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Ukraine war: Terror of African students in Russian-occupied Kherson

About 100 African students are pleading for help to leave the Ukrainian port city of Kherson, more than two weeks after it was captured...

Friends beg Vladimir Putin’s ‘lover’ to persuade him to end Ukraine invasion

Friends of Vladimir Putin's alleged lover have begged her to go to Moscow and persuade him to end the war, it is claimed. Former...

Ukraine war: Holocaust survivor killed by Russian shelling in Kharkiv

A Ukrainian man who survived the Nazi Holocaust during World War Two has been killed during a Russian attack on the eastern city of...

Motor rider speeding off with screaming girlfriend fined

A Kenyan motorist has been fined by a court after being filmed speeding off on a highway with a screaming female passenger while one...

SA police launch search for suspects who raped two women inside church

The South African police have launched a search for three armed men who allegedly raped two women inside a church. The police spokesperson, who strongly...

Girl, 5, dies on way to meet doctors after being sent home from school with ‘tummy bug’

A five-year-old girl from Hull tragically died on her way to see an out-of-hours General Practitioner just hours after another doctor sent her home...

Former Mali Prime Minister dies in detention

Mali’s former Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga, who has been on trial for corruption charges, has died aged 67. Mr Maïga died on Monday at...

Ukraine President Zelensky warns failed talks with Russia could lead to ‘Third World War’

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky issued a warning to CNN’s Fareed Zakaria Sunday, saying that if negotiations with Russia were to fall apart, we could be at the precipice...

UK blames Russia for hoax calls to cabinet ministers

The UK government has publicly blamed Russia for hoax calls about the conflict in Ukraine made to British cabinet ministers. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and...

Horrifying moment Russian bombs obliterate Kyiv shopping mall

This is the horrifying moment Russian bombs destroyed a Kyiv shopping mall, killing at least eight people. Firefighters have been working through the night to rescue Ukrainians trapped underneath...

Teenage boy and 59-year-old lover caned for having sex in public [Photo]

A 59-year-old woman was publicly caned for having sex with a boy in Uganda.  The woman, identified as Ms Kedesi Katsigaire, a resident of Nyambirizi Village,...

Imam accuses his mosque member of impregnating his wife

Muslim cleric, Alhaji Lukman Shittu, has alleged that one of the worshippers at the mosque he presides over impregnated his wife. Shittu made the allegation while...

The lonely funeral of a young soldier in Ukraine

There was no family around Dmytro Kotenko when they put him in the ground. His parents did not hear the gunshots that rang out...

Six killed after car drives into crowd

At least six people have been killed after a car drove into a crowd of carnival-goers in southern Belgium. The incident happened in the...

Plane carrying 133 people crashes in southern China

A Boeing-737 jetliner carrying 133 people crashed in the mountains in southern China's Guangxi region on Monday afternoon, with fire visible on site, according...

How man was arrested with liquid cocaine at airport [Video]

A self-acclaimed businessman, Okeke Adolphus Anayochukwu, has been arrested with narcotics at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, in Nigeria. He was nabbed by the operatives...

16-year-old girl commits suicide over fake nails

A 16-year-old  girl from Zimbabwe left the community in shock after she committed suicide over fake nails. Talent Kudzai Chisvinga is believed to have committed suicide...

Heroic Ukrainian mum saves baby’s life by taking Russian shrapnel hits to body

Bandaged and bloodied, a mum nurses the baby she saved from Russian shellfire by shielding the tot with her own body. Brave Olga — badly...

Parents return from holiday to find son is at war in Ukraine

The parents of Scottish garage owner Adam Ennis were on holiday when he decided to pick up arms and fight alongside the Ukrainian Army. And...

Belgian sanctioned by US for smuggling DR Congo gold

Belgian gold dealer Alain Goetz and a network of companies have been sanctioned by the US for allegedly smuggling hundreds of millions of dollars’...

