One of the worst massacres in Burkina Faso's history has provoked a fierce public outcry from victims' relatives and religious leaders, piling pressure on the ruling junta of a country where spiralling insecurity has already stoked coups.
The parent company of U.S. government-funded Arabic language broadcaster Al Hurra has cut 160 jobs and is merging its Iraq channel after a 20% budget cut mandated by the U.S. Congress, its CEO said in a note to staff.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Tuesday the 2025 state budget will feature steep spending cuts as the government tries to balance fiscal responsibility with a need to finance Israel's ongoing war with Hamas in Gaza.
Britain's decision to suspend some arms sales to Israel was roundly criticised on Tuesday with some British politicians and Jewish groups accusing the Labour government of abandoning Israel, while others said the decision did not go far enough.
Iran summoned Australia's ambassador in Tehran over the publication of online content it deemed "norm-breaking", the semi-official ILNA news agency said on Tuesday, a day after state media said the post "promoted homosexuality".
Russian President Vladimir Putin received a red carpet welcome on Tuesday on a state visit to Mongolia, whose failure to arrest him under a warrant from the International Criminal Court was criticised by Ukraine as a blow against justice.
A showdown between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant over the Gaza war is the latest in a series of confrontations that have tested the notion of cabinet unity to breaking point over the past 18 months.
A year after Morocco's devastating earthquake in the High Atlas mountains only some 1,000 homes out of 55,000 under reconstruction have been rebuilt, according to government figures, as thousands continue to live in tents under extreme heat in summer and freezing cold in winter.
Lebanon's former central bank governor, Riad Salameh, was arrested in Beirut on Tuesday over financial crimes linked to a brokerage company, three judicial sources said, his first arrest after years of accusations.
The United Arab Emirates president has pardoned 57 Bangladeshi citizens who were convicted and sentenced to lengthy prison terms for staging a rare protest in the Gulf country, against their South Asian nation, UAE state media reported.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday rejected calls to soften his demand to keep troops in the southern Gazan border area as the price for a ceasefire deal, saying it was vital for Israel to control a key lifeline for Hamas.
Hamas' armed wing said on Monday that since June the group has been operating under new instructions on how to handle hostages should Israeli forces approach their locations in Gaza.
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