April 14, 2023 Top French council paves way for Macron to raise retirement age France's Constitutional Council has paved the way for French President Emmanuel Macron to officially raise the age of retirement from 62 to 64 amid nationwide protests.
April 12, 2023 Bahrain, Qatar restore relations after 6 year blockade Bahrain and Qatar have restored diplomatic relations following a six-year blockade over the latter's support of Islamist groups in some countries during the Arab Spring.
April 12, 2023 France's Macron argues protests are a social price that governments have to pay to push reforms During a speech in the Netherlands, Emmanuel Macron claimed that protests, particularly in France and the Netherlands, are a price that governments have to pay to push reforms.
April 10, 2023 Northern Ireland dissidents throw molotov cocktails at police vehicles one day before Biden's visit Dissident groups threw molotov cocktails at police vehicles during a parade in the Northern Ireland border city of Derry on Monday, according to police.
April 10, 2023 British PM Sunak urges Northern Irish politicians to return to work British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday urged Northern Irish politicians to return to work, commending their predecessors' bravery in brokering a landmark 1998 peace deal.
April 10, 2023 Aid group says 2 workers killed in Ethiopia Two of Catholic Relief Services' aid workers were killed in Ethiopia's Amhara region while returning to the nation's capital, Addis Ababa, the group said Monday.
April 10, 2023 Thousands of UK doctors set to hold 4-day walkout in Britain, officials believe it could be 'catastrophic' Doctors in England are planning a four-day walkout that officials believe could be "catastrophic." The walkout could lead to the postponement of up to 350,000 appointments.
April 10, 2023 Despite Iranian attack killing American abroad, Biden pursues nuclear deal with ayatollah's regime After the International Atomic Energy Agency head’s visit to Iran, Tehran continues to defy the U.S. and other world powers in its drive to declare itself a nuclear-armed power.
April 7, 2023 Former Belarusian opposition leader gets 17-year sentence in absentia Belarusian opposition leader Valery Tsepkalo was sentenced in absentia to 17 years in prison on charges of extremism and "discrediting Belarus," among others.
April 6, 2023 Disorderly protests hit France for the 11th day, but number of strikers falls Rowdy protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s contested pension reforms have hit France again. French police fired tear gas at disorderly protesters.