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Thomas MackintoshBBC News, LondonGetty ImagesIvory Coast's main opposition leader has been removed from the electoral roll by the judiciary which says he is ineligible to run in October's presidential election.Tidjane Thiam renounced his French citizenship in order to run...

Ivory Coast's main opposition leader has been removed from the electoral roll by the judiciary which says he is ineligible to run in October's presidential election.Tidjane Thiam renounced his French citizenship in order to run for president, but a...

When JFK declared we're going to the moon, there was no agreed-upon plan. Sure, very smart engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory had probably thought about it, maybe even penciled a calculation or two on the back of a...

Ghanaian President John Mahama has suspended the country's Supreme Court chief justice - a move that marks a first in the country's history.An investigation has been launched and three undisclosed petitions have been filed making allegations against Gertrude Torkornoo,...

When Lydia R., who goes by @lydyagami on TikTok, decided to attend Ewha Womans University in Seoul, South Korea, one of the first things on her to-do list was finding an apartmentThe 27-year-old hoped to find something both affordable...

Yolande KnellBBC Middle East CorrespondentGetty ImagesPope Francis visited the Holy Land in 2014. A defining image of his trip came at an unscheduled stop off in Bethlehem when he prayed for peace by the graffitied wall that forms part...

An explosion has taken place at a Russian ammunition depot east of Moscow, military authorities and local media are reporting.The blast in an ammunition warehouse took place at a defence facility in the western Vladimir region on Tuesday. The...

SAO PAULO (AP) — A panel of Brazil’s Supreme Court justices started proceedings on Tuesday morning to determine whether federal officers, retired military officers and an aide of former President Jair Bolsonaro will also stand trial for allegedly attempting...

Shanghai Electric has formalised agreements with Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) and Oman's Mawarid Group for major renewable energy projects across both Middle Eastern nations. The partnerships will focus on advancing clean...

German chemicals giant BASF said Tuesday it had exited two joint ventures in China's Xinjiang region after its local partner was alleged to have participated in rights abuses against the local Uyghur minority.BASF said in a statement it had...