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HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Southern African leaders resolved Wednesday to extend for another year the presence of regional troops deployed to fight rebels in conflict-torn eastern Congo, and also pledged to work toward peace in Mozambique, where disputed elections...

Getty ImagesAt the start of this week, Russia launched its biggest aerial attack on Ukraine for almost three months. Amid fears of a renewed strike on Wednesday, several Western embassies closed their doors."It’s all connected," says Mykhaylo Samus, head...

CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFPThey pleaded with the judges to hand down sentences that reflected the extent of the suffering of Gisèle Pelicot and her family.Mr Camus said he was aware of the “expectations and hopes in this room and beyond” for...

BBCOne viewer noted the many gunfight scenes involving Alec Baldwin could be distracting.“All the time as I was thinking about it, especially during the gunfight scenes, it was hard not to get pulled back out of the movie, especially...

The gold-capped tooth of Patrice Lumumba, the Democratic Republic of Congo's independence hero, is safe and has not been stolen, his daughter has told the BBC.The news comes as a relief to a nation gripped by fear that the...

Norwegian supplier Vestdavit has installed boat-handling systems on CSOV Olympic Notos, a newbuild vessel delivered by Ulstein Verft to Olympic. The package includes two H-9001 davits, two L-3500 liferaft davits, and a PL-3600 MOB davit,...

An undocumented immigrant has been found guilty of murdering nursing student Laken Riley in a case that became a flashpoint in the 2024 presidential election.Jose Antonio Ibarra, a Venezuelan, killed the 22-year-old on 22 February this year after going...

As people are displaced by the Israeli air strikes pounding the Beirut suburb of Dahieh, two TikTokers are filming the damage for families who have fled. Ali Baydoun and Adam Kassak post videos online documenting the scale of damage...

The US has been criticised by humanitarian organisations for deciding to supply Ukraine with landmines, as the war in eastern Europe rages on.The approval from Washington is seen as an attempt to slow down Russian troops, who have been...

New York prosecutors have vowed to oppose President-elect Donald Trump’s effort to overturn his criminal conviction, but they expressed a willingness to wait to sentence him until he completes his upcoming presidential term.Prosecutors urged the judge who is overseeing...