUJA - Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu called on Sunday for a suspension of protests against a cost of living crisis, saying this would...
Jul 24, 20242 min read
Kenya police fire tear gas to stop scuffles between pro and anti-government groups
NAIROBI - Kenya's police fired tear gas to prevent scuffles between groups of protesters and government supporters in the capital Nairobi...
Jul 8, 20242 min read
Kenyans hold concert to remember those killed in protests
NAIROBI - Hundreds of Kenyans attended a concert in the nation's capital Nairobi on Sunday, chanting slogans and dancing, to commemorate...
Jul 5, 20243 min read
Kenyan activists rethink strategy after protests turn violent
NAIROBI - Activists behind Kenya's anti-government protests are rethinking their strategy after demonstrations on Tuesday were marred by...
Jul 4, 20242 min read
Lula approves spending cuts to meet Brazil's fiscal framework, says minister
BRASILIA - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ordered his economic team on Wednesday to comply with the country's fiscal...
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