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A week after a suspect allegedly tried to assassinate President Donald Trump at a press gala, key details about the shooting remain unclear. As the investigation has evolved, prosecutors’ statements have changed on whether the suspect shot…
President Donald Trump has said that the US will help guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz from Monday. “For the good of Iran, the Middle East, and the United States, we have told these Countries that we will guide their…
Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City Mayor and a long-time champion of President Donald Trump, is in a “stable but critical condition” in hospital, his spokesman Ted Goodman said in a social media post on Sunday. Shortly after Goodman’s…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Rome and the Vatican this week, an Italian government source said Sunday, weeks after President Donald Trump’s stinging criticism of Pope Leo XIV. Italian media reported that Rubio would meet…
Iran has received a US response to its latest peace proposal, Iranian state-linked media have said. Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson said the response – which was delivered via Pakistan – was now being reviewed, according to Tasnim…
Police in South Africa have managed to recover human remains after an officer was lowered from a helicopter into a crocodile-infested river in the search for a businessman swept away by floodwater last week. The reptile suspected to have…
The African continent will one day break in two, with a new ocean filling the void between the separation, scientists say. Researchers have determined that Eastern Africa will likely split from the rest of the continent along the Turkana…
Two U.S. service members are missing in southwestern Morocco after taking part in annual multinational military exercises in the North African country, the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) said Sunday. The U.S., Morocco and other…
Nigeria’s government has summoned South Africa’s top diplomat in Abuja over attacks on foreigners in the country, the foreign ministry said Saturday. South Africa, the continent’s most industrialised economy, has long been a destination…
Latin pop queen Shakira kicked off her free mega-concert on Rio’s famed Copacabana beach under a full moon Saturday, with drones forming the image of a she-wolf — her nickname — overhead as she took the stage over an hour late. About two…
Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te has arrived in Eswatini, days after his government said a trip had been cancelled due to China pressuring African countries to stop him flying over their territories. His visit to Eswatini – Taiwan’s only…
Relatives of jailed Iranian human rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi and the Nobel Peace Prize Committee have called for her to be transferred to adequate medical facilities following a sharp reported deterioration of her health. On Friday…
Driverless cars are becoming more common in some California cities, but when the autonomous vehicles violate traffic laws, police haven’t been able to ticket them – until now. The state’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has announced…
Somali pirates have hijacked an oil tanker off the coast of Yemen, according to multiple Somali security officials that spoke with the BBC. The Yemeni coastguard earlier said the tanker MT Eureka had been hijacked and was headed towards…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent winces at the allure of easy money — whether it’s lottery tickets, buy now, pay later loans or the promise of a crypto windfall — warning that the get-rich-quick mindset often leads Americans farther from…
Gerry Conway, a renowned comic book writer who helped create characters and stories for Marvel and DC, including the Punisher character in the Spider-Man comics, has died. He was 73. In a Monday statement announcing his death, Marvel…
Tickets for most of the World Cup group games remain on general sale with just over a month to go until the tournament kicks off on June 11. But prices are exorbitantly high, topping out at $4,105 for the United States’ opening game…
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez has condemned a new wave of US sanctions on the country as “illegal and abusive”. An executive order, signed on Friday by US President Donald Trump, targets officials in the energy, defence, financial…
The US has warned shipping companies they could face sanctions if they pay Iran for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. An alert on Friday by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) warned US persons and companies were…
Spirit Airlines is shutting down as a business after failing to secure a $500m (£368m) bailout from the Trump administration. The budget airline was in talks with the US government about a rescue deal which would have saved it from…
Human rights advocate and journalist Yaekob Yatane was found dead at his residence in Nairobi, six days after his death, according to media reports. Yaekob, who had lived in Kenya for an extended period after going into exile, was known…
Ugandan authorities begun the phased deportation of 169 foreign nationals arrested in an intelligence-led operation in Kampala’s Bukoto–Ntinda area, after they were found in alleged violation of immigration laws. This happened in a…
President Donald Trump has told Congress that US hostilities with Iran have “terminated” during an ongoing ceasefire, as he argued he did not need to meet a deadline for legislative approval of the war. By law, a US president must receive…
The US Defence Department plans to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany, amid a spat between President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the war with Iran. The decision comes a day after Trump criticised Merz, who…
