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Gabon’s military leader Gen Brice Oligui Nguema has announced his intention to run for president in next month’s election. Nguema seized power in 2023 in a coup that ended the long-standing rule of the Bongo family. He then pledged to hand over power to civilians. The country has however since passed a new constitution and … Read more
Paul Adams BBC News, Jerusalem Getty Images Jabalia, in northern Gaza, was once a bustling and tightly-packed refugee camp Jabalia, viewed from the air, is breathtaking. A Hiroshima-like wasteland stretches as far as the eye can see. The mangled carcasses of buildings dot the churned-up landscape, some leaning at crazy angles. Great undulating waves of … Read more
Carl Dean, the longtime husband of country music icon Dolly Parton, died Monday at the age of 82. Dean, who was famously private throughout his nearly 60-year marriage to Parton, died in Nashville, Tennessee, according to a statement she posted on social media. “Carl and I spent many wonderful years together. Words can’t do justice … Read more
The Home Office is launching an advertising campaign in Iraq to try to deter people from crossing the English Channel in small boats. Similar campaigns were launched in Albania and Vietnam by the previous Conservative government in 2023 and 2024. On Sunday, 592 migrants in 11 boats crossed the Channel, according to figures from the … Read more
Watch: ‘He better not be right’ – Trump on Zelensky saying war will last long A statement by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky saying a deal to end the war with Russia was “very far away” has drawn a furious response by Donald Trump. “America will not put up with it for much longer,” the US … Read more
With egg prices soaring in the US, Christine and Brian Templeton of Rent The Chicken in Goffstown, New Hampshire, offer a unique solution—chicken rentals. Their service provides hens, feed, and support for six months, allowing customers to collect fresh eggs at home. For about $600 (£476.88), two hens can produce a dozen eggs per week. … Read more
Charlotte Gallagher BBC News correspondent Getty Images Khalid Abdalla has attended several pro-Palestinian demos in London Actor Khalid Abdalla says he has been told to attend a police interview following a pro-Palestinian protest in January. Abdalla, who played Dodi Fayed in Netflix series The Crown, said on social media he had received a letter from … Read more
A group of 10 MPs in Ghana have resubmitted a controversial bill that would impose some of the toughest restrictions on LGBT rights in Africa. The bill prescribes a three-year jail term for people who identify as gay, and five to 10 years for promoters and advocates. The legislation was passed by parliament last year, … Read more
The Trump administration plans to drop a federal lawsuit against a chemical manufacturer accused of releasing high levels of a likely carcinogen from its Louisiana plant, according to two people familiar with the plans. The government filed the lawsuit during the Biden administration after regulators determined that chloroprene emissions from the Denka Performance Elastomer plant … Read more
Nadine Yousif BBC News, Toronto Watch as leaders of Canada, US and Mexico trade warnings over tariff threats Canada is expected to react forcefully and immediately to tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on its products. Trump has said he going ahead with putting a 25% tariff on goods from Canada and Mexico, starting … Read more