Israel pulls out of Washington talks over UN ceasefire vote
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided not to send a delegation as planned to Washington, seemingly in retaliation for the US abstaining from the
Ban gender transition treatments for under-18s, French opposition urges
Centre-right French politicians want gender transition treatments for under-18s banned, based on a report they commissioned which described sex reassignment in minors as potentially ‘one
EU to investigate tech giants Apple, Google and Meta
The European Union has announced investigations into tech firms Alphabet (which owns Google), Apple and Meta over uncompetitive practices, the BBC reports. The three firms
Bosnia and Herzegovina to begin EU accession talks
The Balkan country of Bosnia and Herzegovina is to begin talks about joining the EU. The country first applied to join the bloc eight years
CSIR researching digital electoral interference
Disinformation poses a serious threat to the upcoming South African election as it could manipulate public opinion and even influence the 29 May outcome, according
Dirco condemns deadly Moscow concert hall attack
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) condemned the deadly attack on a concert hall in Moscow on Friday, which claimed the lives of
Row in Germany over national football kit
A row in Germany has broken out over the decision by the national football body to switch the supplier of the national team’s kit from
Man receives pig kidney in world first
An American man has received a kidney from a pig in what is believed to be a world first. Rick Slayman received the organ in
Rwandan genocide suspect arrested in Ohio
A man suspected of having been involved in the 1994 Rwandan genocide has been arrested in Ohio in the United States. Eric Nshimiye is alleged
Opposition leader arrested in India
Arvind Kejriwal, the leader of the Aam Aadmi (Common Man) Party (AAP) in India, has been arrested. Kejriwal serves as the chief minister (equivalent to