POLITICS & POLICY

More Arrests As Turkey Escalates Crackdown Over Protests

Turkey's response to its worst bout of street unrest since 2013 has drawn criticism from across Europe
Turkey intensified its crackdown on anti-government protests on Friday, arresting the lawyer of the jailed Istanbul mayor and targeting more journalists, as the country faces its biggest wave of unrest in more than a decade.

Trump Prompts US Allies To Reopen Nuclear Weapons Debate

US allies are linked by the 1968 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, with North Korea the only country to have withdrawn from it
Donald Trump's attacks on NATO and the established world order are undermining the confidence of its allies under the US security umbrella, fuelling fears of an eventual proliferation of nuclear weapons, experts told AFP. Since his return to power in January, the US president has criticised the transatlantic alliance, reopened direct dialogue with Russia and flattered North Korea's Kim Jong-Un with warm words.
Kenya's former prime minister Raila Odinga travelled to Juba to mediate

S.Sudan Govt Says Vice President Machar 'Under House Arrest'

The South Sudan government said on Friday First Vice President Riek Machar was "under house arrest," two days after he was detained, as a former Kenyan premier arrived in Juba to mediate the crisis threatening to end the fragile peace deal between rival factions.
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US President Donald Trump meets with US ambassadors in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 25, 2025

Trump Downplays Firestorm Over Leaked Yemen Air Strike Chat

US President Donald Trump downplayed a growing scandal Tuesday after a journalist was accidentally added to a group chat about air strikes on Yemen, denying any classified information was shared and defending a top aide over the breach.
A series of Israeli restrictions since early March have worsened an already dire humanitarian crisis

Israel Presses Ground Offensive In Gaza

Israel's military pressed ground operations across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, urging Palestinians to flee an offensive in Rafah city nearly a week into a renewed assault on the Hamas-ruled territory.

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