Beneath Moldova’s soaring parliament building, a parade of its most precarious file slowly past – bussed in by the thousand from across the country, each with their private tale of…
USA: Instagram and Facebook to get paid-for verification
Instagram and Facebook users will now be able to pay for a blue tick verification, parent company Meta has announced. Meta Verified will cost $11.99 (£9.96) a month on web,…
Haiti: Three kidnapped after church service
Gang members in Haiti have kidnapped three worshippers as they left a church in the capital, Port-au-Prince, after attending Sunday Mass. Local media say the kidnappers are demanding high sums…
Panama: Bus plunges off road killing 39
At least 39 people died in Panama when a bus carrying migrants hoping to reach the US plunged into a ravine. The bus was heading north and was near the…
France: Journalist suspended in scandal linked to disinformation firm
The suspension of a senior journalist at France’s leading TV news channel has uncovered what appears to be a well-organised system of corruption and influence buying in the international media.…
Peru: Machu Picchu reopens as protests shift to capital
The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu will reopen on Wednesday, Peruvian officials have announced. The Unesco World Heritage site, which is visited by thousands of tourists a day, was closed…
Syria: Five killed in Israeli strike on Damascus
Syria’s military says five people have died after what it alleged were Israeli missiles hit the capital Damascus and surrounding areas on Sunday. Officials said a building was hit in…
Nigeria: Police deployed to restore order in Lagos
Police reinforcements have been deployed to parts of Nigeria’s biggest city, Lagos, in response to unrest thought to be linked a continuing cash shortage. Gunfire has been heard and a…
Ethiopia: Global financial system is “dysfunctional and unfair” – UN chief
The global financial system is “dysfunctional and unfair” and is “failing developing countries”, UN Secretary General António Guterres has said at the opening of the annual African Union leaders’ summit.…
Australia: Kenyan athlete Chebet wins title as rival collapses near finish
Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet and Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo took the honours at the World Cross Country Championships in Bathurst, Australia. Chebet, 22, managed to take the women’s title in a dramatic…