Chinese spy balloon: US tracks suspected surveillance device
The US is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted flying over sensitive sites in recent days....
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Sam Smith: What’s behind I’m Not Here to Make Friends backlash
When someone calls their new track I'm Not Here to Make Friends, they're probably expecting a reaction. And with their...
Rhino poaching reaches alarming levels in Namibia
The number of endangered rhinos poached in Namibia last year was the highest on record and almost twice as many...
Only 3% pass Ethiopia university entry requirements
Only 3% of school leavers in Ethiopia have won good enough grades to go to university, says Education Minister Berhanu...
Video shows police beating and kicking Tyre Nichols while he was restrained
Footage of a traffic stop that has seen five ex-Memphis police officers charged with murder shows them kicking and punching...
Tropical storm kills 16 people in Madagascar
A tropical storm followed by heavy rainfall has killed at least 16 people in Madagascar, emergency services say. Seventeen people...
Afghanistan: Freezing weather kills at least 124 people
At least 124 people died in freezing temperatures in Afghanistan in the past fortnight, Taliban officials say. About 70,000 livestock...
Breakaway bishops threaten split in Ethiopia church
The head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Abune Mathias, has called on all bishops around the world to urgently...
Jacinda Ardern: New Zealand PM to step down next month
Jacinda Ardern has announced she will quit as New Zealand prime minister ahead of this year's election, saying she no...
Philippine journalist Maria Ressa cleared of tax evasion
A Philippine court has acquitted journalist Maria Ressa and news outlet Rappler of tax evasion, in a move hailed as...
