Uganda opposition leader refuses court-appointed lawyers at treason trial/in /by
Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye refused to accept the lawyers being forced upon him for his treason trial on Wednesday after his chosen advocates were arrested or barred from the country.
Zambia’s Scott, once Africa’s only white leader, dies at 82/in /by
Zambia's former vice president Guy Scott, who briefly became Africa's only white head of state since the end of apartheid, died on Wednesday at the age of 82, the government said.
Po river choked by algae bloom as Italy battles heat and navigability woes/in /by
Italy is stepping up efforts to clear thick algae from the River Po in Turin after weeks of high temperatures accelerated its spread along the country’s longest river.
Ukraine: Six dead as Russia targets Sumy and Odesa/in /by
Emergency crews battled fires and searched damaged buildings across Ukraine on Tuesday 15 July after Russian strikes on the cities of Sumy and Odesa killed six people and injured at least 20 others, according to regional authorities.
More health workers strike in Ituri province, at the heart of Congo’s Ebola outbreak/in /by
More health workers went on strike in Bunia in eastern Congo on Wednesday, becoming the latest group to walk off the job over unpaid salaries at the center of the country's Ebola outbreak.
Kenyan Rastafarians disappointed after court ruling denies cannabis use/in /by
Rastafarians in Kenya express disappointment and a determination to appeal, after a court refused to grant them the right to smoke weed on religious grounds on Wednesday
How big is the impact of the Middle East war on global travel?/in /by
Days of back-and-forth strikes by the US and Iran have shaken the Middle East. The interim deal to end the conflict is in tatters. Now there are fears the region could tip back into all-out war.
Iran displays new banner showing Trump lying in casket in central Tehran/in /by
This comes as Iran's supreme leader on Saturday vowed revenge for the US-Israeli killing of his father and predecessor, hours after President Donald Trump warned against any attempt to assassinate him.
Head of fake Nigerian government agency arrested after weeks on the run/in /by
Nigerian police have arrested the man behind a fake government agency that operated out of the presidency's office for nearly two years.
Italy: melting ice statues protest heatwave conditions in Rome/in /by
Greenpeace Italy and the CGIL union melted ice statues outside Rome's Colosseum on 15 July 2026. The protest highlighted the impact of heatwaves on outdoor workers and called for a fossil fuel phase-out.