Category: World
Egypt and Turkey’s nascent alliance tested by new crisis in Libya
A new alliance between Egypt and Turkey designed to end a long-running dispute over events in the Middle East faces it first major test in [more…]
Former partner accused of killing Rebecca Cheptegei dies from burns
Dickson Ndiema Marangach, the former partner of the Uganda runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who had been accused of killing her by dousing her in petrol and [more…]
Sex ed Paraguay-style: condoms are unsafe, silence on LGBTQ+ people
Paraguay, which has the second highest rate of teenage pregnancy in South America, is about to approve its first national sex education curriculum. But activists, [more…]
Almost 200 people killed last year trying to defend the environment, report finds
At least 196 people were killed last year for defending the environment, with more than a third of killings taking place in Colombia, new figures [more…]
Tens of thousands of artefacts looted from Sudan museum, says official
Tens of thousands of artefacts have been looted from a Sudanese museum regarded as one of the most important in Africa, an official at the [more…]
Weather tracker: Francine looking likely to be next Atlantic hurricane
Francine could soon be the next to be ticked off the list of Atlantic hurricane storm names this week. On Friday, a broad area of [more…]
Senegal’s leaders face harsh reality check after promises of radical reform
Within a week of being inaugurated in April as Senegal’s youngest president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye named his political mentor, Ousmane Sonko, as prime minister and [more…]
González is Venezuela’s ‘best hope for democracy’, says Blinken, as leader vows to fight on
The US secretary of state has said Edmundo González “remains the best hope for democracy” in Venezuela after the former presidential candidate went into exile [more…]
Venezuela opposition leader Edmundo González lands in Spain after fleeing country
The Venezuelan opposition leader and former presidential candidate, Edmundo González, has gone into exile in Spain, dealing a bitter blow to opponents of the country’s [more…]
At least 48 dead in Nigeria explosion after fuel tanker collides with truck
A fuel tanker has collided head on with another truck in Nigeria, causing an explosion that killed at least 48 people, the country’s emergency response [more…]
