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Embattled Spanish PM Sánchez insists no prior warnings before Ceuta crisis
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said no-one foresaw the influx of 72,000 migrants in the exclave of Ceuta, as pressure mounts over his handling of the crisis."It's absurd to think that the government knew and did nothing," Sánchez...
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NBA: Los Angeles clippers fined $30m over Kawhi Leonard scandal
The LA Clippers have been fined $30m (£22.2m) by the National Basketball Association (NBA) for violating salary rules in order to funnel millions of dollars to star player Kawhi Leonard.The fine - the largest in the league's history -...
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El Niño ‘supersized’ as countries race to prepare for extreme weather, UN warns
The world has entered a "danger zone of extreme weather" as the impacts of El Niño start to be felt globally, UN head António Guterres has warned.The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released the latest data on the natural...
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USS Abraham Lincoln: US sailors unwind in Thailand by shopping and bar-hopping
Conversation over the pounding music was challenging. One older crew member told us they really needed the break. "The news says we've been at sea for nine months. To be honest I've lost track of time", he said. "It...
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Channel smuggling gangs resort to ‘mega-dinghies’ as crackdown limits small boat supply
What they leave behind in Gravelines is a scene of dejection and exhaustion. A limp toddler is carried past me towards a police officer, who revives him with a light shake.This all unfolds next to four or so men...
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Malta businessman found not guilty in car bomb killing of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
A jury in Malta on Wednesday acquitted the Maltese businessman accused by prosecutors of being the mastermind behind the 2017 car bomb killing of crusading investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, sparking renewed calls for accountability...
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Protests in Spain over government’s handling of Ceuta migrant crisis
Thousands of people have protested in cities across Spain over the government's handling of the influx of migrants to the Spanish exclave of Ceuta on the north African coast.Spanish opposition parties accuse Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of abandoning the...
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Uber shuts operations in Nigeria and Uganda with immediate effect
Over the last year, Uber has also pulled out of Ivory Coast and Tanzania. The latest announcement means Egypt, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa are the only African countries in which the firm now operates."This decision is limited strictly...
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Jury still unable to reach unanimous decision in Lindsay Clancy case
For a second time in two days, jurors in the trial of Lindsay Clancy told the judge they could not agree on a verdict.Clancy is a 36-year-old Massachusetts mother and former labour and delivery nurse who is on trial...
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Daphne Caruana Galizia: Maltese tycoon acquitted of orchestrating journalist’s murder
A Maltese businessman on trial over the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has been acquitted. Yorgen Fenech, 44, was accused of complicity in her murder and criminal association to commit murder. He denied all the charges.In 2022,...
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Saudis have not ruled out developing nuclear weapons, U.S. intelligence assesses
The sobering outlook has compounded concerns from some U.S. lawmakers about President Donald Trump’s agreement to assist the kingdom...