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Eleven Nigerian military officers were briefly detained in Burkina Faso after their aircraft made an emergency landing in the country, Burkinabè security sources told the BBC.The Air Force C-130 aircraft entered Burkina Faso's airspace on Monday without authorisation, according...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced a Sudanese militia leader to 20 years in prison for atrocities committed during a civil war more than two decades ago.Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman had been convicted in October on 27 counts...

Security has been tightened across Tanzania with police and military seen patrolling major cities ahead of anticipated anti-government protests called to coincide with independence day.By midday local time (09:00 GMT), however, no demonstrations had begun.Residents in Dar es Salaam,...

Pop quiz: How do you know if you’re witnessing a real wave of technology transformation, and not just a tech flash in the pan? Answer: Look at the stack. In a true technology wave, the whole stack changes, not just...

LONDON -- At least seven civilians have been killed and approximately 20 others have been injured in Cambodia amid renewed border clashes with neighboring Thailand, according to the Cambodian Ministry of National Defense.This week's Thai attacks, which stem from...

Two armed men have stolen at least 13 paintings from a library in São Paulo, Brazil, including eight engravings by famed French artist Henri Matisse.Authorities said on Monday that they had found the "escape vehicle" and one of the...

Jonathan BealeDefence correspondent in PavlohradBBC/Matthew GoddardIn Pokrovsk, Ukrainian soldiers are focused on the fighting, not peace talks. Most say they want to avoid "political questions". But a volunteer from Latvia – the Skala Regiment's deputy commander – is more...

Matt McGrathEnvironment correspondentGetty ImagesA key UN report on the state of the global environment has been "hijacked" by the United States and other countries who were unwilling to go along with the scientific findings, the co-chair has told the...

TOKYO -- Japan was assessing damage Tuesday and cautioning people of potential aftershocks after a late-night 7.5 magnitude earthquake caused injuries, light damage and a tsunami in Pacific coastal communities.At least 33 people were injured, one seriously, the Fire...

Pini Althaus saw the signs. In 2023, he left the company he founded, USA Rare Earth, to develop critical minerals mining and processing projects in central Asia, after realizing that the U.S. will need all the international help it...