Israel targets top Hamas leader in deadly Gaza strike on anniversary
It said it targeted him after learning that he was inside an apartment building, saying it showed that Hamas was using civilians as human shields.
Pakistani court bans intrusive virginity test of rape victims
A Pakistani court on Monday banned the archaic “two-finger” test carried out by medical examiners to determine whether a woman was raped. The invasive test, carried out to ascertain if the victim is sexually active, “is declared to be illegal and against the Constitution,” said an order issued by the Lahore High Court. The court […]
Pelosi re-elected speaker as new US Congress takes office
The 117th US Congress took office on Sunday with Nancy Pelosi securing re-election as Speaker of the House of Representatives with a narrow voting margin. Pelosi, 80, retained the position after garnering 216 votes to beat her rival, Kevin McCarthy of the Republican Party, who secured 209 votes. Five fellow Democrats chose not to support […]
11 killed in latest farmer-herder clashes in Chad
At least 11 people have been killed in the latest fighting between farmers and nomadic herders in the southeast of Chad, the local governor told AFP Sunday. The fighting took place on Friday and Saturday in Salamat province, after cattle belonging to one herder ruined a field. The herders attacked as the farmers were taking […]
Peugeot, Fiat merger to be sealed by shareholders
The shareholders of France’s PSA and US-Italian rival Fiat Chrysler are expected to approve their merger on Monday, creating the world’s fourth-biggest automaker by volume, Stellantis. The outcome of the vote by PSA and Fiat shareholders is seen as a foregone conclusion, coming two weeks after the European Commission gave conditional approval to the mega-merger […]
100 dead in attacks on two western Niger villages
“Terrorists” killed around 100 people in two villages in western Niger, the latest in a string of civilian massacres that have rocked the jihadist-plagued Tillaberi region, a local mayor said Sunday. The attacks on the villages of Tchoma Bangou and Zaroumadareye occurred Saturday just as first-round presidential results were announced. They were waged by “terrorists […]
