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Riyadh airport resumes flights following Houthi attacks

Riyadh's international airport said flights would resume on Sunday after a two-week closure following strikes from Yemen's Houthis on the Saudi capital, though the Iran-backed group warned of more to come.

Israel to close all land crossings with West Bank on election day

Israel said Sunday all land crossings with the West Bank will be closed on the day of next week's election, as it pledged a harder line on militancy after Palestinian gunmen killed two soldiers in the territory.

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What's behind the dispute between Benin and Niger?

Benin and Niger are locked in a growing diplomatic row that has damaged their economies and seen Niger's military rulers switch off a key oil pipeline.

French left, Macron scramble to block far-right win

Candidates in France on Tuesday faced a deadline to register for the run-off round of a high-stakes parliamentary election, as President Emmanuel Macron's centrist camp and a left-wing alliance scrambled to prevent the far right from taking power.

Cambodia sentences green campaigners for 'plotting' over activism

A Cambodian court on Tuesday sentenced 10 environmentalists to between six and eight years in jail for plotting to commit crimes in their activism -- the latest legal crackdown on the country's green campaigners.

'Can't go back': Myanmar conscription exiles struggle in Thailand

When Myanmar's junta announced a conscription law to help crush a popular pro-democracy uprising, Khaing knew there was only one way to escape its clutches, and began planning her escape.

Hungary's Orban visits Ukraine with aid tensions running high

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrived in Ukraine on Tuesday for a surprise visit to the war-torn country by the EU and NATO's most vocal critic of Western support for Kyiv.

The Indian women campaigning to criminalise marital rape

Raped by her husband on her wedding night aged 17, Divya described her repeated suffering -- an all-too-common account in India, permitted by a terrifying colonial-era legal loophole.

Kenya braces for new protests after dozens killed in anti-tax demos

Kenya was bracing on Tuesday for fresh protest action against the government after anti-tax hike demonstrations last month descended into violence that left dozens of people dead.

Israel strikes southern Gaza after ordering evacuations

Israel carried out fresh strikes in southern Gaza on Tuesday, forcing hundreds of Palestinians to flee after the army once again ordered the evacuation of certain densely populated areas.

Dollar strengthens as bets on Trump presidency rise post-debate

The dollar rose Tuesday and Asia equities were mixed as investors weighed the possibility of another Donald Trump presidency after last week's poor debate performance by incumbent Joe Biden.

First Palestinian Olympic boxer fights hurdles before history

Every morning Palestinian boxer Waseem Abu Sal checks texts from his Cairo-based coach -- a Gazan who cannot travel to him in the occupied West Bank -- to see his daily Olympics training schedule as he prepares to make history.

Ex-spy chief to be sworn in as new Dutch PM on mission to curb asylum

Former spy chief Dick Schoof becomes the new Dutch prime minister Tuesday, leading a right-wing coalition cabinet on a mission to implement the "strictest-ever" immigration policy in the country.

Jill Biden: A first lady in the trenches

Ever present by the US president's side after his calamitous debate -- and foursquare behind him as he vowed to fight on in his reelection bid -- First Lady Jill Biden has been fighting her husband's battles from the front lines.

Biden blasts landmark Supreme Court ruling on Trump immunity

President Joe Biden warned Monday that the US Supreme Court's landmark ruling on presidential immunity sets a "dangerous precedent" that Donald Trump would exploit if elected in November.

Bot-like accounts spreading 'hate' during UK election: NGO

Bot-like social media accounts have spread "disinformation and hate" in tens of thousands of posts viewed an estimated 150 million times during the UK general election campaign, a watchdog investigation revealed Tuesday.

Haiti violence displacing one child every minute: UNICEF

Violence raging in troubled Haiti is forcibly displacing one child every minute, on average, with some 300,000 already affected, the United Nations children's agency warned on Monday.

Panama's new president vows to end migrant 'transit'

Jose Raul Mulino was sworn in Monday as Panama's new president, with the right-leaning leader pledging to make his Central American country no longer a "transit" point for US-bound undocumented migrants.

Mauritania, stable outlier in turbulent region, re-elects president

Mauritania's incumbent President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani has comfortably won re-election at the helm of the vast desert nation, seen as a rock of relative stability in Africa's volatile Sahel region, officials said Monday.

Supreme Court says Trump has some immunity, further delaying trial

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that Donald Trump enjoys some immunity from prosecution as a former president, a decision set to delay his trial for conspiring to overturn the 2020 election.

New Caledonia activist says he is 'political prisoner' in France

An indigenous Kanak pro-independence activist from the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia said Monday that he considered himself a "political prisoner" as authorities held him in jail in mainland France pending charges over a wave of deadly rioting.

Israel orders southern Gaza evacuation after rocket barrage

Israel's army yet again ordered the evacuation of parts of southern Gaza on Monday following a rare rocket barrage claimed by militant group Islamic Jihad.

Taliban told to 'include women' in public life at UN talks

Taliban authorities were told women must be included in public life, UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo said on Monday as she defended a decision to sideline civil society groups at official talks in Doha.

Games organisers will hope for peaceful reaction to French election: ex-IOC executive

The key risk to the Paris Games from the political uncertainty gripping France is public disturbances that could impact the already stretched security services, a former International Olympic Committee executive told AFP on Monday.

Nigeria weekend suicide bomb attack toll climbs to 32

The death toll from multiple suicide bombings in the northeastern Nigerian town of Gwoza over the weekend has risen to 32, the country's vice president Kashim Shettima said Monday.

French left, Macron race to prevent far-right takeover

Emmanuel Macron's centrist camp and a left-wing alliance were on Monday battling to prevent the far right from taking an absolute majority and control of government in a historic first after the French president's gamble on early parliamentary elections backfired.

Trump advisor Bannon reports to jail to serve sentence

Steve Bannon, a prominent right-wing figure in American politics and former senior advisor to Donald Trump, reported to prison Monday to begin a four-month sentence for contempt of Congress.

Moscow takes two more east Ukrainian villages

Moscow on Monday claimed to have captured two more villages in eastern Ukraine, but acknowledged that tens of thousands of people in Russia's border areas were affected by power outages caused by Kyiv's drone attacks.

Hungary takes on EU presidency after clashes with Brussels

Hungary trumpeted its "joyful" taking over of the EU's rotating presidency on Monday, despite widespread concerns over what critics see as the country's authoritarian, Russia-friendly government.

Global stocks rally, euro climbs tracking French election

The euro and global equity markets rose Monday amid signs France's far right would not win enough seats for an overall majority in legislative elections.

France's Macron bids to prevent far-right takeover

French President Emmanuel Macron and his allies were on Monday battling to prevent the far right from taking an absolute majority and control of government in a historic first after his gamble on early elections backfired.

Paris stocks rally, euro climbs tracking French election

The euro rose and the Paris stock market rallied Monday on signs France's far-right would not win enough seats for an overall majority in legislative elections.

France's far-right vote in figures

The far-right National Rally (RN) made historic gains in the first round of France's two-stage parliamentary election this weekend.

Macron aims to thwart French far right in election runoff

French President Emmanuel Macron and his allies were on Monday beginning a week of intense campaigning ahead of the second round of legislative elections to prevent the far right from taking an absolute majority and control of government in a historic first.

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