French writer accused of under-age rape gets new publisher
Disgraced French writer Gabriel Matzneff, currently under investigation for raping children, has found a new editor who said Thursday it would publish a collection of his essays.
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Regional body to discuss Peru political crisis
The Organization of American States will hold a special meeting Thursday on the political crisis in Peru, where President Pedro Castillo faces several investigations he denounces as a "coup d'etat."
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Finland plans fence on Russia border, dividing East and West
More than 30 years after the fall of the Iron Curtain, Finland plans to erect a barbed-wire fence on its border with Russia dividing East and West, following the war in Ukraine.
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Liz Truss becomes Downing Street's briefest incumbent
Liz Truss is set to become the shortest-serving prime minister in Britain's history, after the public, MPs and the markets comprehensively rejected the self-styled heir to Margaret Thatcher.
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Pound, London stocks climb after Truss resignation
The London stock market and the pound bounced on Thursday after British Prime Minister Liz Truss announced her resignation following disastrous policies that rocked the markets for weeks.
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UK's PM Truss quits, Tories vow new leader next week
British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Thursday announced her resignation just six crisis-filled weeks after taking office, becoming the shortest-lived premier in UK history.
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Chad protest clashes leave 'about 30' dead, including security forces
Deadly clashes between police and demonstrators protesting at the military's grip on power erupted in Chad on Thursday, claiming "about 30" lives, including around 10 members of the security forces, according to an official toll.
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S.Africa paves way for cryptocurrency regulation
South Africa's financial watchdog on Thursday declared cryptocurrency a financial product, paving way for the regulation of the assets in the continent's most advanced economy.
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Ukraine curbs electricity use after Russian strikes
Ukraine began curbing electricity consumption on Thursday as it raced to carry out repairs on infrastructure destroyed by Russian bombing as winter approaches.
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European Space Agency to launch two missions on SpaceX rockets
The European Space Agency announced Thursday it will use SpaceX's Falcon 9 rockets to launch two scientific missions because of delays to its own Ariane 6 rocket and the cancellation of flights on Russia's Soyuz launchers.
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