India on Thursday announced a 1.7 trillion rupee ($22.6 billion) economic stimulus plan that will be released through direct cash transfers and food security measures aimed at giving relief to millions of poor hit by the nationwide lockdown in the country. “We have come with a package which will immediately take care of the welfare […]

Two rockets slammed into the Iraqi capital’s high-security Green Zone early Thursday, hours before US-led forces were set to pull out of a second base in the country. Some 7,500 troops are in Iraq as part of the US-led coalition helping local troops fight jihadist remnants, but those numbers are being significantly drawn down this […]

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday ordered a nighttime curfew to curb the spread of the coronavirus, while taking a massive pay cut and unveiling tax breaks to ease the economic impact of the crisis on citizens. In a lengthy address to the nation, Kenyatta warned he would not hesitate to take “more drastic measures” […]

A Paris appeals court on Wednesday granted Malian musician Rokia Traore conditional release despite ruling she could be extradited to Belgium over a child custody dispute — a decision her lawyer vowed to contest. Singer and guitarist Traore was arrested on a European arrest warrant issued over a child custody battle when she arrived from […]

Israeli parliamentary speaker Yuli Edelstein on Wednesday announced that he would be resigning, after facing pressure from the opposition and a deadline from the Supreme Court. His unexpected announcement opens the way for a vote to elect his successor, for which the court had set a Wednesday deadline. Edelstein, a member of Israeli Prime Minister […]