New wave of anti-LGBTQ laws sweeps Africa/in /by
A string of west African countries have outlawed same-sex relations in recent months, further eroding LGBTQ rights on a continent where they were already under attack
Russia, Madagascar foreign ministers hold talks in Moscow/in /by
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov welcomed his Madagascar counterpart, Alice N'Diaye, in Moscow on Friday
South Sudan repatriates Vietnamese man deported from US/in /by
A Vietnamese national deported to South Sudan by the Trump administration under its controversial third-country deportation program was repatriated to Vietnam on Friday after spending more than a year in detention
Heatwave nears 40C in France, forcing tourists to change routines/in /by
France is enduring a widespread heatwave, with temperatures nearing 40C in parts of the country and forcing tourists and residents to change their routines.
As Europe bakes, Berlin Zoo’s elephants and bears cool off/in /by
Berlin Zoo uses “ice bombs” and water showers to help bears and elephants cool down as Europe faces an intense heatwave this weekend.
Kenya intensifies screening and awareness for truck drivers over Ebola fears/in /by
Kenya's health authorities have intensified health screening for truck drivers whose movements span thousands of kilometres across multiple countries, as East Africa remains on heightened alert following the latest outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Ivory Coast police arrest man over murky Abidjan homes demolition/in /by
Ivory Coast police said Friday they had arrested a man accused of using a fake court document to order the demolition of a large area of an Abidjan neighbourhood.
ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan suspended by British regulator/in /by
Khan had already been suspended by the ICC's governing body over allegations of sexual misconduct with a female aide, in a scandal that has dragged on for more than two years
Anti-Western activist Kemi Seba denied bail ahead of extradition hearing in South Africa/in /by
Anti-Western activist Kemi Seba will remain in a South African jail until an extradition hearing next month, a judge in Pretoria ruled on Thursday.
Iran-US talks called off amid renewed Lebanon fighting, leaving next steps unclear/in /by
A formal signing ceremony and talks planned for Friday in Switzerland between Iran and the United States were called off, as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah intensified in southern Lebanon.