The reform to the penal code applies to those who "reproduce and transmit messages or communications originating or allegedly originating from said criminal groups that could generate anxiety and panic among the general population." The measure, w...

Some of Russian President Vladimir Putin's most vocal defenders are pan-Africanists -- advocates of the doctrine of African unity and anti-imperialism that flowered at the height of the Cold War. Putin "wants to get his country back," Kemi Seba, a ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration has long been accused of trying to silence critics, and activists say they have been targeted for harassment since he took office in 2014. Aakar Patel said he was stopped from boarding his flight to th...

Idit Silman's announcement left Bennett's coalition, an alliance of parties ranging from the Jewish right and Israeli doves to an Arab Muslim party, with 60 seats -- the same as the opposition. "I tried the path of unity. I worked a lot for this co...

There were two wives, at least six mistresses and countless lovers -- with a tendency to abandon women when they became ill, a voracious appetite for prostitutes, and some eye-popping age differences (his second wife was 27 when he married her at 79...

The trio said they would work on hypersonics in an expansion of their recent AUKUS defence alliance, which is to equip Australia with nuclear-powered submarines to counter China's growing military clout. They pledged "new trilateral cooperation on ...

Every day, Shayan Sardarizadeh, a journalist with the BBC's disinformation team, ploughs through a hallucinatory mix of fake and misleading information about the war being spewed out on the video-sharing site. "TikTok is really not having a good w...

The court says it will only rule on whether the deputy speaker acted against the constitution in refusing to allow a vote on a no-confidence motion against Khan -- although that would affect the dissolution of the assembly. It also won't consider t...

Woods last played 17 months ago, in the pandemic-delayed 2020 Masters. His lower right leg is knit together with the "hardware" of stabilizing rods and screws inserted after he suffered devastating injuries in a February 2021 single-car crash. Woo...

The sanctions come after an outcry over the discovery of dozens of bodies in civilian clothing in areas from which Russian troops have withdrawn around Ukraine's capital, including the town of Bucha. Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky likened Rus...

Court disruptions are usually dealt with under contempt rules but authorities have chosen to deploy sedition, a charge treated as a national security offence. Police said four men and two women aged between 32 and 67 were arrested over behaviour at...

With an injured LeBron James watching from the sidelines, the Lakers' faint hopes of scraping into the playoffs were snuffed out as the Western Conference leaders turned on the style to complete a convincing 121-110 win in Phoenix. The Los Angeles ...

The planned demonstrations will come as political and economic turmoil have deepened in Sudan following an October 25 military coup led by army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. The protests have been planned for April 6, which coincides with the anni...

Revered among pan-Africanist radicals, Sankara was an army captain aged just 33 when he came to power in a coup in 1983. The fiery Marxist-Leninist railed against imperialism and colonialism, often angering Western leaders but gaining followers acr...

A total of 12 candidates are standing in the race, which will see the top two in the first round face off in a second-round run-off on April 24. AFP looks at all the hopefuls, from the frontrunner Macron to an eccentric former shepherd from the Pyr...