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The leader of the second biggest party in South Africa’s governing coalition has asked President Cyril Ramaphosa to sack his predecessor, one of the country’s best-known politicians. Geordin Hill-Lewis wants the long-time leader of the…
Television presenter Jeremy Clarkson has revealed he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The news was announced in an episode of the latest series of Clarkson’s Farm, released on Wednesday. It is not clear exactly when the footage was…
Japan’s competition watchdog has raided some of the country’s biggest ice cream makers for allegedly forming a cartel to raise the price of their products. Some of the firms, including Meiji and Pocky maker Ezaki Glico, said this week that…
Equatorial Guinea’s government has resigned after failing to meet its objectives, Vice-President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue said. Obiang, who is also the son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, said the prime minister had…
German public broadcaster ZDF has removed part of a report that claimed tech trillionaire Elon Musk had called for migrants to be hunted in Northern Ireland. ZDF conceded its wording was “misleading” while Musk said “legal action is being…
At least 17 horses died in an early morning barn fire in the upstate New York city of Saratoga Springs – widely considered the mecca of American horse racing, officials have confirmed. Saratoga fire officials said the blaze erupted at the…
The son of jailed former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been convicted by Brazil’s highest court of pursuing US intervention during his father’s coup trial last year. Eduardo Bolsonaro, 41, was charged last year with lobbying US…
Democratic Republic of Congo’s Senate has adopted a bill to change the constitution which could open the door to a third term in office for President Felix Tshisekedi, days after a protest against the bill turned violent in the capital…
South Africa has become a hostile place for undocumented migrants, as a deadline set by protesters for them to leave the country approaches. “I am very scared and traumatised,” Esnat Joseph, a 36-year-old Malawian woman, told the BBC as…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has overtaken Amazon to become the world’s fifth most valuable company after a surge in its share price. Days after joining New York’s tech-focused Nasdaq stock exchange in the biggest public listing ever, its share…
The coach of Iran’s World Cup team said it was ordered to leave the U.S. and return to its training base in Mexico only a few hours after opening its politically charged tournament by playing to a 2-2 draw with New Zealand on Monday night.…
SpaceX has agreed to buy AI coding start-up Cursor for $60bn (£45bn) just days after its bumper initial public offering (IPO). Elon Musk’s rocket company will take over Anysphere, which makes the artificial intelligence coding agent. The…
The Hungarian parliament has backed a change to the constitution that limits a prime minister’s term in office to eight years, fulfilling a promise by Péter Magyar to prevent Viktor Orbán becoming prime minister again. Orbán led Hungary…
The FBI thwarted a plot targeting a UFC event that took place on Sunday on the South Lawn of the White House, the agency’s head Kash Patel has said. Multiple suspects were in custody following a “multi-state operation”, Patel said in a…
The breakaway state of Somaliland has opened an embassy in Jerusalem, six months after Israel became the first country to recognise it as an independent nation. The opening of the diplomatic mission at a technology park in West Jerusalem…
The Phoenix magazine, seen by some as Ireland’s version of Private Eye, is to cease operations after 43 years. Irish broadcaster RTÉ reports the magazine’s publisher, Penfield, is believed to be entering voluntary liquidation. The last…
Nigeria’s military says it has rescued the widow of a retired general who himself had died at the weekend while being held by kidnappers. Maj Gen Rabe Abubakar and his wife Amina were abducted in the north-western state of Katsina at the…
India temporarily blocked the Telegram app over concerns it may be used for cheating, days before a crucial medical entrance exam is set to be reheld. Millions of students will retake the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test –…
Eight people, including two Boeing employees, have been killed after a US Air Force B-52 bomber crashed immediately after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base in southern California. The incident occurred at 11:20 local time (19:20 GMT) on…
California Governor Gavin Newsom alleged on Monday that the US Department of Justice is investigating people in his orbit due to his political opposition to President Donald Trump. “In recent days, federal agents have knocked on the door…
SpaceX raised $10bn (£7.5bn) more than initially thought when it sold shares to the public on Friday – bringing in a total of $85.7bn. Elon Musk’s rocket and Artificial Intellgience (AI) company pulled off the biggest initial public…
How many Dan Sullivans are allowed to run in a Senate race in Alaska? According to the state’s election authority, just one. Alaska’s elections director has deemed retired schoolteacher Dan J Sullivan – who has the same name and party…
Investigative journalist Roger Cook, the reporter credited with having invented the doorstep interview technique, has died peacefully after a short illness, his family has confirmed. “Alongside a distinguished and award winning career in…
Abdullah Ibrahim, who helped define a genre of South African jazz music, has died at the age of 91, his family has said. He “passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family in Germany, after a short illness”, according to a statement…
