Abiy Ahmed retains majority in Ethiopia election amid conflict fears
Ethiopia's general election has returned Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party to a large parliamentary majority, in a vote overshadowed by conflict, accusations of repression and limited participation by opposition parties. The party has won 438 of the 501 seats declared, according to the confirmed results available so far. Abiy is now set to be sworn in for another term at the beginning of October.The result strengthens the position of the 49-year-old leader, who first came to power in 2018 after anti-government protests. He was initially praised for efforts to reduce political divisions and later won the Nobel Peace Prize... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 21 Jun 2026 16:30 LONDON
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DR Congo Ebola outbreak worsens as confirmed cases rise to 956
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has reported a further rise in confirmed Ebola cases, with the total increasing to 956 and deaths reaching 247. The latest figures mark an increase from 933 confirmed cases and 245 deaths reported on Friday. Health officials say the outbreak is continuing in the country's northeast, where response teams are trying to keep pace with transmission.The World Health Organization has warned that the virus is spreading rapidly and that the outbreak remains serious. Marie-Roseline Belizaire, the WHO's Africa emergencies chief, said the situation was evolving quickly and that health teams were still racing to... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 21 Jun 2026 00:29 LONDON
Zimbabwe MPs pass bill to extend presidential terms and end direct elections
Zimbabwe's lower house of parliament has passed a constitutional bill that would extend presidential terms from five years to seven and end direct presidential elections. If enacted, the changes would allow President Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain in power until 2030. The legislation now moves to the senate, where it is also expected to pass before being signed into law.Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda announced that 216 lawmakers backed the bill, comfortably above the 187 votes needed for a two-thirds majority to amend the constitution. Forty-two MPs voted against it. The draft law also changes the way presidents are chosen, with... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 19 Jun 2026 09:30 LONDON
Scottish Conservatives win Aberdeen South in first Westminster by-election victory in more than 50 years
The Scottish Conservatives have won the Westminster by-election in Aberdeen South, taking the seat from the SNP in a result that marks their first such victory in more than 50 years. The contest was triggered after the SNP's Stephen Flynn resigned from the House of Commons following his election to Holyrood. The result comes alongside a separate SNP hold in Arbroath and Broughty Ferry, where Lara Bird retained the seat for the party.Douglas Lumsden, a Scottish Conservative MSP and former oil and gas worker, won Aberdeen South by a margin of more than 6,000 votes. The Conservatives took more than... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 19 Jun 2026 03:03 LONDON
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Colombia heads to run-off as Abelardo de la Espriella and Ivan Cepeda vie for presidency
Colombia is heading to a presidential run-off on Sunday, with far-right outsider Abelardo de la Espriella facing left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda in a contest that has sharpened the choice between continuity and change. The vote comes less than a month after the first round, in which neither candidate won the majority needed to avoid a second round. The result will determine who succeeds outgoing President Gustavo Petro.De la Espriella took the lead in the first round on May 31 with 43.7 percent of the vote, while Cepeda followed with 40.9 percent. The gap was narrower in the earlier summary of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 18 Jun 2026 17:07 LONDON
The Unspoken Stats: Who is Raping Europe?
Answering this question requires a direct look at the empirical data so, below is the comprehensive, data-verified draft for my article, formatted to analyse the relationship between immigration demographics and police-recorded sexual offense figures across Europe. Data vs. Perception: An Asymmetric Analysis of Migration and Sexual Offence Statistics in Europe While my primary field of research is rooted in macro-geopolitics, the responsibilities of independent journalism often demand transitioning from international balance-of-power metrics to domestic social realities. A recent high-profile criminal incident in England involving the gang rape of a 17-year-old girl by four Afghani nationals where one of them is... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 16 Jun 2026 20:09 LONDON
Hungary passes term-limit reform to block Orban comeback
Hungarian members of parliament have approved a constitutional amendment limiting prime ministerial terms to eight years, in a move that effectively blocks Viktor Orban from a potential return to power. The vote took place in Budapest on Monday and passed overwhelmingly, despite opposition from Orban's Fidesz party. It is one of the first major reforms introduced by Prime Minister Peter Magyar since his Tisza party won April's parliamentary elections.Lawmakers voted 150 in favour, 50 against and six abstained. The reform uses Tisza's constitutional majority in parliament and is described as a major campaign promise of Magyar's party. Magyar has said... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 15 Jun 2026 22:35 LONDON
Fear the Shia, Arm the Sunnis: The Uncomfortable Numbers Behind America’s War Narrative
“When fear is managed carefully enough, a nation can be taught to look away from the blood on the floor and stare instead at the shadow on the wall.” A friend of mine, whose name I will not reveal because he asked me not to, sat across from me over dinner and placed a question on the table that would not leave me alone. He was born into a Muslim Shia background, and for the angle of this article, that detail matters, not because I wish to reduce a man to a sect, but because sect has become one of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 23 May 2026 08:00 LONDON
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