DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegal’s once jailed opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye was sworn in on Tuesday as the West African nation’s fifth and youngest president ever, promising to restore stability and bring economic progress. The 44-year-old former tax inspector defeated Amadou Ba, the candidate of outgoing President Macky Sall’s ruling …

(Reuters) – Manchester City defender Nathan Ake joins right back Kyle Walker and goalkeeper Ederson in facing a spell on the sidelines with injury, but John Stones may return against Aston Villa, manager Pep Guardiola said on Tuesday. Ake was forced off after 27 minutes during City’s 0-0 home draw …

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday called for a new approach to migration after Tajiks living in Russia were detained for a deadly attack on a concert hall outside Moscow that killed at least 144 people and wounded 551 more. Islamic State, the militant group that once sought …

PETALING JAYA: Using information given to other government agencies for the Central Database Hub (Padu) database without explicit permission of the owner is a breach of personal data privacy, says Datuk Dr Seri Wee Ka Siong. “Who has given the right for those in power to use data from 217 …

LIMA (Reuters) – Peru has had six presidents since 2018 and current head of state Dina Boluarte in political hot water and facing calls to step down amid questions about the provenance of her collection of Rolex watches. Boluarte is under investigation for illicit enrichment for possessing luxury timepieces watches …

LONDON: An OPEC+ ministerial panel is unlikely to recommend any oil output policy changes at a meeting on Wednesday, five OPEC+ sources told Reuters, as oil prices hit their highest this year. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies led by Russia, known as OPEC+, will hold an …

(Reuters) – Russia accused International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on Tuesday of taking part in a “conspiracy” with Ukraine to exclude its strongest athletes from this year’s Paris Games. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova made the allegation after two Russian pranksters known as Vovan and Lexus published a …

BERLIN (Reuters) – To hear Hartmut Issmer tell it, Germany’s recent history is one of decline from the 1970s to 2015, when then-Chancellor Angela Merkel let the migrants in. The construction engineer, who grew rich from the property boom in eastern Germany and is now the far-right Alternative for Germany’s …

KUALA LUMPUR: The Dewan Negara on Tuesday approved the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Amendment) Bill 2023, the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Amendment) Bill 2023 and the Highway Authority Malaysia (Incorporation) (Amendment) Bill 2023. The amendment to the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia Act 1999 was approved with a …

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s pro-Kurdish DEM Party called on Tuesday for authorities to reverse a block on one of its mayors taking office after local elections, and said it was challenging other results over what it called “illegal voters” that prevented it winning. The challenges by DEM – parliament’s third …