Hundreds of Burundian nationals have flooded their embassy in Nairobi seeking travel documents to return home after Kenya intensified its crackdown on foreign traders. The move has drawn sharp criticism from Senegal’s newly appointed Prime Minister, who used his first address to parliament to call out what he described as a dangerous rise in xenophobic politics across the continent.
Germany’s AfD is pressing rival parties to enter coalition talks after winning a state election but falling three seats short of a majority. Every other major party has so far refused.
A major Peterson Institute report maps out how European trade policy could evolve by 2050, warning of growing tensions with China, the U.S., and climate-driven trade barriers. The choices Europe makes in the next decade will define its global economic standing for generations.
UN peacekeepers are sounding the alarm over Israeli military activity along Lebanon’s Blue Line, calling it a clear violation of a key Security Council resolution. Meanwhile, Gaza received its largest aid convoy in over six weeks — more than 200 trucks of food and medicine.
Britain has issued a firm defence of its sovereignty over the Falkland Islands after Argentine President Javier Milei once again pressed his country’s territorial claim. The standoff comes at an awkward moment, with Donald Trump signalling the US may not back Britain in any future conflict over the South Atlantic territory.
The UN’s weather agency is warning of a potentially ‘supersized’ El Niño that could devastate crops, trigger floods and shake global economies through 2025. Governments are racing to prepare, but experts say the window for action is narrowing fast.
The UN’s Emergency Relief Coordinator is warning that the global Ebola response must move faster than the virus as the DRC outbreak surpasses 2,000 cases. Armed conflict and a $54 million funding shortfall are hampering efforts on the ground.
Tyler Robinson pleaded not guilty Monday as a judge greenlit prosecutors’ push for the death penalty in the assassination of Charlie Kirk. The capital trial, already drawing national attention, is unlikely to begin before early 2026.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has pulled the plug on a planned retrospective celebrating John Galliano’s work. The decision follows a fierce public backlash tied to the British designer’s 2011 conviction for making antisemitic remarks.
Kazakhstan’s newly elected unicameral Kurultai held its first session Tuesday, prompting the immediate resignation of Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov’s cabinet under the country’s new Constitution. A new government is expected to take shape within weeks as President Tokayev prepares to nominate a fresh prime ministerial candidate.
