Argentina: Fire knocks out half of the country’s power grid

More than half of Argentina has been left without power after a fire affected the national electricity grid. The capital Buenos Aires, other major cities and large swathes of the…

Nigeria: Bola Tinubu of the ruling party wins presidential election

Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu has been declared the winner of Nigeria’s disputed presidential election. The 70-year-old veteran politician got 36% of the vote, official results show. His main rival…

Greece: 32 dead after trains collide near city of Larissa

Two trains have collided in northern Greece with the loss of at least 32 lives and dozens of people injured, emergency services say. Rescuers have been working through the night…

Peru: Delivery man caught with ancient mummy in his bag

Police in Peru made a surprise discovery when they searched a delivery man who came to their attention for acting drunk at an archaeological site in Puno. Inside his cooler…

Russia: Drone crash near Moscow was failed attack, governor says

A drone has crashed in the Moscow region in what was likely an attempt to target civilian infrastructure, the regional governor said. Andrei Vorobyov was speaking after the defence ministry…

India: Government bans TikTok, WeChat and dozens more Chinese apps

India’s government has banned TikTok and dozens more Chinese-made apps it says are a danger to the country. In a statement, it said the apps were “prejudicial to sovereignty and…

USA: Authorities ban TikTok on federal devices

China has accused the US of overreacting after federal employees were ordered to remove the video app TikTok from government-issued phones. On Monday, the White House gave government agencies 30…

Belgium: European Commission bans TikTok on staff devices

Staff working at the European Commission have been ordered to remove the TikTok app from their phones and corporate devices. The commission said it was implementing the measure to “protect…

Canada: Authorities ban TikTok on government devices

Canada will ban video app TikTok from all government-issued devices starting on Tuesday. The decision follows a review by Canada’s chief information officer, and the app “presents an unacceptable level…

USA: Elon Musk defends racist tirade by Dilbert creator Scott Adams

Elon Musk accused US media of racism on Sunday, defending racist comments made by Dilbert cartoon creator Scott Adams on YouTube last week. Twitter’s CEO tweeted media that used to…