The US government has announced a phased drawdown of PEPFAR funding for South Africa, citing concerns over Afrikaner protection and unmet policy requests.
The US government has announced a phased drawdown of PEPFAR funding for South Africa, citing concerns over Afrikaner protection and unmet policy requests.
Guinea-Bissau's police are "actively" searching for former prime minister Aristide Gomes, who went into hiding after returning last week from exile abroad, a police official said Wednesday. He had been living under diplomatic protection or in exile abroad until his return home.
Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin, who risks being jailed 10 years for denouncing President Vladimir Putin's assault on Ukraine, went on trial in Moscow on Wednesday. Another Moscow councillor, Alexei Gorinov, was in July sentenced to seven years in prison for denouncing the Ukraine offensive.
Three women and 11 men were flogged Wednesday on the orders of an Afghan court after they were found guilty of theft and "moral crimes", a provincial official said. However, this is the first time that officials have confirmed such punishment ordered by a court.
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