Diasporas

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced the return to Paris of the ambassador to Niamey and the withdrawal of French troops from Niger, but also the end of all military cooperation with the country. This comes as calls for the departure of the ambassador and French troops from this West …

An American woman filed a complaint against McDonald’s last week after suffering “serious burns” in a San Francisco restaurant, CNN reported this Thursday. She said she spilled a cup of coffee on herself with the lid loose. According to the prosecution, the woman suffered “physical pain, emotional distress and other …

The oldest American federal judge, Pauline Newman, 96, was suspended from her duties on Wednesday due to doubts about the deterioration of her mental capacities, a symbolic affair in a country sometimes presented as a gerontocracy because of the age of its leaders. Appointed in 1984 by then-President Ronald Reagan, …

At least 25 people, including two children, died in a bus accident that plunged into a ravine in the Andean region of Huancavelica, in southern Peru, the authorities announced in an upwardly revised assessment Monday evening. An initial report from the police reported 20 dead and 35 injured, then a …

Canada’s Roxgold on Friday opened its gold mine in the north-western region of Ivory Coast, aiming to produce about 130,000 ounces of gold per year, Reuters reported, citing the company. “We have more than 10 years of mining production ahead of us at Seguela and our ambition is to continue …

Ten soldiers suspected of having threatened villagers with their weapons in a rural area of northern Colombia, have been suspended, local media reported, citing official source. The colombian government described the incident as “extremely serious”. “As soon as it became aware of the facts, the army command (…) immediately took …

An already special day for Jeremy and Sauhry Turner of Ocala, Florida, became even more remarkable last week when the couple welcomed a new baby into the world — the third time in four years they’ve welcomed a daughter on Sept. 3, ABC News reported. Birthday parties might be easier to organize. …

An octogenarian was arrested on September 7 but was able to be released on bail, after being prosecuted for a homicide dating back to November 1967 in the town of Florence, Colorado, in the United States, People magazine explains. Until now, the investigation into the death of the child, subsequently …

Russian President Vladimir Putin accepted the North Korean president’s invitation to visit the Asian country, the official North Korean agency KCNA reported and later confirmed by the Kremlin. The invitation comes after a meeting between the two leaders in Russia. “Kim Jong-un courteously invited Putin to visit the DPRK (Democratic …

Belgian justice opened an investigation this Wednesday for “arson”, after fires broke out during the night in four schools targeted by opponents of a sex education course. The events occurred in Charleroi (south of the country). “In the four schools, at the nursery and primary level, registrations were discovered hostile …