Senegal's official journal on Tuesday showed that President Bassirou Diomaye Faye had formally signed into law new legislation on same-sex relations that have proved contentious abroad despite broad political support within the majority Muslim country's parliament.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz spoke of "an explosion of violence" during a session of the Bundestag, Germany's lower house of parliament, in March, where he was asked about violence against women. He said there was a need to talk about the causes of this, adding that "a significant portion of this violence comes from immigrant groups."
Hundreds turned out as Zimbabwe's parliament began nationwide public hearings on a Constitution Amendment Bill drafted by the ruling ZANU‑PF. The proposed changes, which include extending presidential terms and altering how presidents are elected, have drawn both strong support and sharp criticism.
Now, more than 80 years after the end of the Nazi dictatorship, anyone can click through millions of index cards in the US National Archives without registering, and search for the names of their own grandparents and great-grandparents.
Homesick in a foreign country, a teenager meets a lifelong friend Holly Deiaco-Smith (left) and Chantal Jouve (right) in Strasbourg, France, in 2014. The two met in the 1990s, during an encounter in a post office.
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A wolf bit and injured a woman in the northern German city of Hamburg, police said late Monday. It represents a rare human encounter with the typically shy species. The incident occurred near an Ikea store about 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) from the center of Germany's second-biggest city, authorities said.
March 31, 2026 In the international friendlies before the FIFA World Cup, some players on Germany's national football team made the most of their chances, while others missed the opportunity to impress.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and foreign ministers from across the bloc arrived in Kyiv to attend a memorial on Tuesday for victims of the 2022 Bucha killings. The Russian army is accused of killing hundreds of civilians in the Kyiv suburb at the beginning of the war in Ukraine, as Moscow troops withdrew on March 31.
Just as optimists sensed that the United States-Israel war with Iran was on the verge of winding down, the monthlong crisis takes yet another twist.
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In a major interview with German sports magazine kicker at the start of March, Germany head coach Julian Nagelsmann had said a team's belief can emerge in the space of just two games.