Kenya marked its fight for democracy on Monday, with police blocking main roads in Nairobi ahead of potential protests.

US senators to vote on Trump's "big beautiful" spending bill, with the president voicing confidence despite obstacles with ...

Women's rights regressed around the world due to factors ranging from climate change to democratic backsliding, UN Women report.

US President Donald Trump‘s decision to slap sanctions on the International Criminal Court, set up to rule on humanity’s worst crimes, sent shock waves around the world. Experts tell AFP the sanctions ...

Monday marks five years since Beijing imposed a national security law after widespread and sometimes violent pro-democracy ...

India's move to strip Kashmir of its special autonomy have led to fears that the ruling Hindu Nationalist party seeks to change the regions demographics ...

Despite the obvious benefits for economic growth, there are nearly insurmountable barriers for mass unskilled or semi-skilled immigration into Japan.

To reach an agreement on the completion and filling of Ethiopia's GERD dam, Egypt must rely more on technical experts and less on politicians' influence.

A UN report revealed North Korean women undergo forced labor, sexual violence, and forced abortion and infanticide in the country’s detention centers.

Interpreting the anti-immigrant PVV’s success as a sign of a large right-wing or xenophobic swing in Dutch public opinion seems unconvincing.

The most immediate benefit of social media for politicians is that it gives them a low cost battleground to compete, communicate, and make themselves known.