Vladimir Putin is set to secure another six-year term as Russian leader this weekend in a vote the Kremlin says will show society is fully behind his assault on Ukraine. In power as president or prime minister since the final day of 1999, Putin has quashed all forms of oppositionContinue Reading

Rescuers pulled more than 20 bodies from the sea off northern Senegal on Wednesday after a boat loaded with migrants heading for Europe sank, a regional governor told AFP. “A little more than 20 bodies” had been found, Saint-Louis regional governor Alioune Badara Samb said by telephone, adding that anotherContinue Reading

Ghana’s parliament voted to pass a contentious bill to significantly limit LGBTQ rights on Wednesday, a move criticized by activists. The bill still needs validation from the president before it can become law, a step observers believe is improbable before the general election in December. Activist groups have denounced theContinue Reading