Trump to speak at rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner following failed April shooting
US President Donald Trump will address the White House Correspondents’ Association at a rescheduled dinner on Friday, nearly three months after a shooting at the Washington Hilton hotel interrupted the event. The black-tie gathering of…
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa wins bid to temporarily halt impeachment inquiry over ‘Farmgate’
On Friday, Western Cape high court judge Andre le Grange halted the parliamentary committee from proceeding with its hearings «pending the determination by this court of the applicant’s review» – a reference to Ramaphosa’s case against…
India youth movement agrees to talk but insists protests will continue
India has extended a mobile internet shutdown in the capital, New Delhi, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces his biggest youth-led challenge since taking office in 2014. Leaders of the youth-led «Cockroach» movement are due to meet government officials…
France orders evacuation of Cap Ferret peninsula as hundreds flee wildfires
French authorities have ordered the evacuation of the entirety of the Cap Ferret peninsula on the south-west coast, with hundreds of people escaping the area by boat. Tens of thousands of people are being evacuated from the tourism destination west of…
Live: Thousands forced to flee as deadly wildfires rage in parts of France, Italy and Spain
24/07/2026 – 09:50 24/07/2026 – 09:49 Over 100,000 hectares burnt in Spain since January Spain has seen over 100,000 hectares (247,000 acres) already burned this year, including its second-largest ever fire that consumed some 32,000 hectares…
Families still search for bodies a month after Venezuela earthquakes
Families in Venezuela are still searching for the remains of their loved ones, lost amid the rubble of flattened apartment buildings that line the coast of La Guaira, the region worst-hit by twin earthquakes on 24 June. Government officials say the death…
Ukraine drone attack sparks fire at Russian e-commerce giant’s warehouse near Saint Petersburg
Ukrainian drones hit a warehouse for a Russian e-commerce giant near Saint Petersburg early Friday, triggering a fire that sent smoke pouring over the historic city, local officials said. Kyiv has targeted Saint Petersburg as it steps up long-range drone…
Sharon Otieno murder trial: Former Kenyan governor Okoth Obado convicted of killing pregnant student
Obado «orchestrated a plot to eliminate Otieno», Judge Cecilia Githua said reading out her ruling, which was broadcast live on television. He «supplied motive, instigation and funds to finance the criminal enterprise». Obado’s former personal…
Spain declares state of emergency and France seeks EU help as wildfires rage
Wildfires fanned by scorching temperatures and strong winds swept through parts of western Europe on Friday, triggering a state of emergency in Spain‘s Madrid region and prompting France to seek help from the European Union. French authorities have…
Could you run a country on just three hours of sleep? Japan’s PM says she does
Japan’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi revealed in a post on X that she survives on zero to three hours of sleep per night, and people are reacting. The BBC’s Tokyo correspondent Kurumi Mori explains how this has sparked conversation about…