USA: Trump orders plan for release of JFK and MLK assassination documents

US President Donald Trump has ordered officials to make plans to declassify documents related to three of the most consequential assassinations in US history – the killings of John F…

USA: Government workers told to report DEI efforts or face ‘consequences’

The Trump administration emailed thousands of federal employees on Wednesday, ordering them to report any efforts to “disguise” diversity initiatives in their agencies or face “adverse consequences”. The request came…

Zimbabwe: Coventry aims to challenge ‘status quo’ at IOC

Kirsty Coventry hopes to “challenge the status quo” at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) should she be elected as its first female president. The 41-year-old former swimmer would also become…

UK: Man City sign Frankfurt forward Marmoush for £59m

Manchester City have signed Egypt forward Omar Marmoush from Eintracht Frankfurt for 70m euros (£59m). The 25-year-old has agreed a contract until June 2029, with add-ons rising to £4m. Marmoush…

S Korea: Authorities to remove concrete barriers near runways after fatal crash

South Korea will change the concrete barriers used for navigation at seven airports across the country following December’s plane crash that killed 179 people. Seven airports will also have their…

Ireland: Dáil to make second attempt to elect taoiseach

The election of Micheál Martin as Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) is expected to go ahead on Thursday after a row over speaking rights in the Dáil (Irish Parliament) was resolved.…

Germany: Frontrunner Friedrich Merz vows border ban on irregular migrants after knife attack

The conservative opposition leader tipped to lead Germany following next month’s elections has promised far-reaching changes to border and asylum rules after a group of children were targeted in a…

USA: 1,500 active-duty troops headed to US-Mexico border

US President Donald Trump told US government agencies to prepare to “immediately repel, repatriate, and remove” undocumented immigrants as part of a wider effort to fight what he’s termed an…

Syrian: Citizens returning home face deadly threat of landmines

Ayghad never thought that his dream of returning to his farmland could turn into a nightmare. He fights his tears as he shows us a picture of his late father,…

West Bank: Israel says it killed Palestinian attackers as Jenin raid continues

Israel says it has killed two armed men, suspected of carrying out a shooting attack that killed three Israelis in the occupied West Bank earlier this month. Qutaiba Shalabi and…