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DRC: Convicted warlord Lubanga announces new rebel movement in Ituri province

Convicted war criminal Thomas Lubanga has announced the formation of a new rebel movement, called Convention for the Popular Revolution, in eastern Congo's Ituri province. The movement could further destabilise a region already battered by M23's rapid ...

Houthis claim downing of U.S. drone amid intensified airstrikes

The Houthis have continued their attacks on commercial vessels in the Red and Arabian Seas, claiming they are preventing Israeli-linked navigation in protest against the war in Gaza. Since late 2023, the rebels have targeted over 100 merchant ships, si...

Trump hints at third term possibility, despite constitutional limits

Trump also highlighted upcoming trade measures, particularly his push for "reciprocal tariffs," which he claimed would spark an economic resurgence

Pamela’s iconic ‘Baywatch’ swimming costume makes a splash at new exhibit

Seen by over a billion people a week at the show’s peak in the 1990s, the costume helped define the look and style of the era. This iconic piece is the centrepiece of "Splash! A Century of Swimming and Style", a new exhibit at the Design Museum in Lond...

UK PM Keir Starmer slams previous government’s Rwanda immigration scheme as “inefficient”

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the previous government's scheme of sending irregular migrants to Rwanda "wasteful" and "inefficient". Starmer's government cancelled the scheme, but has recently tightened its stance on irregular migration.

Philippines sees 73% surge in dengue cases this quarter

The Health Department of the Philippines has reported a staggering 73 percent rise in dengue cases during the first quarter of 2025, contributing to an outbreak that the World Health Organization estimates has resulted in nearly a million suspected cas...

Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka available against Fulham after long injury layoff

Saka has not played since December after needing surgery on a hamstring tear

Bodies of three missing US soldiers recovered in Lithuania, searches for fourth soldier continue

The bodies of three US soldiers, who went missing during a training exercise on Tuesday last week, have been recovered from their vehicle submerged in a peat bog. A fourth soldier is still missing.

U.S. authorities deport more Venezuelans to El Salvador

The Venezuelans were removed from the U.S. after Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. The law gives the president wartime powers and allows noncitizens to be deported without due process

Tebboune and Macron commit to enhancing bilateral cooperation between Algeria and France

rench President Emmanuel Macron and Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune agreed on Monday during a phone conversation to revitalize their bilateral relationship.