Explainer: What next for Sudan after Bashir’s fall?
Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir has been ousted after three decades in power following months of mass protests. The military has announced a transitional period of up to two years followed by elections, but demonstrators are pushing for a quick handover of powe…
Fleeing battle for Tripoli, Libyan families take refuge in abandoned factory
At a shut-down factory in the Libyan capital, traumatized men, women and children are living in cramped huts that used to house workers but are now makeshift shelter for civilians uprooted by conflict.
Algerian military considering all options to end crisis
Algeria’s army chief said on Tuesday the military was considering all options to resolve the national political crisis and warned “time is running out”, after weeks of anti-government protests.
Sudan’s military council dismisses top three public prosecutors
The head of Sudan’s ruling Transitional Military Council has fired the three highest-ranking public prosecutors, the TMC said on Tuesday, after protesters demanded an overhaul of the judiciary as part of steps toward civilian government.
Ankara expects Washington to extend Turkish waiver on Iran sanctions
Ankara expects the United States to extend a waiver granted to Turkey on oil purchases from Iran, exempting Turkey from U.S. sanctions, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said in Washington on Tuesday.
Queen Elizabeth deeply saddened by Notre Dame blaze, UK bells to toll
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has sent a message to French President Emmanuel Macron to say she was deeply saddened by the fire which engulfed Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Monday and that her prayers were with all of France, Buckingham Palace said.
Insurers expect France to bear Notre-Dame rebuilding cost
Major European insurers expect France to bear the bulk of the cost of rebuilding the Notre-Dame Cathedral after a fire tore through the eight-centuries-old Paris landmark on Monday.
Estonia president turns to Ratas to form a government
Estonia’s president turned on Tuesday to Center leader Juri Ratas to form a new government – a move that will likely bring a far-right party into the cabinet for the first time.
Kenyan family files lawsuit against Boeing over Ethiopian Airlines crash
A Kenyan family has filed a lawsuit in Chicago against American aviation giant Boeing over a March 10 Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed 157 people, lawyers and family members said on Tuesday.
German court hears debate over commercial euthanasia
Pro-euthanasia doctors and patients petitioned Germany’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday to overturn 2015 legislation that outlaws commercial assisted suicide.
