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Leader accused of seeking to be ‘president, prime minister and party leader all at the same time’

From the tranq dope crisis in Philadelphia to voodoo in Benin, Belgian photojournalist Gaël Turine speaks to Eve Jackson on arts24 about his award-winning work. Over the past 25 years, his photographs have been widely exhibited throughout Europe and the world. He's also regularly published in the international press. Gaël…

Pavel Durov, CEO of Telegram, faces criminal charges in France, sparking international interest and concerns about online platform regulations.

The arrest of maverick entrepreneur Pavel Durov has drawn global attention to the importance of his messaging app Telegram for Russian troops and propagandists as Moscow's war against Ukraine grinds into its third year.

Durov’s messaging platform has nearly a billion users, and has played an especially key role in the Russia-Ukraine war.

President Emmanuel Macron faced an uphill battle Tuesday seeking fresh talks over a new government in France, with the political left refusing to take part after he rejected their candidate for prime minister.

From infrastructure to tourism, China is strengthening its control over its smaller neighbour Nepal. Beijing has been increasing its investment in trade, tourism and reconstruction since Nepal's devastating 2015 earthquake. It is also sending teachers to teach Chinese to the Nepalese, gradually turning them away from India. Caught between the…

President Emmanuel Macron faced an uphill battle Tuesday to launch fresh talks over a new government in France, with the political left refusing to take part after he rejected their candidate for prime minister.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, 3.4% of the 16,700 recorded Mpox cases have died. The government has announced a response and hopes to receive the first vaccine doses this week. But in the meantime, medical teams are tending to more and more infected people, particularly in the east of…