Category: World
Uganda orders nationwide internet shutdown days to polls amid rising political tensions
With just days to Uganda’s general elections, the government has ordered a sweeping suspension of public internet access and selected mobile services, [...]
‘Miracle baby’ born in a tree above Mozambique floodwaters dies aged 25
Rosita's mother, Carolina Cecilia Chirindza, was one of those caught up in the crisis.
"It was a Sunday afternoon about four o'clock, and the water [...]
US needs to ‘own’ Greenland to prevent Russia and China from taking it – Trump
President Donald Trump says the US needs to "own" Greenland to prevent Russia and China from doing so.
"Countries have to have ownership and you defe [...]
US film stars Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors become Guinean citizens after DNA tests
Husband and wife movie stars Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors have travelled to Guinea, where they have been granted citizenship after tracing their an [...]
Nigeria: Trump warns of more strikes if Christians continue to be killed
US President Donald Trump has warned that he could order more airstrikes on Nigeria if Christians continue to be killed in the West African nation.
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Jersey returns £7m of ‘tainted’ funds to Nigeria
More than $9.5m (£7m) from "tainted property" held in a Jersey bank account is to be returned to the Government of Nigeria to support an infrastructur [...]
Plot to kill Burkina Faso leader foiled, says junta
A plot to kill Burkina Faso’s military leader, Capt Ibrahim Traoré, has been thwarted, the West African nation has announced.
The sophisticated pla [...]
Sudan: Children killed after drone hits home, medics say
At least 13 people have been killed - eight of them children - after a drone strike on a house in the Sudanese city of el-Obeid, says the Sudan Doctor [...]
‘I am not guilty, I am a decent man’ – Venezuelan president Maduro pleads guilty in Manhattan Federal Court
Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro pleaded not guilty in a Manhattan federal court to four counts of narco-terrorism and drug traff [...]
Which countries could be in Trump’s sights after Venezuela?
He's followed through on threats against Venezuela by capturing its president and his wife from their heavily fortified Caracas compound in [...]