[ad_1] President Emmanuel Macron has named close ally Sébastien Lecornu as new French prime minister, 24 hours after a vote of confidence ousted François Bayrou as head of his government.Lecornu, 39, was among the favourites to take over the job, and has spent the past three years as armed forces minister, with a focus on France's response to Russia's war in Ukraine.In a statement the Elysée Palace said he had
[ad_1] The first of five Supreme Court justices who will decide the fate of the former Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, has found the ex-leader guilty of plotting a coup.But Bolsonaro will only be convicted if at least three out of the five justices find him guilty.Justice Alexandre de Moraes said there was "no doubt" that there had been a coup attempt after Bolsonaro lost the 2022 presidential election to his
[ad_1] An 88-year-old jewellery store owner in San Jose is recovering after being assaulted during a violent smash-and-grab robbery. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has resigned amid Nepal's worst unrest in decades, as public anger mounts over the deaths of 19 anti-corruption protesters in clashes with police on Monday.On Tuesday, crowds set fire to parliament in the capital Kathmandu, sending thick black smoke billowing into the sky. Government buildings and the houses of political leaders were attacked around the country.Three more deaths were reported on Tuesday. Amid the
[ad_1] ReutersQatar said Israel struck residential buildings housing several members of the Hamas political bureauIsrael has carried out a strike targeting the senior leadership of Hamas in Qatar's capital, Doha.A Hamas official told the BBC that members of the Palestinian armed group's negotiating team were targeted during a meeting. It was not clear whether any of them were killed, but photos showed a badly damaged building in the northern Katara
[ad_1] Ivory Coast's former First Lady Simone Gbagbo, 76, is the surprise inclusion in a list of five candidates who have been officially cleared to contest next month's presidential election.She will run against President Alassane Ouattara, 83, who took power after she and her former husband, Laurent Gbagbo, were captured in a presidential bunker during the conflict that hit the country after the 2010 election.But the ex-president has been barred
[ad_1] Rebels linked to the Islamic State (IS) group have killed more than 50 people at a funeral ceremony in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials have said. Most of the victims were hacked with machetes in the night-time assault by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) on a village in North Kivu province, officials added. This is the latest in a string of attacks linked to the ADF, raising fears
[ad_1] Getty ImagesFrance's Emmanuel Macron has had time to prepare to name a new prime ministerFrench President Emmanuel Macron has come under pressure to name a new prime minister quickly after François Bayrou lost a vote of no confidence and on Tuesday handed him his resignation.The fall of Bayrou's government came as no surprise, because a majority in France's hung parliament staunchly opposed Bayrou's bid to bring down France's spiralling
[ad_1] BBC News Nepali,Emily AtkinsonBBC News andIftikhar KhanSouth Asia Regional JournalismGetty ImagesThousands of young people have rallied against widespread corruption, as well as the government's social media banNepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has resigned in the wake of public outrage over the killing of 21 people in police clashes with anti-corruption protesters.His office said he had stepped down to pave the way for a constitutional solution to the massive
[ad_1] Israel has warned all residents of Gaza City to leave immediately in anticipation of a huge ground offensive.The military's Arabic spokesman told as many as one million Palestinians living in Gaza's biggest urban centre to evacuate southwards. "Remaining in the area is extremely dangerous," he said.On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said air strikes that had destroyed high-rise buildings in Gaza City in recent days were "only the
