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Venezuela earthquake death toll reaches 4,333 as housing and identification crisis deepens
Venezuela’s twin earthquakes have become one of the deadliest disasters in the country’s modern history, with 4,333 confirmed deaths, 16,740 injuries and a housing shortage that could leave survivors displaced long after rescue operations end.
Senegal court blocks Sonko-backed reform as Faye power struggle deepens
Senegal’s Constitutional Council has halted a parliament-backed reform that would have curbed presidential powers, exposing a widening split between President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Ousmane Sonko.
French police shootings bill passes lower house as ‘licence to kill’ warning grows
France’s National Assembly has approved a bill that would presume police shootings lawful unless proved otherwise, intensifying a national debate over officer protection, racialised policing and accountability after fatal use of force.
France passes ultra-fast-fashion law targeting Shein, Temu and AliExpress advertising
France is targeting Shein, Temu and AliExpress with garment penalties and an ad ban, but Europe’s biggest fast-fashion brands largely escape.
Yoon Suk Yeol verdict: Seoul appeals court rules martial law Cabinet meeting violated nine ministers’ rights
Yoon Suk Yeol's life sentence already stood. The Seoul High Court just added seven years, and ruled his Cabinet meeting was a simulation, not a State Council.
Shocking decision: South Korea impeaches President Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law
South Korea has entered a politically charged chapter with the National Assembly’s impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol…
South Korea in crisis: Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law apology sparks impeachment showdown
South Korea is navigating a political storm after President Yoon Suk Yeol issued a public apology for his…
French President Emmanuel Macron announces dissolution of parliament and snap elections
In a dramatic turn of events, French President Emmanuel Macron has declared the dissolution of the national parliament,…