France aims to regain full control of events in New Caledonia “in the coming hours”, according to Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin.Violence erupted over a controversial electoral reform bill allowing long-term French residents to vote in provincial elections.The situation has escalated to the point of extreme violence, with opposition and neighboring…

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At a Beijing summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping reaffirmed ties between the two countries.Putin’s visit to China occurred as Russian forces pressed an offensive in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region.Both leaders voiced a desire to end the Ukraine war during the meeting.Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked Chinese…

Huge throngs of protesters blocked streets in the capital of Georgia and milled angrily outside the parliament building after lawmakers on Tuesday approved a “foreign influence” bill that critics call a Russian-style threat to free speech and the country’s aspirations to join the European Union.Soon after the 84-30 vote, a…

French President Emmanuel Macron is considering imposing a state of emergency in New Caledonia to tackle escalating violence.Three people were killed and four, including an officer, were seriously injured in the violence, with more than 130 arrests reported since Monday.Macron voiced the importance of political dialogue and condemned all forms…

Slovakia’s prime minister is expected to survive after he was shot multiple times and gravely wounded during an attempted assassination on Wednesday, according to his deputy.Doctors fought for several hours to save Prime Minister Robert Fico’s life after he was shot in the abdomen while he was greeting supporters at…

Switzerland’s top criminal court convicted former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko of crimes against humanity.Sonko has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in repression under ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh.Sonko, who served from 2006 to 2016, faced charges including homicide, torture and false imprisonment.Switzerland’s top criminal court on…

Israeli forces ramped up operations in both northern Gaza and the eastern outskirts of Rafah, targeting terrorist infrastructure and a Hamas training camp.The IDF operations involved airstrikes on roughly 80 terrorist targets, “including military compounds, weapons storage facilities, missile launchers, observation posts, and additional terrorist infrastructure,” Israel said.The operations in…

A suspect has been taken into custody Wednesday after Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot multiple times, leaving him in a “life-threatening condition.”The shooting happened in Handlova, about 90 miles northeast of the capital of Bratislava. A statement on Fico’s Facebook page says he has “been shot multiple times and…

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