The Senegalese government continues to pursue its election pledges, including a review of foreign investment contracts seen as contributing to the exploitation of national resources and the waste of public wealth.

Senegal has doubled prison sentences for same-sex activity, sparking domestic support and international human rights criticism.

Amir Ohana is the first openly gay Speaker of the Knesset; he lives with another man and they have adopted twins, and his election to the position has drawn sharp criticism from rabbis and ultra-Orthodox officials who refuse to shake his hand.

Fears are growing that a new pope with an anti-Islamic outlook could revive the confrontational policies of earlier pontiffs, reigniting tensions with the Muslim world.

Following his outspoken support for Donald Trump’s reelection, Hamtramck Yemeni Muslim mayor Amer Ghaleb has been named the next U.S. ambassador to Kuwait.