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Senegal parliament doubles penalty for same-sex relations
AFP, Published on 12/03/2026
» DAKAR - Senegal's parliament on Wednesday passed legislation doubling the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison amid a crackdown on the country's gay community.
Trump’s threatened strikes to force an Iran deal risk backfiring
Natalia Drozdiak and Tony Copaccio of Bloomberg News, Published on 22/02/2026
» NEW YORK -- President Donald Trump said he is considering limited military strikes to pressure Iran into signing a new nuclear deal, but bombing the country may have the opposite effect, risking a new destabilizing conflict in the Middle East.
Trump weighing strike on Iran as Tehran says draft deal imminent
AFP, Published on 20/02/2026
» US President Donald Trump said he was considering a limited strike on Iran after ordering a major naval buildup in the Middle East aimed at heaping pressure on Tehran to cut a deal to curb its nuclear programme.
Iran, US hold talks in Oman after deadly protest crackdown
AFP, Published on 06/02/2026
» MUSCAT - Iran and the United States began talks on Friday in Oman, with Washington refusing to rule out military action against the Islamic republic over its deadly crackdown on mass protests.
Cubans queue for fuel as Trump issues energy ultimatum
AFP, Published on 31/01/2026
» HAVANA - Cubans queued around the block for fuel Friday, as the island's Communist government decried US efforts to "suffocate" the already‑stricken economy with a virtual oil blockade.
Nipah virus outbreak in India sparks worry in China before Lunar New Year
South China Morning Post, Published on 29/01/2026
» An outbreak of the highly fatal Nipah virus in India's eastern state of West Bengal has sparked widespread attention and public concern in China ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday when millions will travel.
Tiny Caribbean island wins climate change case
AFP, Published on 28/01/2026
» THE HAGUE - The Netherlands “insufficiently” protects its tiny Caribbean territory of Bonaire from climate change, a Dutch court ruled on Wednesday in a potentially landmark environmental justice ruling.
US negotiators meet Putin for high-stakes Ukraine talks
AFP, Published on 23/01/2026
» MOSCOW - Top US negotiators including Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow late Thursday for talks on a US-drafted plan to end the Ukraine war, just as Kyiv announced it had agreed on post-war security guarantees with Washington.
UN report declares global state of 'water bankruptcy'
AFP, Published on 21/01/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - The world is entering an era of "global water bankruptcy" with rivers, lakes and aquifers depleting faster than nature can replenish them, a United Nations research institute said on Tuesday.
Almost half of Kyiv without heat, power after Russian attack
AFP, Published on 20/01/2026
» KYIV - An overnight Russian aerial attack left thousands of residential buildings in Kyiv without heating and water in -14C temperatures on Tuesday — another blow to a capital already reeling from strikes that have knocked out vital utilities.