Category: World
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seize key DRC airport in rapid southern advance
Rebels from the Rwandan-backed M23 group have seized the strategically important airport serving Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of [more…]
Revealed: fugitive Dutch drug lord has been in Sierra Leone for at least two years
One of Europe’s most-wanted drug lords has been living in Sierra Leone for at least two years, spending time at nightclubs and house parties, sources [more…]
Oh, Canada! Can Trump just take it? – podcast
Archive: 10 News First, BBC News, CBC News, CTV News, Fox News, NBC News, CNN, CBS News Listen to The Audio Long Read on Trump’s [more…]
Mexican president blasts US for harboring drug cartels
Mexico’s president has accused the US of harboring drug cartels and American citizens of working with organized crime groups in Mexico, in a riposte to [more…]
Just a fluke: whale spits out kayaker in incident captured on camera
A humpback whale briefly scooped a kayaker into its mouth off the Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed in an incident caught on camera. [more…]
Sudan says plan for first Russian naval base in Africa will go ahead
A plan for Russia to establish its first naval base in Africa will go ahead, Sudan’s foreign minister has confirmed, after years of delays over [more…]
Climate crisis contributing to chocolate market meltdown, research finds
The climate crisis drove weeks of high temperatures in the west African region responsible for about 70% of global cacao production, hitting harvests and probably [more…]
UK shipping firm used enslaved workers in Caribbean after abolition, study finds
A British shipping company that became the largest in the world at the height of empire continued to use the labour of enslaved people after [more…]
What Trump’s assault on USAid means for the world – podcast
“My community, living here in the refugee camp, is already vulnerable,” Sahat Zia tells Lucy Hough. “I’m very concerned, especially for the children and the [more…]
Love rats: Canadians get chance to feed rodents named after old flames to owls
Revenge, they say, is a dish best served cold. And for an endangered owl breeding program in Canada, it’s also a dish best served dead. [more…]