Uganda president admits Kenyan activists were arrested and held in ‘the fridge’
Long-serving leader Yoweri Museveni blames “foreign groups” for stoking unrest.
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The president blamed for shattering Tanzania’s aura of stability
The manner of Samia Suluhu Hassan’s re-election has earned the country a rare rebuke from the African Union.
Republicans push to strip Zohran Mamdani of US citizenship. Is it possible?
GOP seeks to revoke NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani’s citizenship; experts say they must prove false claims in his application.
How social media amplified hate rhetoric against Mamdani
For months, social feeds pushed Islamophobic attacks on Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s mayor-elect.
Why does Israel play in European Football?
Samantha Johnson unpacks why and how the Israeli national team and clubs ended up under UEFA
Trump stands over man who fainted in ‘SNL’ skit
Trump stands over man who fainted in ‘SNL’ skit
Gaza death toll tops 69,000 as Israel and militants again exchange remains
More than 69,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war so far, Gaza health officials said Saturday, as both sides completed the latest exchange
Super typhoon threatens the Philippines, forcing more than 1 million people to evacuate
Super Typhoon Fung-wong, the biggest storm to threaten the Philippines this year, started battering the country’s northeastern coast ahead of landfall on Sunday, knocking down
Norway, Indonesia, Brazil and others pledge billions to bold new plan to protect tropical forests
A bold new plan to protect tropical forests, which aims to raise $125 billion US and directly pay developing countries to halt deforestation, is taking
Nearly a million evacuated as Philippines braces for ‘super typhoon’
Typhoon Fung-wong with sustained winds of 185 km/h (115mph) is expected to make landfall on Sunday evening.
BBC on Luzon Island as super typhoon nears Philippines
Typhoon Fung Wong will bring sustained winds of 185 km/h (155mph) and torrential rain to several areas on Sunday.
US cleaning woman shot dead after arriving at wrong home
Police say they found Maria Florinda Rios Perez, 32, dead after she was shot on the front porch of a home in an Indianapolis suburb.
One dead, dozens missing after migrant boat sinks off Malaysia coast
Authorities say rescue operations are under way to locate survivors on a boat that sunk, with two others missing.