Senegal’s Sadio Mane was substituted early in Bayern Munich’s home match against Werder Bremen with a leg injury just 11 days before the start of the World Cup in Qatar. The…
Nepal: Six dead after earthquake with tremors felt in New Delhi
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake has struck Nepal, killing at least six people, injuring several others, and destroying multiple houses in the northwestern district of Doti, officials said. The earthquake, which…
North Korea: Pyongyang fires ballistic missile towards East Sea
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile towards the sea off the country’s east coast, the first firing since last week’s flurry of missile launches – and heavy artillery fire…
Sudan: Activists defiant amid protest clampdown
Sudanese security forces fired tear gas as thousands of pro-democracy activists marched to the presidential palace in Khartoum on Tuesday to demand an end to military rule. Protesters draped in…
Egypt: SA President Ramaphosa urges West to deliver pledge to end coal
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on western nations to deliver a financial package they promised to help the nation speed up its move away from coal. When it…
Kenya: Ruling coalition denies plot to scrap term limit
Kenya’s ruling coalition has denied having a hand in a proposal by one of its lawmakers to remove presidential term limits and replace it with an age limit. The country’s…
Nigerian: Amnesty International condemns Public whipping of TikTok stars
Amnesty International has condemned the sentencing of two TikTok stars in the northern Nigerian state of Kano for defaming the state governor Abdullahi Ganduje. The TikTokers, Mubarak Muhammad alias Unique…
Egypt: Major climate polluters are criminals – Namibia president
The Namibian President Hage Geingob has accused wealthy nations of not being honest when talking about the fight against climate change. Speaking to the BBC at a side event at…
Germany: Authorities investigate case of a girl locked away for years by family
An eight-year-old girl’s mother and grandparents are being investigated after German prosecutors say she was locked away for seven years. She was finally freed from the house at the end…
Norway: Princess quits royal duties for alternative medicine
Norway’s Princess Märtha Louise has relinquished her royal duties to focus on her alternative medicine business with her fiancé, a self-styled shaman. The Princess will keep her title, but is…