Ukraine war: Grenade birthday gift kills army chief Zaluzhny’s aide.
A grenade given as a birthday present has blown up and killed a close aide of the head of Ukraine’s armed forces Valery Zaluzhny. Maj Hennadiy Chastyakov, 39, had returned…
South Africa crime: Thieves put gun to Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga’s head.
South Africa’s transport minister has described how she was robbed at gun-point after her vehicle stopped on a highway to change a burst tyre. Sindisiwe Chikunga told a parliamentary committee…
Donald Trump clashes repeatedly with judge in heated New York testimony.
Donald Trump clashed repeatedly with a judge and defended his family’s business as he testified in a civil fraud trial in New York. During almost four hours on the witness…
Italy to seize $835m from Airbnb in tax evasion inquiry.
An Italian judge has ordered the seizure of €779.5m ($835.5m; £676.8m) from short-term rental giant Airbnb, over alleged tax evasion. Prosecutors say the firm failed to collect a tax from…
Hamas leader refuses to acknowledge killing of civilians in Israel.
A senior Hamas leader has refused to acknowledge that his group killed civilians in Israel, claiming only conscripts were targeted. Moussa Abu Marzouk told the BBC that “women, children and…
Israel’s pain still raw a month after Hamas attacks.
It was a day that shattered Israel’s sense of its own invincibility and military might, undermining the security felt by every one of its citizens. But it did not seem…
At least 20 killed in attack by Cameroon’s anglophone separatists.
Separatist rebels killed around 20 people, including women and children, on Monday in an attack on a village in one of Cameroon’s restive anglophone regions, security and local officials said.…
Polish president taps outgoing PM to form government despite lack of majority.
Poland’s president on Monday tasked the current prime minister with a first attempt at forming the new government after the ruling conservatives won an election last month, but fell short…
Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohammadi begins hunger strike.
Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi began a hunger strike on Monday in protest against what she said was the jail’s failure to give her access to medical…
French immigration bill would expel ‘foreigners who commit crimes’
Senators in France started debating a bill Monday that is intended to toughen the country’s immigration law but advocacy organizations have criticized as a threat to the rights of asylum-seekers…