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Xenophobic attacks: Nigeria to seek compensation for property abandoned by citizens fleeing South Africa

Nigeria has stated that it will seek compensation from South Africa for its citizens who have left the country following recent protests targeting undocumented...

South Africa: One Ghanaian shot dead during mass xenophobic protests

A Ghanaian tailor has been shot dead in his shop in Cape Town, South Africa, during violent protests targeting foreign nationals, the Ghana High...

Three-year-old rescued and taken to hospital six days after Venezuela quake

A three-year-old boy has been pulled alive from the rubble six days after the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, a Jordanian rescue team has said. The...

Trump made more than $1bn from crypto in first year back in office

US President Donald Trump made more than $1bn (£750m) last year from business dealings in cryptocurrency, according to his mandatory financial report for 2025. In...

Nigeria: Militants storm school in Borno state, students kidnapped

Gunmen stormed a secondary school in Nigeria's Borno state on Monday morning, kidnapping students as they sat for national examinations. The attack occurred at...

Supreme Court rejects Trump’s attempt to limit U.S. birthright citizenship

The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s contentious attempt to limit citizenship at birth for those born on U.S. soil, delivering a...

Advocacy groups file complaint against Ghana over Trump deportations

Advocacy groups have filed a complaint against Ghana at West Africa’s top human rights court, accusing the country of helping the United States deport people to...

US Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender women in female school and college sports

The US Supreme Court has ruled that states can ban transgender women from competing in female school and college sports. The court considered cases from...

Pakistani strikes kill at least 28 civilians in Afghanistan, UN says

At least 28 civilians were killed after Pakistan launched air strikes in Afghan provinces along its border on Sunday, the United Nations Afghan mission...

Refugees will be told to repay around £10,000 under new asylum rules

People granted asylum in the UK will be required to pay back around £10,000 towards the cost of their accommodation and support once they...

US says it has agreed with Iran to ‘stand down’ after trading strikes, reports say

The US and Iran have agreed to "stand down" following an exchange of strikes over the past few days, media reports say, citing a...

Missing Chicago couple found dead in mass grave; 2 more bodies discovered

A Chicago couple has been found dead weeks after they went missing in Mexico City. Zafar Mawani and Guillermo Ortiz disappeared on May 20, after...

Venezuela welcomes 1,600 foreign rescuers in urgent search for quake survivors

Venezuela's government said on Saturday 1,600 members of foreign rescue teams had arrived to help search for survivors of the devastating twin earthquakes which killed more than...

DR Congo takes Rwanda to international court over decades of conflict

The Democratic Republic of Congo has filed a case against Rwanda at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing its neighbour of breaching multiple...

King and Queen will not live in Buckingham Palace after renovations

King Charles and Queen Camilla will not live at Buckingham Palace when £369m of refurbishments are completed next year, the latest royal accounts have...

US strikes Iran after attack on cargo ship

The US military has conducted strikes on Iranian targets after President Donald Trump accused Iran of a "foolish violation" of its truce following an...

Thousands seek way out as South Africa braces for anti-immigrant protests

Thousands of Malawian migrants queued for processing at a makeshift camp in the South African city of Durban ​this week while hundreds of Zimbabweans...

TikTok, YouTube deactivate 4.7m child accounts in Indonesia

Social media companies TikTok and YouTube have deactivated a total of around 4.7 million accounts belonging ​to children under the age of 16 in...

King and Queen will not live in Buckingham Palace after renovations

King Charles and Queen Camilla will not live at Buckingham Palace when £369m of refurbishments are completed next year, the latest royal accounts have...

Trump asks Congress for $87.6bn for Iran war after Republican showdown

The White House has asked lawmakers to approve $87.6bn (£66.5bn), mostly for "urgent needs" connected with the US war on Iran, a day after...

Oil price falls back to pre-Iran war levels

The price of oil has fallen to levels not seen since before the Iran war as traffic through the key Strait of Hormuz shipping...

‘I thought I was going to die’ – Venezuelans describe earthquake panic

When the ground beneath Venezuela started violently rocking on Wednesday evening, Verónica feared the walls of her Caracas apartment would bury her. "I thought I...

Buildings collapse as quakes rock Venezuela, ‘high casualties’ likely

Strong earthquakes struck west of Venezuela's capital on Wednesday afternoon, bringing down buildings in Caracas and causing scientists to estimate "high casualties and extensive...

Police seal off Nairobi as Kenya braces for Gen Z protest anniversary demonstrations

Police in Kenya have sealed off key roads leading into central Nairobi ahead of planned nationwide protests marking two years since the deadly Gen-Z-led...

British Airways pilot who raped girl, 12, jailed

A pilot who travelled hundreds of miles to meet and rape a 12-year-old girl he met on Instagram has been jailed. Kwame Yeboah, 30, first...

France confirms its first case of Ebola

France has confirmed its first case of Ebola through a doctor who had returned from a humanitarian mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The...

Family of Zambia’s ex-leader should choose his burial site, S. Africa court says

A South African appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the family of former Zambian President Edgar ​Lungu should decide where he is buried, overturning...

Oil extends slide on expectations of smoother crude flows via Hormuz

Oil prices fell more than 1% on Wednesday, extending this week's losses and trading near four-month lows, amid signs that more oil tankers stranded...

Eight sentenced to 450 years in prison over anti-ICE riot where officer was shot

Eight people who US prosecutors say have ties to Antifa have collectively been sentenced to 450 years in prison for their roles in a...

First round of US-Iran talks ends with encouraging progress, mediators say

The first round of negotiations between the US and Iran to reach a final deal to end the war has ended with "encouraging progress",...

FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudster captured

A fugitive accused of running a $1.2 billion Medicare fraud conspiracy has been captured overseas and returned to the United States, becoming the second suspect taken...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigns

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Monday that he will stand down as Labour leader and prime minster, ending months of political turmoil and...

Oil slips after US-Iran conclude talks in Switzerland

Oil prices slid on Monday after U.S.-Iran talks concluded in Switzerland, with Tehran saying it had secured waivers for oil and petrochemical exports, easing...

Trump-backed political outsider wins Colombia election, initial count shows

The right-wing candidate Abelardo de la Espriella has narrowly won Colombia's presidential election, according to the initial vote count, marking a dramatic shift in...

Fuel sales halted in occupied Crimea as Ukraine targets oil facilities

Russian-backed authorities have suspended fuel sales to the public in the occupied region of Crimea as Ukraine continues its attacks on the peninsula. Fuel had...

Iran recloses Strait of Hormuz, citing Israeli strikes on Lebanon

The Iranian military said it had reclosed the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday after continued Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, according to the Fars...

Harry and Meghan offered royal accommodation during UK visit

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been offered a royal residence to stay in during their visit to the UK with their children...

Trump unveils Qatari luxury jet for Air Force One fleet

President Donald Trump has unveiled a new Boeing 747-8 jet for Air Force One that the Qatari government donated last year as an "unconditional"...

Man arrested after boy injured in zoo crocodile enclosure

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a three-year-old boy was left with critical injuries after ending up in a...

Trump says he will visit India as frosty relationship with Modi thaws

US President Donald Trump promised to visit India during a bilateral meeting at the G7 summit in France, signalling a thawing of relations between...