Olympic flame arrives in Senegal for first ever Olympic event in Africa
Olympic flame arrives in Senegal for first ever Olympic event in Africa
Mystery son and disputed heir: Uganda’s king buried amid succession dispute
Mystery son and disputed heir: Uganda’s king buried amid succession dispute The 34-year-old monarch’s death has opened a rare challenge to the traditional process of choosing Tooro’s next king. A…
One dead, 102 rescued after Indonesian ferry goes missing in Java Sea
One dead, 102 rescued after Indonesian ferry goes missing in Java Sea Search and rescue operation ongoing after Virgo Transport 8, with 243 people on board, lost contact with its…
PM’s top security adviser says Europe faces hard winter to keep pressure on Putin
Speaking at the Yalta European Strategy forum, Powell said pressure on Putin was working “and that means we have to keep the pressure up”. He said: “What we don’t want…
1,400 Yemenis flee to Djibouti within 24 hours
1,400 Yemenis flee to Djibouti within 24 hours Yemeni refugees arrive in Obock, Djibouti, within 24 hours as Houthis tighten their grip on the Bab al-Mandeb strait. A man walks…
Wildfire rages on Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast island of Brac
Croatian authorities have issued an emergency alert as a wildfire rages on Brac Island, off the Dalmatian coast.
One dead, more than 30 missing after Vanuatu ferry sinks, PM’s office says
One dead, more than 30 missing after Vanuatu ferry sinks, PM’s office says Rescuers continue searching for survivors as the government scales back operations in open waters. Gravestones sit submerged…
Yemen’s Houthis seize strategic Mayun Island in Red Sea
Yemen’s Houthis have seized the strategic Mayun Island as they cement control over the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.
‘We started to plummet’: Turbulence rocks Turkish Airlines flight
Video shows passengers screaming as turbulence rocked a Tunisia-bound Turkish Airlines flight.
Iraq seizes drone-launching platform used for targeting Saudi oil pipeline
Iraq seizes drone-launching platform used for targeting Saudi oil pipeline Saudi authorities trace the launch site to Maysan province in southeastern Iraq, near the Iranian border. A Royal Air Force…