Moment ‘invisible’ Russian hypersonic missile destroys Ukraine military base

New drone footage shows the moment Russia launched a hypersonic missile strike on Ukraine. A clip filmed from a military drone shows people fleeing through the snow...

Russia’s lethal ‘exoskeleton’ suits that give soldiers deadly ‘battlefield powers’

The Russian army appear to have some high-tech tricks up its sleeves with a deadly 'exoskeleton' giving their soldiers lethal powers, it has been claimed. While it...

Putin hails Crimea annexation and war with lessons on heroism

Eight years after Russian troops seized Ukraine's southern region of Crimea, the event is being celebrated with flag-waving crowds in Moscow's Luzhniki stadium and...

Sex workers go digital, form WhatsApp groups

Commercial sex workers in Tana River County, Kenya, have elected to digitise their business by forming WhatsApp groups led by various veterans in the...

Russia Today: News channel RT’s UK licence revoked by Ofcom

Russian state-backed news channel RT has had its licence to broadcast in the UK revoked “with immediate effect”, media regulator Ofcom has said. “We do...

Ukraine conflict: Putin lays out his demands in Turkish phone call

Turkey has positioned itself with great care to be the go-between with Russia and Ukraine – and this seems to be paying off. On Thursday...

I don’t want you to be broken like my father – Arnold Schwarzenegger tells Russian troops in Ukraine

Arnold Schwarzenegger has made an impassioned plea to Russian troops in Ukraine, telling them he does not want to see them “broken” like his...

Pastor Chris to host free healing streams session

The Healing Streams Live Healing Services programme with Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has traditionally served as a place for healing, hope, and miracles. It does...

US denies Hushpuppi committed fraud from prison

The US government has dismissed as fake the reports that the detained Nigerian influencer Ramon Abbas, known as Hushpuppi, executed a $400,000 (£304,000) internet...

African nations’ neutrality on Ukraine war under fire

The US ambassador to the United Nations has said that African states cannot remain neutral on the war in Ukraine. Speaking to the BBC, Linda...

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari apologises for petrol and power woes

Nigeria’s President has apologised for the hardships caused by recent fuel shortages and the power cuts that followed this week’s collapse of the national...

Job recruiter shares mistake you’re making that could be costing you the job

Once you've secured the big interview, it's time to ace it - and preparation is key. Luckily, Taryn Ross, talent acquisition manager at the recruiting...

Former refugee donates 100kg maize crop to Ukrainians

A subsistence farmer in Burundi, who used to be a refugee, is donating 100kg (220lb) of his maize crop to those fleeing violence in...

Russia attacks theatre sheltering civilians, Ukraine says

Ukraine has accused Russian forces of bombing a theatre where civilians were sheltering in the besieged southern city of Mariupol. Deputy Mayor Sergei Orlov told...

Man, 50, travels from Britain to Poland to help Ukrainian refugees escaping war

Celebrating his 50th birthday, Paul Kenwright was looking forward to a few days away with partner Angeline Cottrill. But as they discussed a romantic city...

Mother of 12 killed defending Ukrainian frontline

Tributes have been paid to a combat medic and mother, Olga Semidyanova, who was killed battling Russian troops in Ukraine to help repel Putin's...

Kanye West suspended from Instagram

Kanye West has been suspended from Instagram after he posted a racial slur directed at "Daily Show" host Trevor Noah, a spokesperson for Meta...

Netflix to start charging users who share their password

Sharing your Netflix password with someone for free outside your household may soon be a thing of the past. In a news release posted to its website...

Paul Pogba’s home burgled during Champions League defeat to Atletico

Paul Pogba has revealed his home was burgled during Manchester United's clash with Atletico Madrid in the Champions League. The French midfielder took to social...

Diébédo Francis Kéré: The first African to win architecture’s top award

Burkino Faso-born architect, Diébédo Francis Kéré, has become the first African to win the prestigious Pritzker Prize, which is often referred to as the...