Politics

Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said that from July looser eligibility criteria would allow “permanent residents who have lived in Australia for 12 months” to serve in its military. Recruitment of British, Canadian, New Zealand and American citizens will be favored, he added. Australia has a very large coastline but …

Millions of Nigerians are without electricity after the national grid was shut down as part of a general strike over the rising cost of living. The country was plunged into darkness shortly after 02:00 local time (01:00 GMT) when union members prevented operators at the country’s power control rooms from …

Elected this Sunday, June 2, President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum becomes the first woman to occupy this position. Here’s everything we should know about her. Coming from a politically engaged family, the left-wing candidate and former mayor of Mexico City promises to fight against the violence hitting her country. Born …

Two ministers, belonging to the Israeli far right, threaten to leave Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition if the latter accepts the ceasefire agreement proposed by the United States. Friday, May 31, American President Joe Biden presented a new “comprehensive” agreement in Gaza in the eighth month of the war in the Gaza …

Zambia’s former first lady Esther Lungu was arrested in the capital Lusaka on Thursday after being accused of fraud, local media reported. She was arrested with her daughter Chiyeso Katete, over possession of properties suspected to be proceeds of crime. “Ms Lungu failed to give a reasonable explanation of how …

U.S. President Joe Biden is expected in France on June 5, 2024 as the visit will mark his first state visit to France, and will be an opportunity to meet President Emmanuel Macron. The highlight of the visit will be the participation of Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, …

The Slovenian Parliament will vote on Tuesday June 4 for the official recognition of the State of Palestine, Spain, Ireland and Norway having already taken the plunge this week, its president announced. “The session is scheduled for Tuesday from 4 p.m.,” declared Parliament President Urska Klakocar Zupancic this Thursday, May …

Unicef ​​was moved this Wednesday, May 29 by an “alarming” increase of 70% in serious violence against children in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, Sahelian countries prey to jihadism and abuse by a multitude of armed actors. “During the last three months of 2023, the number of serious violations committed …

Sudanese military has rejected a U.S. call to resume peace talks with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. It follows a conversation between General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. “We will not go to Jeddah (venue for talks in Saudi Arabia) and whoever wants us to …

Many Nigerians have expressed outrage after the country’s national anthem was changed without much consultation. President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed into law the bill to revert to Nigeria’s old national anthem which was dropped by a military government in 1978. The newly re-adopted anthem, which begins “Nigeria, We Hail …