Ousmane Sonko, Senegal's prominent opposition leader, was released from prison ahead of the March 24 election. Sonko said he plans to address his supporters.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán delivered a fiery speech in which he called for spectators to help him “occupy Brussels" in the upcoming European Union elections.
The Polish Catholic Church, facing declining church attendance due to scandals of clergy abuse, has elected Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda as its new leader.
A rubber boat sank off of Turkey's northwest province of Canakkale, causing 16 people to drown, including 4 children. Search and rescue operations are underway.
Houthi rebels attacked a tanker in the Red Sea, but the crew was unharmed. The British military initially reported the ship was struck by a missile but found no damage.
A man identifying himself as a prophet has been charged with exploiting children in Zimbabwe after police raided his compound, where he led a religious sect.
At least 14 people, including a paramedic, were killed on Friday at the scene of a Russian missile attack on homes in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa.
A humanitarian aid ship carrying nearly 200 tons of supplies arrived in the Gaza Strip using a new route as officials report having a difficult time delivering aid.
Three soldiers and 27 people were wounded on Thursday in an attack on a hotel in Somalia's capital. The attack involved explosions followed by gunfire.
India's recent implementation of a citizenship law has sparked controversy due to its exclusion of Muslims, raising concerns about a Hindu nationalist agenda.
Russia has coerced hundreds of thousands of people in occupied Ukraine into accepting Russian passports by making survival without them nearly impossible.
Australia has decided to reinstate funding to a United Nations agency and increase aid to Gaza. This decision follows allegations made by Israel against some UNRWA staff.
Leaders of Germany, France and Poland are set to meet in Berlin to discuss supporting Ukraine as it faces a military resource shortage, according to officials.
The United Nations and United States led an international effort that provided around $13.5 billion to Haiti for recovery after the 2010 earthquake, but many doubt it proved effective.
Top Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko was released from jail late Thursday, shortly before the West African nation's March 24 presidential election.
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Gabriel Escobar expressed concern Thursday that Kosovo's ban on the Serbian dinar could cause “an emerging humanitarian issue."
The Somali Islamist terrorist group al-Shabab has claimed credit for a Mogadishu hotel attack which breached the security perimeter; hotel is popular with government officials.