Australia’s Labor party outlined the government’s new position on Israeli settlements in the West Bank, by officially referring to them as illegal and the Palestinian territories as occupied. The Australian foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, first presented the new position to Labor lawmakers and senators on Tuesday, vowing more moves ...
Niger’s military junta appointed a transitional prime minister on Monday (August 7), as per a decree which was read on national television, say reports in local media. Ali Lamine Zene will now lead the caretaker government as prime minister. The development has come more than a week after a military ...
