When mutinous soldiers seized a strategic military base in Niger’s capital last Saturday, the country’s ruling junta turned to a…
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Mali music star Salif Keïta cancels South African concerts over ‘xenophobic violence’
The decision by world-famous Malian musician Salif Keïta to stop touring in South Africa over what he called “xenophobic violence”…
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US launches fresh strikes on Iran, as Trump warns of retaliation for deaths of soldiers
The US military says it launched another round of strikes against Iran to “further degrade” its capabilities to attack ships…
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US and Iran trade fire after two US soldiers killed in Jordan
The US and Iran have exchanged strikes for an eighth consecutive day, after an Iranian attack on a base in…
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Iran threatens to block more trade routes as US launches fresh strikes
Iran has threatened to block further trading routes in the region, as the US launched a fresh wave of strikes…
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Kenyan court dismisses Rastafarians’ bid to legalise cannabis
Kenya’s High Court has dismissed a bid by a Rastafarian group seeking to legalise the use of cannabis for religious…
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Midnight social media curfew proposed for UK teens aged 16 and 17
Older teenagers in the UK will face an overnight social media curfew, the government has announced – though they will…
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Zelensky presses Nato for air defence systems after intense Russian strikes
Ukraine’s president has used a speech at the Nato summit in Turkey to urge allies to deliver the air defence…
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The US and Iran have agreed a deal. How soon could the economy go back to normal?
More than three months after the US and Israel first began their war with Iran, the White House and the…
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UK scientists developing Ebola vaccine that could be ready for trials in months
Scientists at Oxford University are developing a new vaccine that could be ready for clinical trials within two to three…
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