South Korean: Blackpink sign new contract ensuring K-pop group will stay together

K-pop superstars Blackpink have renewed their agency contract as a group, ensuring that the quartet will continue to perform together. This follows months of contract negotiations during which fans feared…

UAE: Authorities extradite British trader Sanjay Shah to Denmark

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has extradited British trader Sanjay Shah to Denmark over tax fraud charges worth £1.46bn, his lawyers say. Mr Shah, who lives in Dubai, is accused…

Ukraine: Zelensky abruptly cancels US Senate briefing amid funding row

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called off a high-profile briefing with US lawmakers amid an impasse over future US funding for the country. Virtual appearances in the Senate and House…

USA: Infant killed by wolf-dog hybrid in Alabama

A three-month old infant was killed by its family’s pet hybrid wolf-dog in the US state of Alabama, police have said. The child died on Thursday in Chelsea, about 20…

Egypt: Three-day presidential elections to start on December 10

The Egyptian presidential elections are scheduled to take place over a three-day period starting on December 10. A decade after Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi came to power in a…

Philippines: ISIL claims responsibility for bombing at Catholic mass

The ISIL (ISIS) group has claimed responsibility for the bombing of a Catholic mass service in the southern Philippines that killed at least four people and injured dozens more. The…

UK: Home Secretary James Cleverly heads to Rwanda to sign migration treaty

James Cleverly is the third home secretary to roll up in Rwanda. Home secretaries 3 — migrants 0 on that score. Priti Patel, the original author of the idea, did…

Mauritania: Ex-President Aziz jailed for five years for corruption

A court in Mauritania has jailed former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz for five years for corruption. It found Aziz guilty of money laundering and abusing his position to illegally…

Pakistan: Economy on the ropes as price spikes, political woes hit millions

Daily-wage labourer Asif Maseeh wakes up each day wondering how he will feed his family of seven. “We just pray to God that we’ll find a way to eat tomorrow,”…

France: Small plane makes emergency landing in Paris suburb

A small twin-engine plane has been forced to make an emergency landing in a southern Paris suburb. The three people on board were taken to hospital requiring urgent attention, but…