An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck Dwi Island in Maluku province, eastern Indonesia, today. The Indonesian Geophysical Agency reported that the epicentre was 68 kilometres northeast of…
Uganda has announced the commencement of a trial for a candidate vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola, in a move aimed at curbing the outbreak that has resulted in…
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced, following a call with U.S. President Donald Trump, the suspension of U.S. tariffs on Mexican goods for one month and the deployment of 10,000 Mexican…
The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has implemented emergency measures including a hiring freeze and a ban on non-essential travel for its approximately 8,000 staff, in…
Dozens have been killed and injured in intense airstrikes carried out by army aircraft on the city of Nyala in Darfur, while eyewitnesses described the fighting that erupted in El…
The French government, led by François Bayrou, is facing a new test this week that could lead to its downfall with a vote of no confidence in the National Assembly,…
Elon Musk announced on Monday that President Donald Trump has approved the closure of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) as part of efforts to reduce government spending. Agency…
Police and state media reported that Somali security forces have captured a senior ISIS commander during a weeks-long offensive against the group. According to the state news agency SONNA, Abdirahman…
One person was killed and four others injured when an explosive device exploded in the lobby of a residential building northwest of Moscow. A spokesman for the Russian emergencies services…
US President Donald Trump has announced the suspension of all future funding to South Africa, claiming that the country is ‘seizing land and mistreating certain groups’. In a post on…