Tanzania: Opposition youth leader dumped at beach after abduction

Tanzanian opposition youth leader Abdul Nondo has been found following being dumped at a beach, less than a day after he was reportedly kidnapped in the main city of Dar…

UK: Man arrested after police seize 56,000 bird eggs

A man has been arrested after more than 56,000 bird eggs were seized during a series of raids. Essex Police attended an address in Benfleet, Essex, on Thursday as part…

Palestine: 33 captives killed in Gaza – Hamas

Hamas says 33 captives held by the group in Gaza have been killed since the start of Israel’s nearly 14-month-old war in the besieged enclave. The group issued a video statement on…

Angola: Biden to vist Luanda, his first and last trip to Southern Africa while in office

United States President Joe Biden is visiting Angola this week on his first-ever bilateral trip to Africa as president – weeks before he leaves the post to Donald Trump. Biden is…

Syria: Government and Russia forces step up air raids in a bid to slow opposition advance

Syrian Russian jets have intensified air attacks in Idlib city and positions in Aleppo as the government of President Bashar al-Assad tries to slow the advance of opposition fighters. The…

Lebanon: Israeli attacks kill two people in Lebanon and Hezbollah responds

Israel has killed two people, including a State Security officer, in separate attacks in Lebanon as it continues its assaults on the country since the ceasefire with Hezbollah came into effect last…

Germany: Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledges $680m in military aid on surprise Ukraine visit

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has pledged additional military support worth $680m to Ukraine in an unannounced visit to Kyiv after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought security guarantees from NATO to defend…

Philippines: Three dead and dozens sick after eating sea turtle stew

Three people have died and at least 32 were hospitalised in the Philippines after eating an endangered sea turtle cooked in stew. Dozens of indigenous Teduray people reported symptoms such…

Georgia: Opposition leader Zurab Japaridze arrested as pro-EU protest rages

Georgian police have arrested prominent opposition leader Zurab Japaridze after using water cannon and tear gas to disperse tens of thousands of antigovernment protesters who refused to back down over the government…

UK: Stolen All Saints’ Church cross mysteriously returned after 30 years

A silver cross stolen from a church 30 years ago has been mysteriously returned after it was left on the doorstep of a retired verger. The altar cross was taken…