The United States on Wednesday called on Burkina Faso’s government to investigate reports that 180 men were extrajudicially executed by the army, threatening to withdraw security aid if it did not act swiftly. “US security assistance cannot continue without action,” tweeted Tibor Nagy, the top US diplomat for Africa, calling a Human Rights Watch report […]

Canada’s Border Services Agency “lost track” of two-thirds of some 50,000 foreigners who had been hit with deportation orders, an audit presented to parliament on Wednesday found. The agency, which is responsible for enforcing removal orders for foreigners in Canada, were unable to locate 34,700 foreigners, mainly asylum seekers slated for deportation because their requests […]

A Lebanese businessman jailed in the United States over allegations of funding Shiite movement Hezbollah arrived back in Beirut Wednesday, his family said, after he was granted early release from prison due to poor health. Kassim Tajideen, 64, had been extradited to the United States after he was designated as a financier of Hezbollah, a key […]

United States President, Donald Trump, on Wednesday threatened to withhold federal funding if schools don’t reopen in the fall, and he lashed out at federal health officials over school reopening guidelines that he says are impractical and expensive. Taking to Twitter to voice his frustration, Trump argued that countries including Germany, Denmark and Norway have […]

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday banned people from holding ceremonies to celebrate weddings and funerals as the number of coronavirus cases in the country continues to rise steeply. “Both are banned until further notice,” Rouhani told a cabinet meeting, and said that the requirement for people to wear face masks in public places should […]