Zelensky’s office probed for corruption as fired defence minister demands elections
Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies announced Wednesday that they are investigating senior officials in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office, a day after the country’s recently fired defence minister called for national elections despite the…
Trump administration to soon begin targeting Ethiopians for deportation
A federal judge has decided the Trump administration can go ahead with cancelling Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which provides humanitarian protections to immigrants, for roughly 5,000 Ethiopians living in the US. «Those with terminated TPS are in…
Israel confirms it opened fire on vehicle carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza
The Israeli military has confirmed for the first time that it opened fire on a vehicle carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab and six members of her family in Gaza City during the war in Gaza. The Palestinian child initially survived the attack in January…
Senegal’s first elite girls’ boarding school challenges patriarchal norms
Off the coast of Dakar, Goree Island is home to the Senegal’s first elite boarding school for girls. The Mariama Ba School of Excellence encourages its students to challenge what has traditionally been expected of girls across the predominantly Muslim…
Ukrainian man arrested in Croatia over Nord Stream blasts
A Ukrainian man has been arrested in Croatia on suspicion of taking part in the bombing of the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany. The suspect is alleged by German authorities to have been one of the scuba divers who planted explosives…
Ukraine’s ousted minister Mykhailo Fedorov calls for wartime elections
In a bombshell address posted on YouTube, Ukraine’s ousted defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov called for elections to be held even as the war against Russia continues, saying the country was gripped by a crisis of governance. Ukrainian law prohibits…
Helicopter crashes at Mount Ololokwe in Kenya, killing six people
A helicopter has crashed in central Kenya at Mount Ololokwe in Samburu county, killing all six people on board, air accident officials have told the BBC. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Department said the identities of those on board were yet to be…
Ukraine live: Zelensky fires deputy head of presidential office as corruption probe unfolds
Home Europe Live Issued on: 19/08/2026 – 13:20Modified: 19/08/2026 – 13:25 Protesters gather outside Parliament in Kyiv during a rally against Zelensky’s decision to replace Fedorov as defence minister on August 19, 2026. © Gleb…
US immigration deportations: Liberia agrees to accept 1,200 foreigners
Liberia has agreed to accept up to 1,200 foreigners deported from the US over the next year in one of the biggest deals agreed so far by Washington as it continues its clampdown on illegal migration. Such agreements with other countries have often…
Ukraine anti-graft agencies uncover alleged laundering group tied to presidential official
Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies launched a special operation against lawmakers and presidential advisers on Wednesday, hours before a key vote in parliament for a new defence minister aimed at cementing a shake-up by President Volodymyr Zelensky.…