By AFP/Oluseyi AWOJULUGBEAmaka Okoli became a bus driver three years ago after losing her job as a banker in Lagos, Nigeria's economic capital.The 38-year-old now begins her day at 5:30 am to take advantage of the early morning rush hour and finishes...

By AFPMore than 300,000 refugees have returned to Syria since president Bashar al-Assad was overthrown, while nearly a million more people displaced inside the country have returned to their homes, the United Nations said on Friday.Since Assad was to...

By AFP/Alex PIGMANDonald Trump on Friday doubled down on his embrace of cryptocurrencies as he hosted top industry players at the White House, while making investments in the field.US crypto investors were major supporters of Trump's presidential cam...

By AFPThe EU said Friday it would send reinforcements for its peacekeeping mission in deeply divided Bosnia after the nation's top court suspended separatist laws adopted by its Serb statelet.Bosnia's Constitutional Court on Friday suspended legislat...

By AFPGreenpeace condemned BP on Thursday for a gas leak that has been ongoing for several weeks at a new field the British oil giant operates off Senegal and Mauritania.The Mauritanian government said last week the leak had been discovered on Februa...

By AFPEcuador's president announced on Friday an amnesty for security forces fighting drug cartels in the port city of Guayaquil, where 22 people were killed in fierce gunfights between rival gangs.As teams of heavily armed police launched raids and...

By AFP/Charlotte CAUSITScientists rallied in cities across the United States on Friday to denounce efforts by the administration of US President Donald Trump to eliminate key staff across multiple agencies and curb life-saving research.Since Trump re...

By AFPWomen's rights regressed last year in a quarter of countries around the world, according to a report published by UN Women on Thursday, due to factors ranging from climate change to democratic backsliding."The weakening of democratic institutio...

By AFPThe cooling weather phenomenon La Nina that emerged late last year is weak and likely to be brief, the UN said Thursday, dashing hopes it could help rein in soaring global temperatures."The weak La Nina event that emerged in December 2024 is li...

By AFP/Haitham EL-TABEIInternational support grew on Saturday for an Arab counterproposal to US President Donald Trump's plan to take over Gaza and displace its residents, with Islamic nations endorsing it and European governments giving their backin...

By AFPSyrian security forces deployed heavily in the Alawite heartland on the Mediterranean coast on Saturday, after a war monitor reported that government and allied forces killed nearly 750 civilians from the religious minority in recent days.Resid...

By AFPProtesters took to the streets across the world Saturday to mark International Women's Day, demanding equal pay, political representation and an end to gender-based violence while voicing fears of rising repression.In eastern Ukraine, scores of...