The people of 2 December

Nigerian president Bola Tinubu appoints retired army general Christopher Gwabin Musa as defence minister, following Mohammed Badaru Abubakar's resignation amid a nationwide security emergency.

Politics · 2 Dec · with Christopher Gwabin Musa, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar

Incumbent Saint Lucian prime minister Philip J. Pierre wins a second term in office while his party, the Saint Lucia Labour Party, wins 14 of the 15 seats in Parliament against the opposition United Workers Party.

Politics · 2 Dec

Indonesia and the Netherlands agree to repatriate two elderly Dutch nationals convicted of drug trafficking, including one on death row, on humanitarian grounds, following a request from Dutch king Willem-Alexander.

World · 2 Dec

Venezuela approves the United States's request to resume deportation flights, reversing a brief suspension imposed following U.S. president Donald Trump's declaration that Venezuelan airspace was "closed".

World · 2 Dec

Former European Union foreign and security policy chief Federica Mogherini and two others are arrested in Belgium amid a fraud investigation.

Crime & Justice · 2 Dec

Tunisian police arrest former human rights minister Ayachi Hammami to enforce a five-year prison sentence for a state-security conspiracy conviction issued amid recent appellate court rulings that imposed long jail terms on opposition figures.

Crime & Justice · 2 Dec