Nigeria is suffering its worst flooding in a decade, forcing 1.4 million people from their homes. The central city of Lokoja is in one of the worst-affected areas – Kogi…
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Uganda: Two districts under three-week Ebola lockdown
A three-week lockdown has been declared in two districts of Uganda as the country battles an Ebola outbreak. Bars, nightclubs, places of worship and entertainment venues will be closed in…
Isle of Man: Brothers jailed for ‘savage’ attack in bar toilet
Two brothers who “savagely” beat a man in the toilets of a bar in Douglas have been jailed. Jake Corrin, 26, was sentenced to three-and-half years in prison for the…
Burkina Faso: Coup leader becomes interim president
Said to have been a shy but intelligent boy in school, Burkina Faso’s Capt Ibrahim Traoré has become the latest military officer to seize power in a coup in one…
Tunisia: Thousands protest against President Kais Saied
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Tunisia’s capital to demonstrate against the president. Parallel demonstrations by political movements who are deeply opposed to each other were held…
India: Village goes offline daily to help people talk
A village in India’s Maharashtra state has declared “independence” from two modern-day addictions – television and mobile internet. At least, for a couple of hours every day. A siren goes…
Singapore: OnlyFans creator jailed
Singapore has jailed and fined an OnlyFans creator, in the city-state’s first conviction of users of the adults-only platform. A court on Wednesday fined Titus Low S$3,000 ($2,087; £1,866) for…
Netherlands: Man sentenced for cyber-stalking the late Canadian girl
A Dutchman convicted of sexually extorting a teenage Canadian girl who later took her own life has been sentenced to 13 years in prison. Aydin Coban, 44, will serve his…
USA: Musk asks American government to fund Ukraine Starlink
Elon Musk has said his rocket firm SpaceX cannot continue indefinitely paying for Ukraine’s Starlink internet service in his latest spat with Kyiv. In February, the world’s richest man activated…
Slovakia: Two killed at LGBT Bratislava bar
Two men were shot dead in the capital Bratislava on Wednesday, in a suspected hate crime. Organisers estimated that 20,000 people took part in the vigil, mourning the men’s deaths…