Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 767 As the war enters its 767th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Monday, April 1, 2024. Fighting At least […]

Russia calls off search for trapped gold miners A landslide in Russia’s Amur region pinned the miners more than 120 metres underground. Russian emergency services have called a halt to a […]

Will ultra-Orthodox Jewish Israelis serve in the military? The government is under growing pressure to end a decades-long exemption for ultra-Orthodox Jews. For generations, ultra-Orthodox Jewish […]

‘Humour is powerful’: Cartoons take on Uganda’s repressive government Ugandan cartoonist Jim Spire Ssentongo didn’t know what he was starting last April when he sent out a tweet encouraging people to post photos o […]

Zelenskyy fires aides in reshuffle, Russia launches air attack at Ukraine Top aide Serhiy Shefir was among those dismissed as well as three advisers and two presidential representatives. Ukrainian President […]

Malaysia store attacked over ‘Allah’ socks The KK Super Mart chain apologised after photos of the socks on sale caused widespread anger among Muslims. A convenience store chain in […]

Senegal’s top court confirms Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s election victory The 44-year-old will be inaugurated to replace Macky Sall, who ruled the West African nation for 12 years. Senegal’s Constitutional C […]

Nine detained in Tajikistan in relation to Moscow concert hall attack A Russian court meanwhile charged one more suspect in last week’s deadly attack on Crocus City Hall. Tajikistan’s state security ser […]

Biden administration OKs $60m in aid for Francis Scott Key Bridge disaster Maryland Governor Wes Moore warns of ‘very long road ahead’ to recover from deadly bridge collapse. United States President Joe Bid […]

Japan health scare: Drugmaker reports two more deaths linked to supplement Kobayashi Pharma has recalled cholesterol-lowering supplements with red yeast rice over possible link to kidney disease. A Japanese […]

Spanish prosecutors seek jail term for Luis Rubiales for Hermoso kiss Prosecutors want Rubiales to face a year behind bars for the kiss and 18 months for the charge of coercion. Spanish prosecutors are […]

US stock market hits record high after three-day lull S&P 500 rises 0.9 percent as major players including Apple and Tesla see gains. The US stock market has hit a record high after a string […]

Human Rights Crisis in El Salvador ‘Deepening’: Amnesty Rights group says President Nayib Bukele has reduced gang violence by replacing it with state violence. As El Salvador’s President Nayib B […]

Donald Trump’s social media company soars in Wall Street debut Trump Media & Technology Group closes 16 percent higher, giving the company a market capitalisation of nearly $8bn. Shares of former […]

UK court opens way for Assange to appeal US extradition High Court gives the US additional time to give ‘satisfactory assurances’ that WikiLeaks founder will face a fair trial. A UK court has […]

Abducted Edo PDP chairman regains freedom The abducted chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State, Tony Aziegbemi, has […]

Several Dead, 1,000 Homes Destroyed in Papua New Guinea Earthquake Quake struck as remote western region already dealing with floods from earlier this month. Several people have died and some 1,000 homes […]

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 761 As the war enters its 761st day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Fighting Ten […]

US, UK sanction alleged China-based hackers for targeting voters, critics The sanctions identify a company and individuals accused of collaborating with the Chinese government to launch cyberattacks. The United […]

Philippines summons Beijing envoy over South China Sea water cannon attack Manila says the confrontation near Second Thomas Shoal wounded three of its soldiers and caused severe damage to its vessel. The Philippines […]