New alliances shakes up Nigerian political landscape45 minutes agoMansur Abubakar,KanoandChris Ewokor,BBC Africa, AbujaAFP via Getty ImagesTwo of Nigeria's most prominent opposition figures have announced they have switched parties in a dramatic political realignment ahead of next year's presidential election.Peter...
Getty ImagesTwo senior US Republican lawmakers have criticised a decision by the Pentagon to cut 5,000 US troops stationed in Germany, saying it risked undermining deterrence and would send the wrong signal to Russia.Roger Wicker and Mike Rogers, who...
ReutersRussian drone and missile strikes in Ukraine have killed 10 people and injured at least 76 over the past day, Ukrainian officials say.Officials in five regions around the country reported fatalities as Moscow continues to target Ukrainian cities with...
14 hours agoGhoncheh Habibiazad,BBC PersianandHenri AstierReutersRelatives of jailed Iranian human rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi and the Nobel Peace Prize Committee have called for her to be transferred to adequate medical facilities following a sharp reported deterioration of her health.Her...
Roll Call via Getty ImagesA week after a suspect allegedly tried to assassinate President Donald Trump at a press gala, key details about the shooting remain unclear.As the investigation has evolved, prosecutors' statements have changed on whether the suspect...
AFP via Getty ImagesThree people have died after a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, the World Health Organization (WHO) has told the BBC. It reported one confirmed and five suspected cases. One UK...
27 minutes agoJaroslav LukivandBernd Debusmann Jr,White House reporter, FloridaGetty ImagesOn Friday, Trump addressed a letter to members of the US Congress, saying the conflict had been "terminated" since a ceasefire took effect on 8 April - even though Iran...
Police in South Africa have managed to recover human remains after an officer was lowered from a helicopter into a crocodile-infested river in the search for a businessman swept away by floodwater last week.The reptile suspected to have eaten...
Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesTwo US service members have gone missing during military exercises in Morocco, the US African Command (Africom) said on Sunday.The missing Americans were participating in African Lion 2026, an annual joint exercise designed to...
8 minutes agoPaul NjieandJoseph WinterKIM LUDBROOK/EPA/ShutterstockNigeria has summoned South Africa's acting High Commissioner over a spate of recent attacks on foreigners in the southern African nation.Nigeria will formally convey its "profound concern" at a meeting on Monday over incidents...
