Category: News
Ex-Brazil footballer Dani Alves granted $1.1m bail after rape conviction
The former Brazilian international player was convicted in February and sentenced to 4.5 years in prison.
Foreign investors on alert as Senegal nears election marred by uncertainty
Investors in wait-and-see mode as key opposition leaders have pledged economic changes if voted into power.
What you need to know about Senegal’s delayed election
Senegal’s delayed election is due to go ahead this weekend. Here’s what you need to know.
Russian rescuers race to save 13 trapped in collapsed gold mine
Officials believe miners still alive as specialists drill through hundreds of metres of rock to establish contact.
Doctors make appeal to UN to stop the suffering in Gaza
A panel of doctors spoke out at the UN about the horrors and suffering they saw Palestinians face in Gaza.
Dutch court ruling considers national airline guilty of greenwashing
KLM found to have used ‘misleading and therefore illegal’ adverts to bolster green credentials.
Two Pakistani women get death sentence for ‘blasphemy’ murder of teacher
Women aged 23 and 24 sentenced to death while a minor is jailed for life for the 2022 killing of a young teacher.
Israeli military says 90 people killed in Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital raid
As siege on medical complex enters third day, survivors recount harsh detentions, humiliation and abuse.
Ireland’s PM Leo Varadkar announces resignation
This is a breaking news story, more details to follow.
‘Record falsification’: Kremlin critics decry vote won by Russia’s Putin
Although Putin's popularity among most Russians is not in doubt, observers say the recent election was far from fair.