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Opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye has become Senergal’s new President. Fay, a newcomer popular among the youth, promised to govern with humility and transparency on Monday. Faye’s main rival has called him to concede defeat. He thanked President Macky Sall and other candidates for respecting Senegal’s democratic values. He said, “In electing me, the Senegalese…

Doctors Without Borders, the Swiss charity group, has vehemently denied the allegations by Italy that its rescue ship, the Geo Barents, failed to comply with instructions as the organization protested another detainment issue by the Italian Coast Guard. The rescue vehicle was ordered to be held for 20 days after disembarking its latest group of…

Immigration detainees and unlawful non-citizens in Australia may face a minimum of one year in prison if they refuse to cooperate with efforts to deport them under an urgent Labor bill, which will be introduced on Tuesday. The bill requires non-citizens “to cooperate in efforts to ensure their prompt and lawful removal.” It has created…

A court in Ireland has declared the UK unsafe for asylum seekers. The Irish High Court has ruled the UK is not a safe country to return asylum seekers to due to their risk of being flown to Rwanda. However, it risks sparking a diplomatic row with the British Government, which rejected the court’s conclusion. …

Vote counting is happening in Senegal after the incumbent, President Macky Sall, sought to delay the election. Many people hope the election will bring change after many violent anti-government protests. Over seven million Senegalese out of the 17-million population were registered to vote in Sunday’s election, which is fielding a whopping 19 candidates. The incumbent is…

The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has visited Israel for talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. At the negotiations, he warned that Israel’s going forward to attack Rafah might lead to a global ostracisation.  Meanwhile, Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smpotrich has announced the seizure of 800 hectares of Palestine land in the occupied West…

Val Sacilik is fighting against anti-migrant rhetoric in Bolu, northwestern Turkey. Bolu, who lost his arm in prison during a police raid after a hunger strike in 2000, has turned three decades of social activism into a fight against anti-migrant sentiment. He stands for the pro-Kurdish Dem (People’s Equality and Democratic Party). He wants to…