USA: Grand jury voted to indict former president Trump and America is outraged

Donald Trump’s lawyer has said the ex-president’s legal team has not seen the indictment against him and has only media reports to go on. Joe Tacopina was speaking after a…

Brazil: Jair Bolsonaro returns home for first time since 8 January riots

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is on his way back to Brazil, after spending months in the US. The far-right politician is returning for the first time since supporters stormed…

Vatican: Pope Francis spends night in hospital

Pope Francis spent a calm night in hospital after being admitted for a respiratory infection and is expected to remain there for a few days for treatment, a Vatican source…

Philippines: Dozens killed in blaze on ferry

At least 28 people have been killed and 230 rescued after a passenger ferry caught fire in the Philippines. The blaze began in the ship’s air-conditioned cabins on Wednesday night…

Zambia: Search on for US VP Kamala Harris’ grandfather’s house in Zambia

US Vice-President Kamala Harris’ wish to visit the house where she once lived with her grandfather in the 1960s has led to a search for the property, the UK’s Times…

Belarus: President Lukashenko meets Zimbabwe’s foreign minister in Minsk

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has met visiting Zimbabwean Foreign Minister Frederik Shava in Minsk, state-owned Belarus 24 TV channel said on Tuesday. The two countries identified new areas in co-operation,…

Ghana: VP Harris’ pro-LGBTQ push rattles Speaker of Parliament

US Vice-President Kamala Harris’s remarks on LGBTQ rights while in Ghana have been criticised as “undemocratic” by the country’s Speaker. Ghanaian lawmakers are currently discussing the Promotion of Proper Human…

Lesotho: MPs to discuss reclaiming parts of South Africa

Lesotho parliament is expected on Wednesday to discuss a motion on the reclamation of some parts of South Africa. An opposition MP wants legislators to “declare the whole of the…

USA: Sam Bankman-Fried accused of Chinese bribe

Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of failed crypto firm FTX, has been accused of bribing at least one Chinese official. In new charges unveiled in the US, officials accuse the entrepreneur of…

USA: Adidas attempts to stop Black Lives Matter design trademark registration

Adidas has asked the US Trademark Office to reject an application for a Black Lives Matter (BLM) trademark featuring three parallel stripes. The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation design…