WORLD

A man’s death from flames ignited by candles and perfumes during a prayer session has prompted a warning from one of Nigeria’s biggest churches. The Celestial Church of Christ, whose members wear white one-piece garments and attend…
Read More...

Tanzania’s south-western city of Mbeya is running out of condoms, councillors have warned – according to the country’s Mwananchi newspaper. The issue was reportedly raised at a meeting of Mbeya City Council on Friday with the gathering…
Read More...

Another night of violence left at least 90 Palestinians wounded after Israeli police cracked down on protesters outside occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City, as concerns mounted on Sunday that the situation may spiral out of control. An…
Read More...

Dilin was unable to hold back his emotions when he talked about his young daughter, who he has not seen since November 2019. "I can certainly see the sorrow in her heart… she truly misses us," he told an Australian Senate committee on…
Read More...

President Joe Biden has lifted the US annual refugee cap, bowing to backlash from his party after he initially opted to stick by the Trump-era figure. The Democratic president is raising the cap from 15,000 to 62,500 after outrage from…
Read More...

At least 30 people were killed by gunmen in eastern Burkina Faso as rebels burned down villagers’ homes and shot them as they tried to escape. The attack occurred in Kodyel village in the Komandjari province on Monday near the border…
Read More...

At least 23 people have been killed and dozens injured after a metro overpass collapsed in Mexico City while a train was travelling on it, officials say. Several train carriages plunged to the ground, crushing at least one car, which was…
Read More...

At least two people were killed and 27 injured in Chad on Tuesday as demonstrators took to the streets demanding a return to civilian rule after the military took control following President Idriss Deby’s death last week. A woman died on…
Read More...

The European Parliament is expected to ratify the post-Brexit EU-UK trade deal, amid tensions including a French threat of reprisals against the UK. The Trade and Co-operation Agreement (TCA) has been operating provisionally since…
Read More...

The Kaduna state government has announced that two more university students have been found dead in northern Nigeria. Three students had already been killed by kidnappers on Friday. Twenty students were kidnapped last Tuesday along…
Read More...