North Macedonia holds presidential run-off election amid divisions over name change
Voters went to the polls in the second round of North Macedonia’s presidential election on Sunday, following a campaign dominated by divisions over a change to the country’s name that was agreed to mollify Greece and open the way for EU and NATO member…
South Africa’s ruling ANC vows to punish corrupt officials as national vote nears
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) will kick-start the economy and deal with corruption, it vowed on Sunday, three days before elections at which its overwhelming majority faces its sternest test since the party rose to power.
Get your children vaccinated or face fine: German health minister
German Health Minister Jens Spahn has drawn up draft legislation to oblige parents to get their children vaccinated against measles or else face fines and their exclusion from daycare.
With focus on Hodeidah, Yemen’s war rages on elsewhere
With global attention on Yemen focused on a fragile truce in its main port of Hodeidah, fighting between rival forces in the country’s four-year war has surged elsewhere.
Woman with cancer dies in UAE jail after rights groups, U.N. call for release
A woman with terminal cancer who was serving a 10-year prison sentence in the United Arab Emirates has died in jail, Human Rights Watch said on Sunday, two months after the United Nations called for her release on medical grounds.
Israel kills Hamas commander in first targeted strike in years
Israel killed a Hamas commander in the Gaza Strip on Sunday in what the military described as a targeted strike and Palestinians said was the first such action since the 2014 war in the Palestinian enclave.
Turkey to rule on Istanbul election re-run appeal on Monday: AKP candidate
Turkey’s High Election Board will rule on Monday on an appeal by President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party (AKP) calling for a re-run of the Istanbul local elections that the party narrowly lost, the AKP’s mayoral candidate in the city said.
Austria far-right leader ramps up anti-immigration rhetoric before European elections
The head of Austrian junior coalition partner and far-right Freedom (FPO) party pledged on Sunday to fight “creeping Islamisation”, doubling down on his anti-immigration stance ahead of European elections on May 23.
Benin guide for missing French tourists found dead
A local guide for two French tourists who went missing on safari in Benin last week has been found dead in the Pendjari National Park, the park said in a statement.
Strife-ridden Italian coalition faces showdown over graft case
Italy’s anti-establishment 5-Star Movement piled pressure on its government partner the League on Sunday to dump a junior minister under investigation for corruption, in a case that could pull the coalition apart.
