South Africa deports Mugabe’s son over unrelated offences

Two months after an employee was shot in the back at the Mugabe family home in a wealthy suburb of Johannesburg, a South African court has fined and ordered the deportation of Robert Mugabe’s youngest son over two unrelated charges. Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, 28, and his cousin Tobias Mugabe Matonhodze, 33, were initially both charged

Police body cam shows moment Golders Green suspect Tasered

The Metropolitan Police has released footage from the body-worn cameras of two responding officers who detained the man suspected of stabbing two people in Golders Green, north London. The clip appears to show the suspect walking towards the officers before the Taser was deployed. Officers can be heard yelling "drop the knife" repeatedly before the

Calls for humanitarian corridor through Strait of Hormuz

The volatility of global oil prices caused by the US and Israel’s war on Iran is taking a toll on the most vulnerable people, by slowing or blocking food and medical aid from reaching them. Now aid organisations are calling for a “humanitarian corridor” to be opened through the strait of Hormuz amid rocketing transportation

Five takeaways from the King’s historic address to US Congress

2 hours ago Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent Watch key moments from the King's address to US Congress King Charles III's visit to the US was meant to be a celebration – of America's 250th anniversary, of enduring Anglo-American ties and of the "special relationship". But it has also been billed as a rescue mission.

Insurgents’ Pressure on Mali’s Weakened Regime

When al-Qaida-affiliated Islamic militants launched a series of attacks on military bases and raids into major towns in Mali and neighbouring Burkina Faso last summer, observers suggested they had been inspired by their counterparts in Syria, who had overthrown the regime of Bashar al-Assad and taken power six months or so earlier. Despite the tactical

King: UK and US Always Find Ways to Come Together

6 hours ago Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent, Washington DC What the King and Queen did on their first day in the US King Charles and Queen Camilla have arrived in the US at the start of a four-day state visit - the first since Queen Elizabeth II's visit in 2007. They arrived at Andrews military

Mali defence minister killed amid flurry of insurgent attacks

Mali’s defence minister was killed in an attack on his residence, the government said on Sunday, a high-profile fatality during coordinated assaults staged the previous day by insurgents including the West African affiliate of al-Qaida. A car laden with explosives driven by a suicide attacker drove into Sadio Camara’s residence in the town of Kati

King’s visit to ‘revitalise’ relationship with US

King's visit to 'revitalise' relationship with US, says UK ambassador 5 hours ago Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent, Washington DC Yui Mok / PA Archive Trump and the King were pictured interacting amicably at many points in Trump's state visit to the UK in September The King and Queen's state visit to the United States will

Militants and separatists launch coordinated attacks across Mali

Islamic militants and separatists attacked several locations in Mali’s capital and other cities on Saturday in one of the largest coordinated attacks in the country in recent years. The al-Qaida-linked militant group JNIM claimed responsibility for the attacks on Bamako’s international airport and four other cities in central and northern Mali on its website, Az-Zallaqa.
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