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Niger’s junta said Tuesday it had freed around 50 people, including ministers, from the government it toppled in July 2023, in line with recommendations of a “national conference” in February. Those freed include former ministers, a diplomat, a journalist and soldiers accused of…

Guinea’s junta on Tuesday said it would hold a referendum on a new constitution on September 21, a step in its pledge to return the west African country to democratic rule. The junta, which took power in a 2021 coup and suspended the…

European visitors to the UK will need a new online entry permit from Wednesday as the British government shakes up longstanding travel rules. Travellers from Europe will now need a digital Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) permit, which UK officials said they were rolling…

US Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday asked federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, who allegedly gunned down an American healthcare CEO in a brazen attack. “Luigi Mangione’s murder of Brian Thompson — an innocent man and father of…

Antitrust authorities in the EU and Britain on Tuesday fined a cartel involving some of the world’s biggest carmakers about 550 million euros ($594 million) for preventing competition on vehicle recycling. The European Commission said 15 manufacturers, including BMW, Ford, Jeep maker Stellantis…

Myanmar declared a week of national mourning on Monday over the country’s devastating earthquake, as the death toll passed 2,000 and hopes faded of finding more survivors in the rubble of ruined buildings. National flags will fly at half-mast until April 6 “in…

Prosecutors in Paris have called for German carmaker Volkswagen to face justice in France to compensate French consumers over the Dieselgate emissions fraud scandal, according to a court filing seen by AFP on Tuesday. In one of the biggest scandals to hit the…

The US government will review $9 billion of funding for Harvard University over alleged anti-Semitism on campus, authorities said Monday, after it cut millions from Columbia University, which has also seen fierce pro-Palestinian student protests. President Donald Trump has aggressively targeted prestigious universities…

OpenAI on Monday said it raised $40 billion in a new funding round that valued the ChatGPT maker at $300 billion, the biggest capital-raising session ever for a startup.The infusion of cash comes in a partnership with Japanese investment giant SoftBank Group…

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced a new 0.5% levy on imported goods from Nigeria and other Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member-nations. The development comes as they seek to fund a new three-state union after leaving the larger regional…