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Nigeria arrests alleged Mexican drug kingpin at international airport
Investigators have alleged that Loaiza had recruited and brought a fellow Mexican to work at another suspected methamphetamine laboratory hidden in a forest in Oyo state, which was raided in June. Four Nigerians were also arrested after the raid.A...
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NHL star Alexander Ovechkin campaigns for pro-Putin party in new ad
Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin appeared in a campaign video for United Russia, the country’s governing party, which supports President Vladimir Putin — using his National Hockey League star power to endorse the political forces responsible for Russia’s war...
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy tells CBS News Russia tried to attack his plane with drones twice in recent weeks
Kyiv — Russia targeted the plane carrying Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy twice in recent weeks, Zelenskyy told CBS News in an exclusive interview on Tuesday. "In Moldova, my presidential jet was there, and that's why they...
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Kempton Park killings: South Africa’s president vows justice as more women’s bodies found near Johannesburg
On Monday, police said that one of them was Elizabeth Moselakgomo, a runner whose disappearance last week sparked a frantic and public search for her.President Ramaphosa said he had directed that the cases be prioritised: "Our law enforcement agencies...
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Warning of space arms race as US confirms weapons in Earth’s orbit
The US has confirmed it deployed a space weapon in Earth's orbit, the first time it has acknowledged such offensive capabilities.Russia and China responded by warning of an arms race in space.However, according to the BBC's Defence correspondent Jonathan...
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Two sailors missing after tanker attacked in Strait of Hormuz, Oman says
Two sailors are missing and 23 others have been rescued following an attack on an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, Oman says.Oman's Maritime Security Centre said the Panama-flagged El Gaia was being towed to an Omani port...
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Ed Sheeran says it was ‘not my decision’ to drop Macklemore from tour
Ed Sheeran has posted a long statement on Instagram, saying it was not his decision to drop Macklemore from his current US tour.The US rapper - whose real name is Benjamin Haggerty - was ejected from the line-up after...
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Iran war has led to US munitions shortfalls, Pentagon inspector confirms
The US defence department's inspector general says the war with Iran has led to "shortfalls" in munitions and a bottleneck in resupply, contradicting President Donald Trump who has repeatly denied the US is facing shortages. Trump has claimed US...
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British woman abducted in Malawi, police say
Police in Malawi are investigating the kidnapping of a British national who was abducted in the southern African nation's main city, Blantyre.Nusrat Osman, 47, was seized at around 12:30 local time on Friday by four men who had been...
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Mount Etna volcanic ash stops flights at Sicily’s Catania airport
All flights have been suspended from one of Italy's busiest airports because of volcanic ash released from nearby Mount Etna. It is the second time in recent months that Catania International Airport, on the island of Sicily, has stopped...
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Ship attack reports near Hormuz reach record high as oil exports slow
So-called assisted transits were a key factor in helping drive oil flows from the Middle East back towards pre-war...