Top Cameroonian separatist leader arrested in Norway
A Cameroonian separatist leader has been arrested in Norway for his alleged role in the ongoing armed conflict in the Central African country. Lucas Ayaba Cho was arrested on Tuesday on…
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Eswatini opposition party claims its leader was poisoned in an assassination attempt
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Eswatini's main opposition leader was poisoned in an assassination attempt, his party claimed Wednesday, putting renewed scrutiny on the southern African…
Venezuela opposition leader was pressured to recognise Maduro win
Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González said he was put under pressure to sign a document recognising the electoral victory of President Nicolás Maduro, in a post on X. González is…
Italian right-wing leader Salvini faces a potential 6-year prison sentence in migration trial
ROME (AP) — Italian prosecutors on Saturday requested a six-year prison sentence for right-wing League leader Matteo Salvin i for his decision to prevent more than 100 migrants from…
Post COVID, China is no longer the “undisputed leader” in attracting FDI
Risks of investing in China are outweighing the benefits, according to the European Business in China Position Paper 2024/2025. The EU Chamber of Commerce in China President Jens Eskelund…
German opposition leader rejects further cross-party migration talks
Germany's conservative opposition leader, Friedrich Merz, on Wednesday flatly rejected offers from Chancellor Olaf Scholz for further cross-party talks on migration policy. Merz also…
Social media posts falsely claim Indian opposition leader says party will 'redistribute Hindu money'
Remarks by the head of India's opposition Congress party Mallikarjun Kharge have been taken out of context on social media to falsely claim he said his party would take money from Hindus…
Opposition leader Machado says she will stay in Venezuela
Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado vowed Monday to remain in Venezuela a day after her colleague and presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia took up asylum in Spain claiming…
Tanzania leader condemns killing of opposition figure doused in acid
Tanzania's Presdident Samia Suluhu Hassan has denounced the brutal killing of a senior member of the main opposition party Chadema, who was kidnapped, beaten and doused with acid. On…
Populist split on German left a 'gift' to the far right, leader says
The co-leader of Germany's far-left Die Linke (The Left) blamed the upstart populist Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) for the party's poor showing in state parliamentary elections in the…
German populist Sahra Wagenknecht denounces far-right leader Höcke
German populist politician Sahra Wagenknecht said her upstart party, the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), would absolutely not consider coalition talks with the far-right Alternative for…
Israel says Hamas leader killed on third day of West Bank operation
The Israeli military says it has killed the head of the Palestinian armed group Hamas in Jenin and two other fighters, as a major operation continues for a third day in the north of the…
Spain’s leader in Senegal concludes West Africa tour aimed at tackling irregular migration
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met with Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Thursday to conclude his trip through three West African nations aimed at…
Israeli opposition leader Lapid says Netanyahu was warned about Hamas
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid rejected claims made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the Israeli leader had received no warnings of the Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement's…
Spain’s leader visits Gambia as part of a West Africa tour to tackle irregular migration
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez visited Gambia on Wednesday as part of a trip through three West African nations aimed at boosting cooperation in controlling…
Anti far-right AfD demonstrators block state leader Höcke from event
Police in the eastern German city of Jena used pepper spray and batons to break up a demonstration of some 2,000 people protesting the appearance of far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD)…
Former Afghan leader Karzai calls for girls, women to be educated
Afghanistan's former president Hamid Karzai on Sunday called on the Taliban regime to allow girls and women to attend school and university, as the country marked 105 years of…
Peoria Zoo names entrance kiosk after late local leader Henry ‘Chappie’ Chapman
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Honoring a local leader, who was most known for his perserverance. Henry Chapman, also known as “Chappie” Chapman, was a former WMBD employee, and an influential part…
Peru enacts law restricting prosecution of crimes against humanity, favoring former leader Fujimori
FILE - Peru's jailed, former President Alberto Fujimori, photographed through a glass window, attends his trial at a police base on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, June 28, 2016. Former…
Behind the scenes as Hamas chose its new leader
Over the past week, watched by the world's media, the top leaders of Hamas descended on Qatar to choose a new political leader for their group. Delegates flooded in from across the Middle…
Carles Puigdemont, ex-Catalan leader, returns to Spain after nearly 7 years as a fugitive
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Former Catalonia leader Carles Puigdemont, who fled Spain after organizing an illegal independence referendum in the wealthy Spanish region nearly seven years ago,…
Fugitive ex-Catalan leader plans return to Spain despite threat of arrest over failed secession bid
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Carles Puigdemont, the former leader of Catalonia who fled Spain after organizing an illegal independence referendum in the wealthy Spanish region nearly seven…
Hamas names Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of Oct 7 attacks, as its new leader after Haniyeh assassination
Hamas has named Yahya Sinwar, its top leader in Gaza who masterminded the deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel, as its new leader after his predecessor was killed during an airstrike in Iran.…
Hamas names Yahya Sinwar as new overall leader
Hamas has named Yahya Sinwar as its new overall chief, replacing Ismail Haniyeh who was killed in Tehran last week. Since 2017, Sinwar has served as the group's leader inside the Gaza…