South Korea has controversially agreed to pay compensation to its own citizens who were forced to work in Japanese factories during World War Two. Seoul’s proposal aims to resolve a…
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Greece: PM Mitsotakis seeks forgiveness from families
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has asked for forgiveness from the families of the 57 victims of this week’s train crash. In a Facebook message, Mr Mitsotakis said that “in…
Bangladesh: Authorities investigate huge fire at world’s largest refugee camp
Bangladesh authorities are investigating the cause of a massive fire in a Rohingya refugee camp which has left 12,000 people without shelter. No casualties have been reported, but the fire…
Burundi: Gitega sends troops in fight against DR Congo rebels
Burundi says it is deploying about 100 soldiers to North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where dozens of armed groups are fighting. They are to join a…
Mali: Two aid workers kidnapped in militant hotspot
Two workers for the International Committee of the Red Cross have been kidnapped in Mali. The organisation said the abductions took place on a road between the north-eastern cities of…
Nigeria: Opposition to contest election results
Opposition parties in Nigeria’s fiercely contested polls will attempt to do what has been described as the impossible – getting a court to overturn the outcome of a presidential election…
UK: Leaked messages suggest plan to frighten public with Covid
Matt Hancock suggested to an aide that they “frighten the pants off everyone” messages published by the Sunday Telegraph show. It appears the former health secretary discussed when to reveal…
France: Emmanuel Macron’s mission to counter Russia in Africa
Libreville, Luanda, Brazzaville, Kinshasa – France’s President Emmanuel Macron is on a whirlwind tour of African capitals as he tries to shift French policy on the continent away from military…
Italy: TikTok star joins Italia’s Got Talent as judge
Social media sensation Khaby Lame, who was born in Senegal and raised in Italy, has joined the judges’ panel of reality TV show Italia’s Got Talent. Lame is currently the…
Chris Rock jokes about Will Smith’s Oscars slap in a live Netflix show
Comedian Chris Rock is tired of talking about Will Smith’s infamous Oscar’s slap, but he wants to make one thing clear: It hurt. Rock, 58, spoke at length about the…