President Emmanuel Macron of France called a second emergency meeting of European allies on Wednesday seeking to recalibrate relations with the United States as President Trump upends international politics by rapidly changing American alliances. Mr. Macron had already assembled a dozen European leaders in Paris on Monday after Mr. Trump and his new team angered … Read more
Burkina Faso has started an agricultural development strategy to achieve food sovereignty by 2025. Between climate change, rising prices and security threats, Burkina Faso has an urgent need to develop sustainable food sovereignty. In response to this challenge, the Burkinabe government has launched an “agriculture offensive”, which aims to reduce the food imports that put … Read more
Nearly a week after the United States sent roughly 300 migrants from around the world to Panama on military deportation flights, officials in Panama said on Tuesday that more than 170 had agreed to be deported to their countries of origin. The migrants are illegal U.S. border crossers whose countries of origin — mainly in … Read more
Vatican says Francis’s respiratory infection also involves asthmatic bronchitis but that he remains ‘in good spirits’. Pope Francis has contracted double pneumonia, further complicating treatment for the 88-year pontiff, the Vatican has said. The Vatican on Tuesday said Francis’s respiratory infection also involves asthmatic bronchitis, which requires the use of cortisone antibiotic treatment. Francis has … Read more
Israel’s defence minister says some troops will remain in five positions. The deadline for a complete Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon has come and gone. Tens of thousands of families displaced by 14 months of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah are making their way back to their homes. Israel says it will enforce the ceasefire, … Read more
Khalil al-Hayya, Hamas’s chief negotiator, said in a speech on Tuesday that militants intend to hand over the remains of four Israeli hostages to Israel on Thursday in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners. Mr. Hayya said that members of the Bibas family would be among the four bodies handed over to Israel on … Read more
Fighting reportedly broke out in Nasir in Upper Nile state on February 14 and 15, the UN mission in South Sudan says. The United Nations has called for calm as it reported deadly clashes in South Sudan have killed civilians and wounded a peacekeeper. Fighting broke out between the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPSF) … Read more
Mordechai Brafman, 27, charged with two counts of attempted murder over shooting at Miami Beach in Florida. A man charged with attempted murder over the shooting of two Israeli visitors in Florida, the United States, believed the victims were Palestinians, police have said. Mordechai Brafman, 27, was on Sunday charged with two counts of attempted … Read more
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro recorded its hottest day in at least a decade when temperatures reached 44 degrees Celsius (111 F) on Monday as residents flocked to the ocean to try to cool off. It was the highest temperature since the southeastern Brazilian city started a climate alert system just over … Read more
Rwanda-backed rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have tightened their grip on Bukavu, the second major city to fall under M23 control in the country’s east since late last month. M23 rebels captured the city of 1.3 million people on Sunday after it was abandoned by Congolese forces. The capital of the … Read more