Hitman offered $71,000 for Canadian reporter’s assassination
A hitman offered C$100,000 ($71,400; £56,000) for the assassination of a crime reporter at Montreal newspaper La Presse, …
Malian singer detained in Belgium in child custody row
One of Africa’s best known musicians – the Malian singer Rokia Traoré – has reportedly been imprisoned in …
What Australians think of the under-16 social media ban
People on the streets of Sydney reacted with mixed feelings to a new law which will ban children …
‘My son is a drug addict, please help’
Owas Mwape Owas Mwape and his son Mayamiko before he ran away from home One of Zambia’s most …
Power cut hits Zimbabwe's parliament after budget speech
Zimbabwe’s parliament was plunged into darkness after the finance minister’s budget speech.
Chad cuts military agreement with France
Chad has said it is terminating a key defence cooperation agreement with France, raising questions about Paris’s waning …
How Paris’s cathedral was restored after fire
Reuters French President Emmanuel Macron has toured Paris’s Notre-Dame cathedral live on TV, giving the public a first …
Eritrean refugees describe police crackdown in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa
Eritrean residents in Ethiopia’s capital have reported widespread arrests among their community, sparking fear among refugees and asylum …
Israel warns against returning to 60 Lebanon villages
Reuters Thousands of people are reported to have begun returning to their homes in Lebanon The Israeli military …
Crypto boss eats banana artwork bought for $6.2m
Getty Images “It’s much better than other bananas,” Justin Sun said A Chinese-born cryptocurrency entrepreneur has followed through …