Finland will become the 31st member of Nato after Turkey’s parliament voted to approve its application. Turkey had delayed Finland’s bid to join the West’s defensive alliance for months –…
India: 35 confirmed dead after falling into a well
At least 35 people have been killed after falling into a well while offering prayers at a temple in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Fourteen others have been…
Italy: Authorities ban ChatGPT over privacy concerns
Italy has become the first Western country to block advanced chatbot ChatGPT. The Italian data-protection authority said there were privacy concerns relating to the model, which was created by US…
USA: Grand jury voted to indict former president Trump and America is outraged
Donald Trump’s lawyer has said the ex-president’s legal team has not seen the indictment against him and has only media reports to go on. Joe Tacopina was speaking after a…
Brazil: Jair Bolsonaro returns home for first time since 8 January riots
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is on his way back to Brazil, after spending months in the US. The far-right politician is returning for the first time since supporters stormed…
Vatican: Pope Francis spends night in hospital
Pope Francis spent a calm night in hospital after being admitted for a respiratory infection and is expected to remain there for a few days for treatment, a Vatican source…
Philippines: Dozens killed in blaze on ferry
At least 28 people have been killed and 230 rescued after a passenger ferry caught fire in the Philippines. The blaze began in the ship’s air-conditioned cabins on Wednesday night…
Zambia: Search on for US VP Kamala Harris’ grandfather’s house in Zambia
US Vice-President Kamala Harris’ wish to visit the house where she once lived with her grandfather in the 1960s has led to a search for the property, the UK’s Times…
Belarus: President Lukashenko meets Zimbabwe’s foreign minister in Minsk
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has met visiting Zimbabwean Foreign Minister Frederik Shava in Minsk, state-owned Belarus 24 TV channel said on Tuesday. The two countries identified new areas in co-operation,…
Ghana: VP Harris’ pro-LGBTQ push rattles Speaker of Parliament
US Vice-President Kamala Harris’s remarks on LGBTQ rights while in Ghana have been criticised as “undemocratic” by the country’s Speaker. Ghanaian lawmakers are currently discussing the Promotion of Proper Human…