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11 more Trump deportees arrive in eSwatini from the United States, lawyer says
Eleven more migrants deported by the Trump administration under a policy of sending them to third countries arrived in eSwatini from the United States on Wednesday, a U.S. lawyer following the case said. The arrivals bring to 29 the number sent to the southern African country under a $5.1 million agreement that ha...
Justin Bieber joins Madonna, Shakira and BTS for Fifa World Cup final half-time show
Justin Bieber has joined the star-studded list of half-time performers who will close out the 2026 World Cup in New York.
Netanyahu accuses NYC Mayor Mamdani of ‘fomenting hate’ after arrest threat
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he planned to attend the UN General Assembly in New York City this autumn, despite the city's mayor, Zohran Mamdani, making threats to arrest him.
New monkey species with orange lips found ‘hiding’ in DRC forest
A monkey that has striking pinkish-orange lips and a black face - and lives in the forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo - has been confirmed as a new species to science.
Iran says staff blocked from entering US after players given World Cup visas
Iran has accused the US of denying visas to "integral" members of its national football team's backroom staff, hours after Washington confirmed Iranian players had been given permission to travel to the upcoming World Cup.
The cash-in-the-sofa saga that just won’t go away for South Africa’s president
Just like Watergate in the US, South Africa's "Farmgate" scandal started with a break-in but has since spiralled into something that could threaten the future of the sitting president.
Fall in official Ebola numbers appears to be good news but it’s not that simple
The latest Ebola figures from the Democratic Republic of Congo appear to offer some hope after the number of cases was dramatically scaled back.
US-Iran talks to begin in Switzerland as Tehran says it closed Strait of Hormuz
Direct talks between the US and Iran are set to begin in Switzerland despite the Iranian military saying it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again over Israel's attacks on southern Lebanon.
Putin says there is ‘no point’ meeting Zelensky over ending Ukraine war
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he does not see any point in meeting Volodymyr Zelensky after the Ukrainian leader requested face-to-face talks over ending the war between the two nations.
Oil settles 1% higher as hopes of renewed US-Iran negotiations offset Houthi threat
Oil prices settled over 1% higher on Monday after volatile trading through the session, as traders weighed hopes of renewed U.S.-Iran negotiations against Yemen’s Houthis imposition of a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia. The Middle East conflict escalated over the weekend, with the U.S. conducting a ninth straight...
Iran attacks damage 20 US military sites since start of war, satellite images show
Iran has damaged 20 US military sites since the start of the war, satellite images and videos analysed by BBC Verify show, suggesting the attacks are more extensive than publicly acknowledged.
South Africa: One Ghanaian shot dead during mass xenophobic protests
A Ghanaian tailor has been shot dead in his shop in Cape Town, South Africa, during violent protests targeting foreign nationals, the Ghana High Commission in South Africa has confirmed. The victim, who is said to have lived and worked in South Africa for about 20 years, was reportedly inside his shop when he was […]