- Macron to announce measures to allay Yellow Vest rage
Shaken by five months of often-violent "yellow vest" protests, Emmanuel Macron will announce a package of measures that could include lower taxes and the abolition of France's elite Ecole Nationale d'Administration to quell the unrest.
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- UK, Irish leaders join mourners at slain N. Irish journalist’s funeral
The leaders of Britain and Ireland joined hundreds of mourners on Wednesday at the funeral of journalist Lyra McKee whose killing by an Irish nationalist militant gunman has sparked outrage in the province.
read more ...9 hours ago - France marks first national commemoration of Armenian genocide
France is marking its first "national day of commemoration of the Armenian genocide" on Wednesday, fulfilling a pledge by President Emmanuel Macron that has angered the Turkish government.
read more ...13 hours ago - Timeline: 10 African strongmen deposed since 2011
Africa has a long history of strongmen who have spent decades in power. But since the 2011 Arab Spring, no less than 10 of them have been toppled, with two – Algeria’s Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir – forced out in April.
read more ...16 hours ago - Hong Kong pro-democracy protest leaders jailed
A court in Hong Kong handed down prison sentences of up to 16 months Wednesday to eight leaders of massive 2014 pro-democracy protests after they were convicted last month of public nuisance offense
read more ...17 hours ago - Brazil court reduces prison sentence for ex-president Lula
A Brazilian appeals court on Tuesday reduced leftist former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's 12-year sentence for bribery and money laundering.
read more ...21 hours ago - Egyptians approve reform allowing Sisi to remain president until 2030
Nearly 90 percent of Egyptians who voted in a constitutional referendum backed amendments that could see President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi stay in power until 2030, the election commission announced Tuesday.
read more ...1 day ago - Synagogue that survived Mosul battle now faces reconstruction challenge
The owner of a Jewish synagogue that was damaged in the war against the Islamic State group wants to reconstruct the ancient site and preserve the cultural diversity that marked Mosul’s Old City. But it's an uphill challenge.
read more ...1 day ago - IS group claims responsibility for Easter attacks in Sri Lanka
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a series of deadly attacks on Sri Lankan churches and hotels that killed nearly 360 people on Easter Sunday. The authenticity of the claim could not be independently verified.
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