Key figure in Comey case sues to block use of evidence as DOJ mulls second indictment
WASHINGTON, Dec 2 – A key figure in the Trump administration’s now-dismissed criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey has asked a federal judge to bar prosecutors from continuing…
Tunisia arrests prominent opponent Hammami to enforce 5-year jail term
TUNIS, Dec 2 – Police arrested prominent Tunisian opposition figure Ayachi Hammami at his home on Tuesday to enforce a five-year prison term on a conviction for conspiracy against state…
German conservatives pass trial vote on pension reform in win for coalition
BERLIN, Dec 2 – Conservative legislators in Germany voted by a large majority in favour of a contested pension reform package in what had been billed as a trial ballot…
Romania seeks judicial pension reform again after first try thwarted
BUCHAREST, Dec 2 – Romania’s government sought fast-track parliamentary approval on Tuesday for a bill raising the retirement age for judges and prosecutors and capping their pensions after the top…
Guinea-Bissau cannot complete presidential election, commission says
BISSAU, Dec 2 – Guinea-Bissau’s electoral commission said on Tuesday it was unable to complete the November 23 presidential election process after armed men seized ballots and vote tallies from…
Venezuela approves migrant repatriation flight from US
Dec 2 – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has approved a migrant repatriation flight from the United States, Venezuelan authorities said on Tuesday, days after Caracas said comments by U.S. President…
Belgian police raid EU diplomatic service on fraud suspicion
BRUSSELS, Dec 2 – Belgian police have raided the EU’s diplomatic service (EEAS) in Brussels and a training college, the College of Europe in Bruges, as part of a probe…
Belgian police raid EU’s diplomatic service on fraud suspicion
BRUSSELS, Dec 2 – Belgian police have raided the EU’s diplomatic service (EEAS) in Brussels and a training college, the College of Europe in Bruges, as part of a probe…
Witkoff and Kushner to meet Putin to discuss ending war in Ukraine
MOSCOW, Dec 2 – U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and son-in-law Jared Kushner were due to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday for talks on a…
Nigeria’s defence minister quits as government faces rising violence
LAGOS, Dec 2 – Nigeria’s defence minister has resigned, citing health reasons, President Bola Tinubu’s office said, as the West African country faces a surge in mass kidnappings that have…