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The Prosecutor’s Office in Georgia has launched an investigation into alleged vote rigging in last weekend’s parliamentary election, which officials said was won by the ruling party and the opposition denounced as illegitimate.

More than 100 political parties in Guinea face a three-month battle for survival after the ruling junta published the results of a probe designed to bring order to the country’s political landscape.

At least 62 people have died in Spain’s eastern Valencia region after flash floods swept through villages, carrying away cars, flooding streets and disrupting rail lines and highways in what officials are calling one of Spain’s worst natural disasters in recent memory.

Ikea has pledged to contribute €6 million to a hardship fund for victims of the former East German dictatorship, acknowledging that some of its suppliers had used political prisoners as forced labourers.

Climate change is causing unprecedented damage to human health worldwide, with the authors of a major report on Wednesday warning that "wasted time has been paid in lives".

A record 735 homeless people died on the streets of France in 2023, the non-profit Les Morts de la Rue, which tracks homeless deaths, said on Wednesday. The group accuses officials and the public of ignoring the crisis, saying the toll reflects widespread indifference to the struggles faced by homeless…

Botswana goes to the polls this Wednesday with incumbent President Mokgweetsi Masisi facing three main challengers in what analysts are calling the country’s most competitive vote yet. The prosperous, diamond-rich nation has maintained a stable democracy since gaining independence from Britain in 1966.

Beijing said Wednesday it had lodged a complaint with the World Trade Organisation over the European Union's decision to impose hefty tariffs on Chinese-made electric cars.

Researchers are warning that generative AI could drive a massive increase in e-waste – up to five million tonnes per year by 2030 – worsening the global toxic trash crisis.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday renewed France's support for Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara.

Mercury contamination has been found in cans of tuna tested across Europe, with some samples containing four times the permitted level, two NGOs warned on Tuesday. The highest level was found in cans sold by French brand Petit Navire.