Africa 6 hours ago Togo cracking down on media, opposition ahead of parliamentary elections: report Amnesty International said in its annual report Wednesday that authorities in Togo have prevented civilians from protesting peacefully, and have repressed the media.
Europe 6 hours ago North Macedonia to hold presidential runoff with center-right candidate in the lead North Macedonia will hold a presidential runoff on May 8 after no candidate secured enough support from voters to win outright; voting will coincide with parliamentary elections.
Massachusetts 6 hours ago Chinese student gets 9 months for harassing person posting democracy leaflets on Boston campus A former student at the Berklee College of Music has been given a nine-month prison sentence for threatening and stalking a person who posted a leaflet in support of democracy in China.
Louisiana 6 hours ago Bottlenose dolphin found shot to death in southwest Louisiana Federal wildlife officials announced a bottlenose dolphin was found shot to death last month on West Mae’s Beach in southwest Louisiana; up to $20,000 is being offered for information.
US 6 hours ago How US workers could be affected by changes to 'noncompete' agreements and overtime pay The Federal Trade Commission has voted to ban noncompete agreements, and the Biden administration has finalized a rule that will allow more workers to be eligible for overtime pay.
Africa 9 hours ago Rwanda's Hope Hostel, which once housed genocide survivors, ready to take in migrants from UK After the British Parliament approved a bill this week allowing the deportation of some migrants to Rwanda, the East African country said it is ready to receive them.
Saudi Arabia 9 hours ago Saudi King Salman enters hospital for 'routine examinations,' state media says Saudi Arabia's King Salman, who assumed the throne in 2015, entered a hospital in the city of Jeddah on Wednesday for "routine examinations," according to state media.
Africa 9 hours ago UK approached Botswana to take ‘unwanted immigrants,’ African country's foreign minister says Botswana's foreign minister Lemogang Kwape said on Tuesday that the African country declined a request by the U.K. to take some of their "unwanted immigrants."
Spain 9 hours ago Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez weighing resignation after wife targeted by judicial probe Left-wing Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said he will consider resigning after the launch of a judicial investigation into corruption accusations against his wife.
Iran 10 hours ago Iran rejects Argentina's push to arrest interior minister for 1994 Jewish center bombing Iran has warned Argentina against "making baseless accusations" after Buenos Aires sought Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi's arrest for his alleged involvement in a 1994 bombing.