Senegal PM slams West’s ‘homosexual tyranny’, defends LGBTQ crackdown
Human rights groups have criticised the government’s legislation targeting same-sex relationships.

Human rights groups have criticised the government’s legislation targeting same-sex relationships.







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The UN warns disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz could drive up food and fertiliser costs, and worsen global hunger.
The extra funds come on top of $2bn announced in December but fall short of past commitments from the US.
The UN-backed agreement will see the ICRC facilitate the exchange of hundreds of detainees from both sides.
UN resolution calls for freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz
UN condemns confrontation in occupied West Bank as ‘appalling and emblematic of the dehumanisation of Palestinians’.
Draft resolution demands Iran halt attacks, pin-point mines and ensure passage of humanitarian aid through strait.
Marco Rubio has called on the UN for a Hormuz solution as talks for a peace deal in Iran continue.

The United Nations has called on Israel to “immediately” release two activists detained on a flotilla bound for Gaza.

China’s UN Ambassador Fu Cong says maintaining the ceasefire and reopening the Strait of Hormuz are “urgent” priorities.
The UNIFIL mission has faced a growing number of casualties as Israel and Hezbollah continue to fight.