Voters in Togo headed to the polls on Monday for parliamentary elections that test support for a proposed new constitution that would scrap presidential elections and give lawmakers the power to choose the president.The opposition and religious leaders say the legislation is an effort by President Faure Gnassingbe, in office…

India summoned the Canadian Deputy High Commissioner on Monday and expressed “deep concern and strong protest” after separatist slogans in support of a Sikh homeland were raised at an event addressed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.Bilateral diplomatic relations soured last year after Trudeau said Canada was “actively pursuing credible allegations”…

The European Union announced on Monday that it is tightening visa requirements for people from Ethiopia, accusing the government there of a failure to cooperate in taking back citizens found to be living illegally in the 27-nation bloc.EU headquarters said the time it takes to process visas for Ethiopian nationals…

NATO boss Jens Stoltenberg told Ukrainians on Monday that his alliance’s members had failed to live up to their promises of military aid in recent months, but said the flow of arms and ammunition would now increase.In an unannounced visit to Ukraine, the secretary general of the transatlantic military alliance…

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said he would not retain his position following the recent general elections.Sogavare announced he wouldn’t seek nomination for prime minister during the upcoming vote by the 50 newly elected lawmakers.Sogavare aimed to secure consecutive four-year terms, with his previous term marked by increased Chinese…

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit France, Serbia and Hungary next week.China claims neutrality in the Ukraine war, but has refused to call the Russian assault an invasion and has been accused of supporting Russian weapon-making.The United States will be closely monitoring the visits for any indications of diminishing support…

Scotland’s first minister, Humza Yousaf, resigned on Monday rather than face a no-confidence vote just days after he torpedoed a coalition with the Green Party by ditching a target for fighting climate change.Yousaf, whose Scottish National Party has been weakened by a campaign finance scandal and divisions over transgender rights,…

Kenya has delayed the reopening of schools by one week due to heavy rains causing flooding, with nearly 100 flood-related deaths since mid-March.More than 100 schools have been flooded, leading to collapsed walls and roofs.The Education Ministry announced that schools, originally set to reopen on Monday, will now open on…

Nine people charged with terrorism in connection with an alleged far-right plot to topple the German government went on trial Monday in one of three linked cases.The trial opening in Stuttgart is the first to open in relation to the purported conspiracy, which came to light in late 2022. It…

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers marked the two-year anniversary of Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza’s imprisonment by calling for his immediate release. Kara-Murza, who lives in solitary confinement in a Siberian maximum-security prison, was sentenced to 25 years last April for treason and other related charges as Russian authorities continue their…