Voters in Burundi are heading to the polls amid a backdrop of surging inflation, fuel shortages and complaints of political repression.
Seats in the National Assembly, Senate and local councils are up for grabs but Évariste Ndayishimiye is safe…
Category: 2. World
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What we know about Trump’s latest travel ban
Getty ImagesDonald Trump has signed a ban on travel to the US from 12 countries citing national security risks, according to the White House.
The US president said the list could be revised if “material improvements” were made and additional…
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Hungry elephant wanders into Thai grocery store
A hungry elephant from Khao Yai National Park in Thailand has caused havoc in a local corner store, helping himself to produce on the shelves. The elephant, named Plai Biang Lek, is known by locals for entering people’s homes in search of food….
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Why Denmark’s left (not the far right) got tough on immigration
BBCThink, Denmark. Images of sleek, impossibly chic Copenhagen, the capital, might spring to mind. As well as a sense of a liberal, open society. That is the Scandinavian cliché.
But when it comes to migration, Denmark has taken a dramatically…
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‘I was pushed across the border into Bangladesh at gunpoint’
Arunoday MukharjiBBC News
Pritam Roy/BBCShona Banu was allegedly picked up by the police last month and sent to Bangladesh; she was sent back to India four days later Shona Banu still shudders when she thinks of the past few days.
The 58-year-old, a…
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US vetoes UN security council Gaza ceasefire resolution
The US has vetoed the UN Security Council’s draft resolution calling for an “unconditional and permanent” ceasefire in Gaza.
The other 14 members voted in favour of the document, which also demanded the release of all hostages and the lifting of…
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Are the surprise airfield attacks a turning point for Ukraine?
Paul AdamsDiplomatic correspondent
Reporting fromKyiv, Ukraine
SBUA screengrab of some of the drone footage released by Ukrainian authorities on Wednesday Three days on, and Ukraine is still digesting the full implications of Operation Spider’s Web,…
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Saudi Arabia seeks to prevent heat deaths as Hajj pilgrimage begins
More than 1.4 million Muslims have begun this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in the Saudi holy city of Mecca, a year after 1,300 people died, mostly due to the extreme heat.
Saudi authorities say they have stepped up safety precautions for the annual…
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200-year-old condom displayed in Amsterdam museum
An almost 200-year-old condom – in “mint condition” – has just gone on display at an exhibition at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
It is thought to be made of a sheep’s appendix and features an explicit print representing a nun and three clergymen.
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Tanzania blocks X because of pornography, says Information Minister Jerry Silaa
Tanzania has decided to block access to social media platform X because it allows pornographic content to be shared, the information minister has said.
The content was contrary to the East African state’s “laws, culture, customs, and traditions,”…
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