President Masisi’s BDP wants five more years in power
AFP Botswana’s governing party – in power for almost six decades – is trying to pull off a trick in Wednesday’s general election by using a phrase normally associated with…
The exiles who escaped Gaza for a life in limbo
REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa It’s been 10 months since my family left Gaza but we continue to live with the loss, the pain, the impact of the war in all its…
A puff of marijuana – then locked up in compulsory drug rehab
Singapore Prison Service A guard monitors CCTV in the Drug Rehabilitation Centre (DRC) control room Kim* is a young professional who started using cannabis when family life became messy. Things…
Election ‘too close’ with 10 days left
In her first appearance on the campaign trail alongside Vice-President Kamala Harris, former First Lady Michelle Obama urged Americans to cast their votes to protect the country from the “dangers”…
Japan voting for new leader in shadow of scandals
EPA Japanese voters are today heading to the polls in a snap election, following a tumultuous few years for the ruling party which saw a “cascade” of scandals, widespread voter…
Georgian election: Ruling party ahead in crucial vote on Europe
Reuters The guiding force behind ruling party Georgian Dream, Bidzina Ivanishvili, was quick to claim victory Georgia’s ruling party is leading a pivotal election focused on the country’s future path…
Israel strikes on Iran kill two soldiers, Iran says
Israeli strikes on Iran, in retaliation for Iran’s missile attacks earlier this month, have killed four Iranian soldiers, Iran’s army said. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it targeted missile…
Iran faces hard choices between risks of escalation or looking weak
EPA Israel’s attack on Iran deepens the war in the Middle East. Avoiding, or risking, an even worse escalation is at the heart of decisions being taken by Iran’s supreme…
Strikes on Tehran another big escalation
As footage of the aftermath of the air strikes on Iran emerges, the BBC’s International Editor Jeremy Bowen explains this is another big escalation in the deepening war in the…
Time has come for reparations conversation, say Commonwealth leaders
Commonwealth leaders have agreed the “time has come” for a conversation about reparations for the slave trade, despite the UK’s desire to keep the subject off the agenda at a…