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Two US troops killed and one missing in Jordan following Iran attack
Two US service members were killed, and one remains missing after Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks in Jordan on Friday, military officials said. The US Central Command (Centcom) said four US service members were medically evacuated to hospitals in Jordan but have since been discharged. Others who suffered mi...
David Hundeyin to release documentary on Tanzania election violence coverage
Award-winning Nigerian investigative journalist David Hundeyin is preparing to release a new documentary examining how international media organisations reported the violence that followed Tanzania’s October 2025 General Election. The documentary, titled What Happened on October 29?, seeks to provide what Hundeyin desc...
Zelensky proposes face-to-face talks in open letter to Putin
Volodymyr Zelensky has called for a face-to-face meeting between himself and Vladimir Putin in a renewed bid to end the war. In an open letter to the Russian president, the Ukrainian leader said it would be “wrong to simply wait” until the war in Europe once more becomes the focus of the US’s attention, adding […]
R. Kelly appeals to Trump to commute 31-year prison sentence
R&B singer R. Kelly has formally appealed to United States President Donald Trump to commute his 31-year federal prison sentence after filing a request for executive clemency with the U.S. Department of Justice. According to court records made public this week by the Office of the Pardon Attorney and first reported by...
How Mexican drug cartels have outsourced meth labs to Nigeria
The Nigerian judge was formally dressed, the lawyers maintained legal decorum and protocol was followed – but this hearing was not in the comfortable confines of a Lagos courtroom; it was inside an alleged illicit drug laboratory in the thick of a dense forest. Three Mexicans and seven Nigerians were paraded in handcu...
US deports Iranian pro-democracy activist to Central African Republic, lawyer says
The United States has deported an Iranian pro-democracy activist to the Central African Republic, her lawyer said on Friday, describing it as a “super dangerous” transfer to a country with which the activist has no connection. The Iranian American Legal Defence Fund (IALDF) said on Thursday that three Iranian women w...
Congo colonel sentenced to death over murder of UN experts
A Congolese military court has sentenced an army colonel to death for taking part in a conspiracy to murder two U.N. experts in central Congo nearly a decade ago, in a case that continues to raise questions about state involvement. At his first trial in 2022, Colonel Jean de Dieu Mambweni received a 10-year term for...
Thirteen killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, health ministry says
At least 13 people, including four women and a child, have been killed in Israeli air strikes on southern Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry said. Two women and a child were among eight killed in Haboush in Nabatieh district, where the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had issued an evacuation order. Four people, includin...
MTN Chairman blames state failure for rising anti-foreigner sentiment in South Africa
Chairman of MTN Group, Mcebisi Jonas, has delivered a strong criticism of South Africa’s growing anti-foreigner sentiment, arguing that xenophobic rhetoric masks deeper failures of governance and diverts attention from the country’s unresolved economic and social challenges. Speaking during the funeral service of Zimba...
France seized sanctioned Russian oil tanker with UK help, Macron says
France intercepted a sanctioned Russian oil tanker in the Atlantic on Sunday with the support of allies including the UK, French President Emmanuel Macron has said. He said the French Navy boarded the Tagor, which maritime authorities said had been flying a false flag when it was detained around 400 nautical miles west...
Harry and Meghan begin “quasi-royal” Australia tour
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have begun a four-day visit to Australia, in what commentators describe as a “quasi-royal” tour. The privately funded trip, which started on Tuesday, April 14, will see the couple visit Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney for a mix of public engagements, business events and charity-focused act...
Oil prices slip as tankers continue to ply Middle East conflict zones
Oil prices gave up some of their gains on Thursday as oil tankers continued to make their way out of the Middle East even as tensions there escalated, with the U.S.-Iran war spreading beyond its main fronts. Brent futures fell $1.29, or 1.42%, to $89.45 a barrel as of 0110 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate […]