Kenya Confirms First Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Case After Patient Dies
Kenya has confirmed its first case of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD), with the infected patient dying after travelling from the Democratic…
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France Suspends Stun Grenades at Student Protests After Teen Loses Hand
France has suspended the use of stun grenades by police at high school student demonstrations following growing allegations of excessive force and…
Flydubai Cockpit Attack Raises Questions Over Pilot Vetting and Aviation Security
The Flydubai cockpit attack that forced a Tel Aviv-bound flight to make an emergency landing has raised fresh concerns over pilot screening,…
Russia Strikes Second Major Kyiv Bridge as Attacks Escalate
A Russian airstrike has damaged Kyiv’s Northern Bridge, the second major bridge in the Ukrainian capital to be hit in recent days…
Trump Warns Iran of ‘Very Hard’ Response If Linked to Flydubai Attack
US President Donald Trump has warned that Iran would face a severe response if investigators establish that Tehran was linked to an…
Explosions Reported in Ethiopia Capital as Tigray Fighting Fuels Security Fears
Explosions were heard overnight in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, including areas near the military headquarters in the west and a security facility…
Zimbabwean Businessman Wicknell Chivayo, Wife Killed in Helicopter Crash
Prominent Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his wife, Lucy Muteke, have died in a helicopter crash that killed all six people on…
Iran Receives Official US Response to Proposal to End Middle East War
Iranian authorities have confirmed receiving an official response from the United States to Tehran’s proposal aimed at ending the conflict in the…
Christa Pike Execution Halted Hours Before Historic Tennessee Death Sentence
Christa Pike’s scheduled execution in Tennessee has been halted by a federal appeals court, just hours before she was due to become…
Kehinde Wiley Asks Trump to Sell Back Painting Removed From US Embassy in Dominican Republic
Nigerian-American artist Kehinde Wiley has asked President Donald Trump to allow him to buy back a painting removed from the US Embassy…
Japan Performs World’s First Heart Surgery Using Commercially Available iPS Stem Cell Sheets
A hospital in Japan has performed what has been described as the world’s first surgery using commercially available heart muscle stem cell…
Iran Hangs Two Men Over January Anti-Government Protests, Judiciary Says
Iranian authorities have executed two men convicted over their alleged involvement in anti-government protests that peaked in January, the country’s judiciary said…
Iran Says Supreme Leader Backs New Plan to Reopen Strait of Hormuz
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said the country’s new proposal to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz was coordinated with Supreme Leader…
Trump Hosts Xi Jinping at White House as US-China Tensions Persist
US President Donald Trump is set to host Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House on Thursday, with the high-profile visit…
Pezeshkian Tells Trump Iran Will Never “Bend at the Knee” as War Escalates
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has delivered a defiant address at the United Nations, saying Iran will not surrender in the face of…
Italy Police Discover Over €3m Hidden in Walls of Alleged Drug Lord’s Home
Italian police have uncovered more than €3 million in cash hidden inside the walls of a house in Caivano, near Naples, during…