The fire at the home of Bangladesh’s founding leader was set as his daughter, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, called on supporters to stand against the interim government. Thousands of protesters set fire to…
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More than 100 women raped and burned alive in DR Congo jailbreak, UN says
More than 100 female prisoners were raped and then burned alive during a jailbreak in the Congolese city of Goma, according to the UN. Hundreds of prisoners broke out of Munzenze prison…
Palestinians Refuse To Leave Gaza As US President Donald Trump wants To Create Middle Eastern “Riviera”
Life in northern Gaza is desperate – there is no water, no electricity and so much rubble that there’s barely enough space to put up tents. Yet more than half a million…
Iran praises U.S. for cutting foreign aid funding as it looks for a Trump message on nuclear talks
Iranian officials appear to be signaling that they are waiting for a message from President Donald Trump on whether he wants to negotiate over Tehran’s nuclear program. Iran’s government seems to be…
USAID upheaval is paralyzing global delivery of food and medicine
Shipping containers packed with lifesaving antibiotics and antimalarial drugs are being held at the Port of Sudan, where they sit in limbo. Essential medicines are expiring in the Democratic Republic of the…
South Africa’s president calls Musk to calm Trump land row
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has moved to defuse a row with the new US administration over a new land law by speaking to Elon Musk. Mr Musk is a close adviser…
Trump says he will continue funding Ukraine’s war effort — but he wants something in return
President Donald Trump says he wants access to Ukraine’s bonanza of rare earth and critical minerals in exchange for the billions of dollars in military aid Washington has been supplying to Kyiv….
Billionaire and spiritual leader the Aga Khan dies
Billionaire philanthropist and spiritual leader Aga Khan has died at the age of 88, his charity the Aga Khan Development Network has announced. Prince Karim Aga Khan was the 49th hereditary imam…
Trump sows uncertainty – and Xi Jinping sees an opportunity
If China was angry at the United States for imposing an extra 10% tariff on all Chinese goods, it did a good job of hiding it. It urged Washington to start talks…
Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak
Uganda has launched a trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus, following an outbreak in the country with three confirmed cases. The first patient, a 32-year-old male…