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Dozens killed in ‘barbaric, senseless’ violence in Nigeria (Al Jazeera)

Nigeria’s presidency says dozens of people have been killed in violence between farmers and herders in the country’s central Nasarawa state. In a statement late...

Has the political process in Libya failed? (Al Jazeera)

Libya was among the Arab Spring nations, and since a revolution toppled the government a decade ago, it has not known peace or political...

UN’s Guterres calls on Lebanese leaders to respond to grievances (Kareem Chehayeb, Al Jazeera)

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged Lebanese leaders to listen and respond to their population’s grievances, as the country’s economy continues to spiral. “I am...

5 things to know about Erdogan’s plan to shore up Turkey’s lira (Asli Kandemir, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan unveiled an emergency plan to curb the lira’s unprecedented depreciation and protect investors against wild swings in the currency....

Two deaths, 13 rape allegations reported after Sudan protests (Al Jazeera)

The United Nations Human Rights Office has said that it had received 13 allegations of rape and gang rape by security forces during protests...

Libya electoral commission dissolves poll committees (Al Jazeera)

Libya’s head of the High National Electoral Commission (HNEC) has ordered the dissolution of the electoral committees nationwide, in a move that effectively postpones...

New Syrian migrants seek Europe, driven by post-war misery (Al Jazeera)

She had already walked for 60 hours through the wet, dark forests of Poland, trying to make her way to Germany, when the 29-year-old...

Turkish lira rockets after Erdogan’s promise to protect deposits (Al Jazeera)

The Turkish lira rocketed off record lows on Tuesday after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced new measures to safeguard local currency deposits against severe...

Visit of Chairman Vietnam’s National People’s Assembly and India-Vietnam Relations (Vinod Anand, Vivekananda International Foundation)

Mr. Vuong Dinh Hue, the Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam, visited India from 15 to 19 December to bolster India-Vietnam cooperation in...

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