Twitter’s paid-for verification feature is rolling out once again on Monday. It was paused last month after being swamped by impersonators. It is still $8 per month – but there…
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DRC: Floods leave more than 120 dead in Kinshasa
More than 120 people have been killed following the worst floods in years in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasa, the authorities say. Major roads in the…
Kenya: Son sues Meta over father’s killing in Ethiopia
Facebook’s algorithm helped fuel the viral spread of hate and violence during Ethiopia’s civil war, a legal case alleges. Abrham Meareg, the son of an Ethiopian academic shot dead after…
USA: Elon Musk no longer world’s richest man
Elon Musk is no longer the world’s richest man after a sharp drop in the value of his shares in electric car company Tesla this year. According to both Forbes…
USA: TikTok ban over China security fears on the cards
US lawmakers have proposed a ban on TikTok – the social media app known for its short viral videos – citing concerns about national security. The bipartisan bill is the…
Bahamas: FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has been arrested in The Bahamas, the country’s attorney general has said. He is scheduled to appear on Tuesday in…
Germany: Police end hostage-taking in Dresden
German police gave the all clear after a shopping mall and surrounding areas in the eastern German city of Dresden were evacuated because of a hostage-taking. “The Dresden Police Department…
Bangladesh: Authorities arrest head of largest Muslim party amid crackdown
The leader of Jamaat-e-Islami (Bangladesh Islamic Assembly), Bangladesh’s largest Muslim party, has been arrested days after he announced the party would join opposition-led protests demanding the resignation of Prime Minister…
Belgium: EU agrees to grant Bosnia membership candidate status
EU countries have agreed to grant Bosnia candidate status to join the union, putting the Balkan nation at the start of a long road to membership. Russia’s war on Ukraine…
Belarus: Minsk fills top posts, inspects troops’ combat readiness
Russia’s close ally Belarus has named a new foreign minister and air force chief while announcing a snap military inspection, the latest in a burst of exercises that have prompted…