Madagascar arrests deepen Gen Z fears about new regime

The arrest of several protesters in Madagascar has increased fears among young people that the military regime that took power last year after huge Gen Z demonstrations will be no better than the government it overthrew. Four Gen Z activists, Herizo Andriamanantena, Miora Rakotomalala, Dina Randrianarisoa and Nomena Ratsihorimanana, were arrested on 12 April, one

Iran will not cede control of Strait of Hormuz

10 hours ago Lyse Doucet Chief international correspondent, Tehran BBC "Never." That's when a senior Iranian lawmaker says they'll be ready to give up their control of the Strait of Hormuz. "It's our inalienable right," Ebrahim Azizi, a former commander in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), tells the BBC in Tehran. "Iran will decide

Kenyan firm sacks more than 1,000 workers after losing Meta contract

More than 1,000 low-paid workers in Kenya have been abruptly sacked by an outsourcing company contracted by Meta, in what activists said was a shocking move exposing the precariousness of tech jobs in the global south. Sama, a company based in Nairobi to which Meta outsourced content moderation and AI training work, announced on Thursday

Foreign secretary concerned ministers not told of Mandelson vetting fears sooner

Reuters Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has said she is "extremely concerned" ministers were not told sooner about issues raised in the vetting process to appoint Lord Mandelson as US ambassador. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is facing calls to resign from opposition parties and is due to answer questions on the scandal in Parliament on

Kenyan firm sacks more than 1,000 workers after losing Meta contract

More than 1,000 low-paid workers in Kenya have been abruptly sacked by an outsourcing company contracted by Meta, in what activists said was a shocking move exposing the precariousness of tech jobs in the global south. Sama, a company based in Nairobi to which Meta outsourced content moderation and AI training work, announced on Thursday

‘Staggering’ I was not told Mandelson failed vetting, says Starmer

7 hours ago Jennifer McKiernan, Political reporter and Jack Fenwick, Political correspondent BBC Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is in Paris for talks on the Iran war Sir Keir Starmer has said it's "staggering" that he, as prime minister, was not told about Lord Peter Mandelson failing to pass initial security vetting checks. The prime

South African politician Julius Malema given five-year jail term for gun offence

The South African leftwing politician Julius Malema has been sentenced to five years in prison for firing a rifle in the air at a political rally in 2018. Lawyers for the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters, South Africa’s fourth largest political party, immediately appealed, and Malema will remain free while the appeal proceedings are

More than £1bn pledged for Sudan as humanitarian crisis deepens

More than £1bn (€1.15bn) has been pledged for war-ravaged Sudan at a conference in Berlin, eclipsing the funding target organisers had set to help mitigate the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. The financial commitments made on Wednesday will also help offset a chronic humanitarian funding shortfall in a country devastated by three years of conflict, where

Migrants Fabricating Abuse Allegations to Stay in UK

2 hours ago Billy Kenber, Politics investigations correspondent and Phil Kemp, Politics reporter Watch: BBC reporter told to fake domestic abuse claim to stay in the UK Migrants are falsely claiming to be victims of domestic abuse in order to stay in the country, a BBC investigation has discovered. They are exploiting rules brought in
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