OSLO – The Norwegian government yesterday called off a plan to sell the last privately-owned piece of land on the strategic Arctic Archipelago of Svalbard to prevent its acquisition by China. The remote Sore Fagerfjord property in southwestern Svalbard – 60 square kilometres of mountains, plains and a glacier – was on sale for 300...
GAZA STRIP – Heavy battles and bombardment hit Gaza City’s Shujaiya district for a fourth day yesterday, months after the Israeli army declared Hamas’s command structure dismantled in the northern area. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have fled the devastated neighbourhood, where the army said it has fought Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants “above and...
Senegal should end “uncertainty” created by president Macky Sall’s announcement that an election scheduled for 25 February would be postponed indefinitely, France said yesterday, calling for a vote “as soon as possible”.
Israeli strikes across Gaza killed scores of people overnight as battles raged yesterday in the besieged territory’s south and Hamas was reviewing a proposal for a halt in the nearly four-month-long war.
PARIS - The OECD raised its 2024 world economic growth forecast yesterday but warned that the Middle East conflict posed a risk, with disruptions in Red Sea shipping threatening to increase consumer prices.
At least 35 women are missing after kidnappers seized guests returning from a wedding in northwestern Nigeria, officials told AFP on Monday. The mass kidnapping in Katsina state is the largest in a series of recent abductions across Africa’s most populous country.
Security forces used tear gas to disperse an opposition rally outside Senegal’s parliament yesterday, shortly before the start of a contentious debate on postponing this month’s presidential election.
The South West Africa National Union has criticised Israel and its partners’ actions in Gaza, and told Germany to stay away from genocidal actions, based on its own shameful history.
The European Parliament and member states reached an agreement early Saturday on reforms to EU budgetary rules aimed at boosting investment while keeping spending under control.
Former president Hage Geingob was a staunch believer in the rule of law, particularly in freedom of speech, media freedom, and the safety of journalists.