In power for 30 years, Idriss Déby’s death leaves huge uncertainties at the heart of government. Source link
Month: April 2021
President Putin’s leading critic is on hunger strike and ahead of planned street protests they warn he could die. Source link
Australian Danny Griffiths was surfing at Pedra Branca, a famous big wave break off the south coast of Tasmania, when he lost his favourite board. He figured it was gone forever. So four years later, Danny was shocked to find the board had been discovered some 2,700km (1,670 miles) away. […]
The writer and producer, who worked with Meat Loaf, Celine Dion and Bonnie Tyler, was 73. Source link
The US president speaks out on the George Floyd case, as jurors consider a verdict for a second day. Source link
Killed by rebels, the Chadian president’s three decades in power were defined by battles. Source link
নিজস্ব প্রতিবেদন: ‘টেলিপ্রম্পটার তামাশা’! জাতির উদ্দেশ্য ভাষণ শেষ হতেই মোদীকে (PM Modi) বিঁধলেন তৃণমূল সাংসদ ডেরেক ও’ব্রায়েন (Derek O’Brien)। ছবি-সহ তাঁর টুইট, ‘২০২১-র ফ্রেরুয়ারিতে মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় আপনাকে এই চিঠিটি লিখেছিলেন। কোনও জবাব আসেনি’। করোনা সংক্রমণের দ্বিতীয় ঢেউ-এ বেসামাল গোটা দেশ। আক্রান্তের সংখ্যা যখন বাড়ছে ঝড়ের গতিতে, তখন ভ্যাকসিনের সঙ্কট চরমে। […]
What are his chances? Backed by Germany’s most powerful bloc, Armin Laschet should be the clear favourite, writes the BBC’s Damien McGuinness in Berlin. But he’s accused of inconsistency over lockdown measures, so his ratings are rock-bottom. His power struggle with Markus Söder has only annoyed voters more. Mr Laschet […]
Judges, police officers and teachers in Quebec will be barred from wearing religious symbols at work. Source link
Police issue an international warrant after a little French girl is abducted and rescued. Source link