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Senegal’s lawmakers have passed a controversial constitutional reform that expands their powers while curbing those of the president, triggering protests outside parliament. The reforms were passed by an overwhelming majority after heated…
Thousands of people have marched in South Africa’s main cities to demand that all undocumented migrants leave the country. Police officers – backed by private security guards – have been deployed because of fears that protests could turn…
People granted asylum in the UK face having to pay back around £10,000 towards the cost of their accommodation and support once they start earning, under government plans. The new measures, which are part of the Immigration and Asylum…
A manhunt is under way in southern France after a parcel bomb exploded at a residential building in neighbouring Monaco, severely injuring a wealthy Ukrainian businessman. Vadym Yermolaiev, his wife and their 13-year-old son were all…
Police officers have been deployed across South Africa because of fears that anti-immigration protests could turn violent as President Cyril Ramaphosa urged those planning to take part to do so without “intimidation, threats or…
An Indonesian court has sentenced a former education minister who was the co-founder of super-app Gojek to 10 years in jail. Nadiem Makarim, 41, was accused of manipulating a school laptop procurement deal to enrich himself, leading to…
Guo Wengui, who was once believed to be one of China’s richest businessmen, has been sentenced to 30 years in jail in the US for running a billion dollar scam. The former property tycoon had fled China to the US in 2017, where he…
People intending to protest against migrants should do so without “intimidation, threats or ultimatums”, President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned on the eve of an unofficial deadline for undocumented foreigners to leave South Africa. Several…
The US, Canada and Mexico are staring down a 1 July deadline to decide the future of a long-standing North American free trade pact. All signs point to them blowing past that date without a clear resolution. On Wednesday, trade…
Ford says it has hired back some human engineers after AI failed to match their skills and experience. In a bid to reap the benefits of the tech, which developers claim can cut costs and boost productivity, the US carmaker adopted it…
The US Supreme Court has blocked President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire a governor of the US central bank, in a ruling seen as affirming the Federal Reserve’s independence. In a 5-4 decision, justices from the country’s top court said…
Mass gatherings have been banned in the Democratic Republic of Congo capital, Kinshasa, as well as three other areas, in order to halt the spread of Ebola, the interior minister says. The current outbreak of the deadly disease has so far…
The US Supreme Court will not hear an appeal requested by President Donald Trump to review the civil case that found he defamed and sexually abused writer E Jean Carroll. A New York jury awarded Carroll $5m (£3.6m) in damages in 2023 over…
Four women and a man have been killed in a shooting at a youth welfare centre in Stade, northern Germany, police have said. A spokesman said a number of people had been injured, without providing further details. Police earlier told the…
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed on February 28, 2026, at the age of 86, during a joint US-Israeli airstrike on his residence in Tehran. The attack also killed several of his family members and senior military commanders and marked the…
South Korea has unveiled plans for at least $880bn (£666bn) of investments to build out the country’s chip manufacturing and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities in the coming years. It is part of the country’s so-called Three Mega…
Five people are dead following a shooting at a youth centre in Stade, northern Germany, police have said. Two people have been arrested, one of whom is a suspect, a police spokesperson told the BBC. They have not provided information on…
The recently released Michael Jackson movie has overtaken Oppenheimer as the highest-grossing biopic of all time, after taking $977m (£739m) at the worldwide box office. Michael was already the biggest ever musical biopic, having…
A leading journalists’ body in India has condemned what it says is the denial of voting and passport rights to a former editor. R Rajagopal, who worked at The Telegraph newspaper, says his passport renewal was held up after his name was…
One of South Africa’s most senior police officers has survived an attempted assassination in Johannesburg, police say. Suspended deputy crime intelligence boss Maj-Gen Feroz Khan was shot on Sunday evening as he was driving home and has…
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday he would resign within weeks and the country will hold early presidential and parliamentary elections, following 18 months of anti-government protests. The announcement by Vucic, who has…
Fourteen people were killed when a helicopter crashed in Saudi Arabia, state media reported on Sunday. The helicopter, belonging to state oil giant Aramco, crashed in the eastern coastal city of Ras Tanura at 06:00 local time (03:00 GMT)…
A British man has been arrested in Ecuador after the body of a woman was found inside a suitcase in Colombia. Matthew Ashley Foster-Smith, 46, from Bournemouth, Dorset, is alleged to have caused the death of 36-year-old Natalia Villalba in…
Several Iraqi political officials were arrested early Sunday on corruption charges, Iraq’s state-run Iraqi News Agency reported. It said the arrests were based on a statement made by former Deputy Minister of Oil Adnan al-Jumaili, who was…
