By AFPCivil rights leaders, family and friends came together in a Memphis church Wednesday to bid farewell to Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old African American whose fatal beating by police shocked the nation -- and triggered urgent calls for reform."We...

By AFPRussia's spiritual leader, Patriarch Kirill, on Thursday called for a ceasefire in Ukraine on Orthodox Christmas, celebrated this week by both countries.The 76-year-old Orthodox leader is a staunch supporter of President Vladimir Putin and his...

By AFPPeru's leftist president Pedro Castillo was ousted by lawmakers and arrested Wednesday after trying to dissolve the South American country's Congress in a move widely condemned as an attempted coup.The dizzying series of events in a country lon...

By AFPLebanon's outgoing head of state, Michel Aoun, left the presidential palace Sunday, a day before his mandate expires without a designated successor, deepening the country's political crisis.His six-year term was marred by mass protests, a painf...

By AFPLebanon's parliament failed Thursday for a third time to elect a successor to President Michel Aoun, stoking fears of a political vacuum after his mandate expires at the end of the month.Parliament speaker Nabih Berri called for another vote on...

By AFPLebanon's parliament on Thursday failed for a second time to elect a successor to President Michel Aoun, with some lawmakers boycotting the vote meaning the quorum was not reached.Only 71 out of 128 lawmakers attended Thursday's session.Parliam...

By AFPUS President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday said it would be counterproductive to brand Russia a "state sponsor of terrorism," rejecting calls from Ukraine and lawmakers to take the far-reaching action.Biden, asked by a reporter on Monda...

By AFPDroupadi Murmu was sworn in as India's president on Monday, making her the first person from one of the country's marginalised tribal communities to serve as head of state.The former school teacher and state governor was elected to the largely...

India's parliament began voting Monday for a new president, with a female politician from the country's marginalised tribal community the favourite for the post.Droupadi Murmu, from the Santhal tribe, has been nominated by Prime Minister Narendra Mod...

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa announced his resignation on Saturday, hours after a crowd of angry protesters chased him from his residence, as months of frustration brought on by an unprecedented economic crisis boiled over.Hundreds of tho...

Ukraine on Tuesday accused Russian forces of detaining some 600 people, mainly journalists and pro-Kyiv elements in the southern region of Kherson, which Moscow's military now holds in its grip."According to our information, some 600 people are ... b...