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Iran accuses US of provoking Middle East 'crises'
Iran accuses US of provoking Middle East 'crises'
by  AFP

Tehran on Sunday accused Washington of provoking tensions in the Middle East, a day after US President Joe Biden ended a tour to Iran's rival Saudi Arabia and arch-foe Israel. Biden began his regional tour on Wednesday in Israel, before visiting the Palestinian Territories and then flying to Saudi Arabia.

Sri Lanka protest movement reaches 100 days
Sri Lanka protest movement reaches 100 days
by  AFP

Sri Lanka's protest movement reached its 100th day Sunday having forced one president from office and now turning its sights on his successor as the country's economic crisis continues. His mismanagement is blamed for Sri Lanka's financial turmoil, which has forced its 22 million people to endure shortages of food, fuel and medicines since late last year.

Jammeh-era victims warily welcome death sentence for Gambian ex-spies
Jammeh-era victims warily welcome death sentence for Gambian ex-spies
by  AFP

When Muhammed Sandeng first learned that his father, political activist Ebrima Solo Sandeng, had been tortured to death at the Gambian national spy agency's headquarters, he felt one emotion above all else. The accused blamed Solo Sandeng's murder on Jammeh's private death squad despite it taking place on the intelligence agency's grounds.

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