A Catholic priest has died after being attacked in a church rectory in the US state of Nebraska. Police said they found the Reverend Stephen Gutgsell and his alleged attacker…
UK: Ex-PM Boris Johnson denies allegations that he wanted to let COVID ‘rip’
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told Britain’s COVID-19 inquiry that any suggestion he wanted to allow the virus to “let rip” was “completely wrong” and hit out at “absolutely…
Seychelles: President Wavel Ramkalawan declares state of emergency after flood and explosion
Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan declared a state of emergency on Thursday after a blast at an explosives depot and heavy rains damaged an industrial zone and surrounding areas. The blast…
Greece: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visits Athens after years of friction
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in Greece in an effort to mend strained relations between the neighbouring NATO allies and open what he called a “new era” in relations…
Switzerland: Manhunt on for gunman after two shot dead in Sion
A manhunt is under way in Switzerland after two people were shot dead and another person was injured in the southern town of Sion. Police in the region of Valois…
South Africa: Music icon Zahara dies at 35
Award-winning South African Afro-pop singer Bulelwa Mkutukana, popularly known as Zahara, has died, the country’s culture minister announced. She had been in hospital, reportedly with liver complications, and the government…
Syria: World Food Programme to end general assistance in the northwest
The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that it will stop its general food assistance programme across Syria at the start of 2024 due to funding shortages. It will, however,…
Brazil: Maceió Salt mine ruptures causing fear of collapse
A rupture at a rock salt mine in north-eastern Brazil has heightened fears of an impending total collapse. Video recorded by the civil defence authority showed murky water bubbling up…
Poland: Donald Tusk set to become Polish prime minister
Donald Tusk is set to become Poland’s prime minister after current leader Mateusz Morawiecki lost a key vote in the country’s parliament on Monday. Mr Morawiecki’s populist Law and Justice…
India: Supreme Court upholds stripping of Kashmir’s special status
India’s top court has upheld the stripping of special status from the former state of Jammu and Kashmir. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in 2019 revoked the Indian constitution’s Article…