Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed an agreement to respect each other’s sovereignty and come up with a draft peace deal by 2 May. The deal was signed by the two countries’ foreign ministers in Washington, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also present at Friday’s ceremony. Hundreds of thousands of … Read more
Nadine Yousif Reporting fromCalgary and Lethbridge, Alberta Eloise Alanna/BBC News Lawyer and rancher Jeffrey Rath says Alberta should be an independent nation state, separate from Canada The threat to Canada’s sovereignty from US President Donald Trump has dominated the election campaign, but the country also faces a challenge from within. Some western Canadians, fed up … Read more
Famed aerobatic pilot Rob Holland has died after a plane crash at the Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia. His death on Thursday was announced in a statement on his official Facebook page. Mr Holland, 50, was due to perform this weekend at Air Power Over Hampton Roads, a popular air show at the … Read more
Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most prominent accusers, has died by suicide aged 41, her family has confirmed to the BBC. They said in a statement on Friday that “the toll of abuse” became too heavy in a statement confirming her death. “She lost her life to suicide, after being a lifelong victim of … Read more
James Copnall BBC Newsday presenter AFP The Sudan National Museum (pictured here before it was looted) is home to important pieces from ancient Nubian civilisations Imposing statues of rams and lions used to stand in the grounds of Sudan’s National Museum – priceless artefacts from the time when Nubian rulers conquered what is now Egypt … Read more
A Canadian judge overseeing a high-profile sexual assault case against five former members of the country’s world junior hockey team has declared a mistrial, and ordered that a new jury be seated to hear the case. The decision on Friday came shortly after the prosecution called its first witness. A new jury was swiftly chosen … Read more
Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs appear to have offered a preview of his legal defence in his sex trafficking case, arguing that the rapper led the “lifestyle” of a “swinger” and was not a criminal. At a hearing in New York on Friday – a little more than a week before his trial – his … Read more
Lucy Gilder, Jake Horton and the Data Science team BBC Verify BBC Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) – set up to cut US government spending – claims to have saved, on average, more than $10bn a week since President Trump entered office. “We’re talking about almost $200bn and rising fast,” Trump told the … Read more
Sanchia Berg and Tara Mewawalla BBC News BBC As they walked through arrivals at Manchester Airport, a couple seemed to be behaving oddly towards their baby. Something didn’t sit right with Border Force officers. One worried the relationship between the three was “not genuine”. Officers pulled the couple for questioning. The man, Raphael Ossai, claimed … Read more
The Trump administration is restoring visas for hundreds of foreign students who had their legal status abruptly terminated stoking panic among many who feared immediate deportation, government officials confirmed. Justice department attorney Elizabeth Kurlan told a federal court that immigration officials are now working on a new system for reviewing and terminating visas for international … Read more