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South Sudan charges vice president Machar with treason

South Sudan's first vice president Riek Machar faces charges of treason and other serious crimes, local justice authorities said Thursday, as fears grow that the east African country could be edging toward a return to civil war.

Barbadillo: The prison holding three former presidents of Peru

Presidents Alejandro Toledo (2001-2006), Ollanta Humala (2011-2016) and Pedro Castillo (2021-2022) are Barbadillo’s current dwellers. In total, five former leaders have spent time at the facility

A new Whitney Houston duet? How ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’ was made

The single is a duet between Calum Scott and the late Whitney Houston, a balladic reinterpretation of the timeless “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me),” using Houston's original vocal stems.

Surge in kidnappings for ransom threatens future of humanitarian work in South Sudan

Since the start of the year, more than 30 South Sudanese aid workers have been abducted, humanitarian officials say - more than double the number kidnapped in all of 2024. The worrying trend could make humanitarian work impossible in a country facing o...

At least 35 killed in Israeli attacks on Yemen

Most of those killed in Israeli airstrikes on Yemen were in Sanaa, the capital, where a military headquarters and a fuel station were hit, the health ministry said.

Giant anteater cub makes first appearance at Cologne zoon

Cologne Zoo has just introduced to the world a giant anteater cub that was born on the 28th of August.

Nearly 80 million more children benefit from school meals, WFP says

The World Food Programme's Schools Meals Coalition works to ensure that "every child can receive a healthy, nutritious meal in school by 2030."

Nepali army lifts curfew as it tries to regain control after protests

Nepal’s army briefly lifted a curfew in Kathmandu on Thursday as it tried to reassert control following two days of violent anti-government protests that left 30 dead.

Palestinians flee Gaza after new evacuation order

Palestinians fled Gaza City on Wednesday after Israel ordered residents to evacuate. ahead of a planned offensive to seize what it calls Hamas’ last stronghold.

Study: 25% of recent heatwaves ‘virtually impossible’ without man-made climate change

Fifty-five heat waves over the past quarter-century would not have happened without human-caused climate change, according to a study published Wednesday.