Bloomberg Fourteen people died in a stampede at Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s election rally in the southern city of Port Harcourt, Punch reported. The accident occurred as supporters of the All Progressives Congress party were leaving the stadium where Buhari, who is seeking re-election, made a speech, the Lagos-based paper said, citing University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital spokesman Kem ...

Bloomberg Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, head of online media company Rappler Inc. that’s been critical of President Rodrigo Duterte, was arrested in her office for libel. State investigators escorted Ressa out of the Rappler office and brought her to their headquarters in Manila after serving the warrant at about 5:20 p.m local time on Wednesday, based on the media agency’s ...

Bloomberg Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte faced a backlash in the European Parliament for the populist actions of his two deputy premiers. Members of the European Union assembly used Conte’s appearance at a “Future of Europe” debate to warn about the future of Italy under Matteo Salvini and Luigi Di Maio, the two powers in the country’s anti-establishment coalition government. ...