Ukraine says it fought N Korean troops for first time
North Korean soldiers have clashed with Ukrainian troops for the first time, Ukraine’s top officials have revealed. In an interview
South Africa authorities flush out 540 illegal miners
Police in South Africa have forced 540 illegal miners out of an abandoned mine shaft and arrested them. Earlier this
Hezbollah rocket attacks kill seven in northern Israel
AFP Smoke was seen rising from the Israeli town of Metula following a Hezbollah rocket attack on Thursday Two separate
President tells public to show the world where they stand on ‘rigged vote’
Georgian president calls for protest against vote ‘falsification’ Georgia’s pro-Western president has appealed to the international community to stand behind
Small boats traded by Channel smugglers in German city of Essen
BBC It costs €15,000 (£12,500) for the whole “package”, we are told. For that we would be given an inflatable
Mozambique election results being doctored, says EU
Reuters Tear gas and live rounds have been fired in protests during election unrest Election observers working for the European
Who will lead Hamas after killing of Yahya Sinwar?
Two Hamas officials told the BBC discussions to choose a successor for the group’s leader Yahya Sinwar, whose killing was
Case begins to remove Kenya’s deputy president
Kenya’s parliament has begun the final step to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office just two years after he
Eight dead as storms bring strong winds and downpours
At least eight people have died and thousands are stranded without power after violent storms swept across Brazil on Friday.
Human rights advocate dies at 96
Ethel Kennedy, a human rights advocate and the widow of Robert F Kennedy, has died aged 96, her family says.