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Congo ex-justice minister convicted of embezzlement in construction project

A former justice minister in Congo was convicted for embezzling millions of dollars earmarked for a prison construction in the northern city of Kisangani...

Trump says India offered to remove tariffs on US goods

US President Donald Trump says India has offered to cut its tariffs "to nothing" even as he called the current trade stalemate with the...

Jaguar Land Rover production severely hit by cyber-attack

A cyber-attack has "severely disrupted" Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) vehicle production, including at its two main UK plants. The company, which is owned by India's...

Google avoids break-up but must share data with rivals

Google will not have to sell its Chrome web browser but must share information with competitors, a US federal judge has ordered. The remedies decided...

Trump and sons’ stake in crypto firm worth $5bn

The crypto token backed by the Trump family has started publicly trading, giving the holdings owned by the US president and his sons a...

Burkina Faso’s parliament votes to outlaw homosexual acts

Burkina Faso's unelected transitional parliament has passed a bill banning homosexual acts, a little over a year after a draft of an amended family...

Gold price hits record high as investors seek safety

The price of gold has hit a record high as demand for the precious metal remains strong amid global economic uncertainty. The spot gold price...

Russia’s Putin hails ‘unprecedented’ ties with China at talks in Beijing

Russian leader Vladimir Putin said his ties with Chinese President Xi Jinping are at an "unprecedented level" as the two met in Beijing on...

Trump defends U-turn on Chinese student visas after Maga backlash

US President Donald Trump has defended his decision to issue 600,000 Chinese student visas, despite a backlash from some supporters. He told The Daily Caller...

New $250 visa fee risks deepening US travel slump

A new $250 "visa integrity fee" imposed on travellers to the United States risks piling more pressure on the struggling travel industry, as overseas...

US tells diplomats to refuse most visas for Palestinian passport holders

The US State Department has instructed its diplomats to refuse most visas for Palestinian passport holders, whether they live in the West Bank, Gaza,...

Nude beach etiquette: Lose your clothes, not your manners

Most of us have felt the freedom and delight that comes with stripping down to a swimsuit on a sunny day and wading into...

Nestlé fires boss after romantic relationship with employee

Nestlé has fired its chief executive after just one year in the job because he failed to disclose a "romantic relationship" with a "direct...

Mob burns Nigerian woman to death for alleged blasphemy

A woman has been burnt to death by a mob in northern Nigeria's Niger state after she was accused of blaspheming the Prophet Muhammad,...

Boat heading to Canary Islands capsizes, killing at least 69 passengers

At least 69 people have died and many more are missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Mauritania, coastguards in the north-west...

Jewellery boss in £170m scam told shop staff to pretend to be customers

Staff at a luxury jewellery retailer were told to pose as customers to trick investors in the UK's biggest diamond scam, BBC Panorama can...

Hundreds feared dead, injured as earthquake of magnitude 6 hits Afghanistan

Hundreds were feared dead and injured in an earthquake of magnitude 6 that struck Afghanistan's rugged northeastern province of Kunar, authorities said on Monday,...

Three killed and dozens injured in train derailment in Egypt

Three people have been killed and 103 others injured due to a train derailing while en route to the Egyptian capital Cairo, the country's...

Trump administration moves to fire most Voice of America journalists

The Trump administration has moved to terminate almost 500 employees of the federally funded news organisation Voice of America (VOA). The step is the latest...

China and India pledge to be ‘partners not rivals’

The leaders of China and India say there is now deepening trust between them after years of tension that includes a long-running border dispute. China's...

Fact Check: Video shows a joint military exercise in Estonia – not Colombian mercenaries fighting in Sudan

A video clip actually shows part of a joint live-ammunition military exercise conducted by the U.S. armed forces and troops from several European countries...

172 Ivorian refugees seek asylum in Ghana

One hundred and seventy-two Ivorians have, since the last two weeks, fled into Ghana to seek asylum. The refugees are said to be fleeing in...

Meta created flirty chatbots of Taylor Swift, other celebrities without permission

Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities – including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez – to create dozens...

Most Trump tariffs are not legal, US appeals court rules

A divided U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that most of Donald Trump's tariffs are illegal, undercutting the Republican president's use of the levies...

Trump cancels Secret Service protection for Kamala Harris

President Donald Trump has cancelled Secret Service protection for Kamala Harris, which had been extended by Joe Biden before he left office, according to...

South Korea bans phones in school classrooms nationwide

South Korea has passed a bill banning the use of mobile phones and smart devices during class hours in schools - becoming the latest...

Thai court sacks PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra for ethics violation

Thailand's Constitutional Court dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office on Friday for an ethics violation after only a year in power, in another crushing...

Teenager who shot Colombian senator sentenced to seven years

A 15-year-old boy has been sentenced to seven years in juvenile detention for shooting Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay at a rally in...

Tourist pouring beer down elephant’s trunk in Kenya sparks anger

Several investigations have been launched after a Spanish man in Kenya posted videos of himself pouring beer down an elephant's trunk, sparking anger on...

Baltasar Engonga: Equatorial Guinea official in sex scandal sentenced 

A nephew of Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who was at the centre of a sex tape scandal last year, has been sentenced...

Ghana, Singapore partner on cross-border payment systems to boost AfCFTA trade

President John Dramani Mahama has announced a partnership between Ghana and Singapore to develop interoperable cross-border payment systems, aimed at facilitating trade and investment...

Gunmen in Nigeria’s Zamfara abduct over 100 in deadly attack

Gunmen killed at least two people and abducted over 100, mostly women and children, in an attack on Nigeria's Zamfara State, local officials and...

Gaza City evacuation inevitable, Israeli army warns Palestinians

The Israeli military has told Palestinians that the evacuation of Gaza City is "inevitable", as its forces prepare to conquer it. In a post on...

‘I thought it was the end of my life’: Inside Israel’s attack on Iran’s Evin Prison

"For me, hell was not the moment Israel attacked; hell was the moment they wouldn't open the door for us," Motahareh Goonei recalls...

Denmark apologises to Greenland’s forced contraception victims

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has issued a long-awaited apology to the Greenlandic women and their families affected by what she called "systematic discrimination"...

2 children are dead after a shooting during a Catholic school Mass

An 8-year-old and a 10-year-old were killed in a shooting today during Mass marking the first week of class at a Catholic school in...

Whether to seek third term or not – Mahama sets records straight 

President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed his adherence to Ghana’s two-term presidential limit, stressing that he will not be on the ballot in 2028. He...

Eswatini gov’t faces court challenge for accepting US deportees

Human rights lawyers and activists have sued the government of Eswatini for making a secretive deal with President Donald Trump's administration to accept third-country...

Meghan on who said ‘I love you’ first, and what she misses about UK

Californian sunsets, perfectly decorated cakes, and lessons in how to make salt and vinegar crisps. That's right - With Love, Meghan, is back. Series two of...

Kenya Airways wants to raise at least $500 million to expand fleet

Kenya Airways aims to finalise plans to raise at least $500 million in extra capital to expand and improve its fleet by the first...