Police in Kenya have fired tear gas to disperse protesters who tried to occupy a church that was recently given a substantial donation by President William Ruto. The gift to the Jesus Winner Ministry in the Roysambu suburb of Nairobi...
Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump has said Mexico will not be required to pay tariffs on goods that come under the trade pact between the two countries and Canada until 2 April.Trump has not confirmed if the suspension also applies...
Tom Geoghegan & Laura BickerBBC News, London and BeijingWatch: ‘I’d be pissed if I was Canadian’ - Trump supporters on 51st state jibeUS tariffs against Canada and Mexico will go ahead on Tuesday but their level will be decided by...
Watch: Czech Republic train fire seen in drone footageA freight train carrying the highly toxic chemical benzene has derailed in the Czech Republic, sparking a huge fire.Several tankers and a locomotive were ablaze, with firefighters from several regions and a...
A South African court has dismissed claims of a white genocide in the country as "clearly imagined" and "not real", undermining claims made by US President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk.The ruling came as the court blocked a...
Lucy Clarke-BillingsBBC NewsReutersTal Shoham was released after being kidnapped by Hamas on 7 October, 2023Hamas has released six more hostages held in Gaza, in exchange for 602 Palestinian prisoners to be freed later on Saturday.The released hostages included four kidnapped...
South Africa's Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has been forced to postpone the unveiling of the national budget following sharp disagreements within the coalition government.Coalition partners derailed his budget after opposing his plan to raise value-added-tax (VAT), which would have seen...
More than 40 people, mostly women, were killed after an illegal gold mine collapsed in Mali on Saturday.The collapse took place near Kéniéba, in Mali's western, gold-rich Kayes region.The victims had climbed into open-pit areas left by industrial miners to...
ReutersIsraeli hostages' families demanded their release at a protest on a highway in Tel Aviv on ThursdayHamas has said it is committed to implementing the Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel and will continue releasing hostages as scheduled, raising hopes that...
AFPMost of Gaza's population has been displaced multiple times during the warUS President Donald Trump has said the two million Palestinians who would be resettled in neighbouring countries under his plan to take over and rebuild the Gaza Strip would...
