A helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi takes off, May 19, 2024. Ali Hamed Haghdoust/IRNA/Wana via Reuters By Reuters A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain terrain in heavy fog, an Iranian official told Reuters, and rescuers were struggling to reach the site of

By Anadolu Agency Amnesty International has called on French authorities to respect the rights of the indigenous Kanak people amid unrest in the French overseas territory of New Caledonia. “The state of emergency declared by the French government and the deployment of the French army, coupled with a ban on the social media app TikTok,

People visit the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 17, 2024. As the world celebrates International Museum Day on Saturday, Iraq remains haunted by the poignant scars of looted antiquities in the wake of the U.S.-led invasion. Photographer Khalil Dawood By Xinhua News Agency As the world celebrates International Museum Day on Saturday, Iraq

Credit Photo Reuters/Rwandan President Paul Kagame Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Friday officially declared his candidacy for the presidential election scheduled for July 15. Read: The oldest African dictators Rwandan President Paul Kagame who has served as president since 2000, was nominated as the candidate. Read: The oldest African dictators Kagame, who has served as

File Photo/Somali Times The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mr. Hamza Abdi Barre, who is participating in the 33rd session of the Arab League Council in Bahrain, had a meeting with the ruthless Djibouti dictator Ismaïl Omar Guelleh. Read: James Swan has been appointed as the United Nations envoy to Somalia The

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres announced James Swan will be his special envoy for Somalia and head of the UN Mission in Somalia, abbreviated as UNSOM. Read: James Swan has been appointed as the United Nations envoy to Somalia Ambassador James Swan’s tenure is temporary. The American, who previously held this position, replaces Catriona

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an official welcoming ceremony in Beijing, China May 16, 2024. Sputnik/Sergei Bobylev/Pool via Reuters By Reuters Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to work with counterpart Vladimir Putin to “rejuvenate” their countries as the pair started a day of talks in Beijing, saying China would “always

Security officers move Slovak PM Robert Fico in a car after a shooting incident, after a Slovak government meeting in Handlova, Slovakia, May 15, 2024. Reuters/Radovan Stoklasa By Reuters Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico suffered life-threatening injuries when he was shot and wounded in an attempted assassination on Wednesday, the government office said. Fico, 59,

James Swan United Nations envoy to Somalia The Secretary General of the United Nations has appointed James Swan from the United States as the Acting Special Envoy to Somalia and the Head of the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOM). Read: Somalia’s Puntland has become an independent state Read: Somalia president Hassan Sheikh dissolves

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) shakes hands with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at a joint press conference in Ankara, Türkiye, on May 13, 2024. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua) By Xinhua News Agency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and visiting Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday underscored the significance of maintaining the recent