Baerbock continues West Africa tour with visit to Ivory Coast
Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is continuing her two-day visit to West Africa in Ivory Coast. The Green politician was welcomed at Abidjan airport on Tuesday by Foreign…
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Israeli military to begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men, says army
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will begin conscripting ultra-Orthodox men for military service from Sunday, the Israeli armed forces said on Tuesday. The army did not specify the number…
Colombia ends cease-fire with largest faction of FARC rebel holdout group
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government on Tuesday said it will end a cease-fire with the largest faction of the FARC-EMC, a holdout rebel group that refused to sign a 2016 peace…
Putin opens Moscow to St Petersburg motorway after 14 years of work
After roughly 14 years of construction work, one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's most important infrastructure projects - a 670 kilometre roadway between Moscow and St Petersburg -…
Palestinian reports: Many killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza Strip
Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday resulted in the deaths of scores of Palestinians, according to Palestinian reports. At least 13 Palestinians were killed and 26 more injured…
Protester killed as crowds call for Kenya leader to go
Anti-government protesters in Kenya have returned to the streets stepping up demands for President William Ruto to resign, despite his recent concessions. One man has been shot dead during…
Baltic countries notify Russia and Belarus they will exit the Moscow-controlled electricity grid
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — The electricity grid operators of the three Baltic countries on Tuesday officially notified Russia and Belarus that they will exit a 2001 agreement that has kept…
'Hellishly hot' southern Europe bakes under heat wave, worst still to come as temperatures top 104F
ROME (AP) — The Italian health ministry placed 12 cities under the most severe heat warning Tuesday as a wave of hot air from Africa baked southern Europe and sent temperatures over 40…
Russia's navy pulled its last patrol boat from Crimea, Ukraine says, after getting pummelled for months
Russia has pulled its last Black Sea Fleet warship from Crimea, a Ukrainian navy spokesperson said. Dmitry Pletenchuk said Monday that the Russian patrol ship was "leaving our Crimea right…
Israeli strikes across Gaza kill more than 30 as the sides weigh the latest cease-fire proposal
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes in the central Gaza Strip overnight into Tuesday killed 24 people, including women and children, according to hospital records, in deadly…
Israeli reports: Gaza man killed after attack in West Bank
Following a knife attack on Israeli security forces during an operation in the West Bank, the suspected attacker has been killed, according to Israeli reports on Tuesday. The 19-year-old…
Ex-police officer faked child-trafficking stories
An ex-police officer who claims to save children from human traffickers has faked stories to raise money for his charity, the BBC has discovered. Adam Whittington, founder of Project…
Kagame wins Rwanda vote in landslide - partial results
Rwanda President Paul Kagame is on course to extend his 24-year rule by another five years in a landslide victory, with most of the votes counted from Monday's election. He has 99.15% of…
Inside the beauty pageant in one of the world’s worst places to be a woman
While many people in Somalia squeezed into cafes and homes on Sunday night to watch the Euro football final, hundreds of Mogadishu’s most stylish residents gathered in the beachside Elite…
Secret 'sky island' rainforest saved by new discoveries
Perched on a remote mountain top and surrounded by lowlands, Mabu is what's known as a "sky island" and is the largest rainforest in southern Africa. BBC environment correspondent Jonah…
North Korean diplomat in Cuba defected to South Korea in November, Seoul says
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s spy agency said Tuesday that a North Korea diplomat based in Cuba has fled to South Korea, the latest in a series of defections by members of the…
Germany eyes cooperation with W Africa to counter Sahel instability
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock arrived in Senegal on Monday in an effort to intensify cooperation with West Africa's democracies in order to keep at bay the instability…
Leaving Syria's civil war to be a mercenary in Africa
For more than 10 years, Abu Mohammad has been living in a tent with his family in northern Syria, displaced by the long-running civil war. Unable to earn enough to support them, he, like…
Vietnam veteran in Cook County gets answers after receiving $6,200 tax bill despite disability exemption
COOK COUNTY, Ill. - A Vietnam veteran expressed his shock last week after receiving a $6,200 Cook County property tax bill, despite previously being exempt due to his 100-percent…
Three held after shots heard in refugee centre in southern Germany
A special police task force detained three people in a refugee centre in southern Germany on Monday after hearing what appeared to be gunshots. It remains unclear where the gunshot noises…
Peru's convict ex-president Alberto Fujimori, 85, aims to run again
By Marco Aquino and Alexander Villegas LIMA (Reuters) - Alberto Fujimori, 85, who governed Peru with an iron fist for a decade and fled the country amid corruption scandals and human…
Couple Leaps 90 Feet Into Gorge From Popular Photo Spot to Avoid Oncoming Train
A married couple was forced to leap from a train trestle into a 90-foot gorge to avoid an oncoming locomotive that interrupted their scenic photoshoot, Indian business news website…
Mexico averages 5 cargo theft incidents a day in June
In June, Mexico averaged five cargo truck thefts per day for a total of 150 reported incidents across the country’s roadways, according to data from the National Association of Vehicle…
Mexico's costly Maya Train draws few passengers in its first six months of partial operation
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The pet rail project of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador could wind up costing as much as $30 billion, is only half finished as he heads into the final two months…