Gunfire, blasts heard in several areas of Niger capital Niamey
Shots were heard around the city's Diori Hamani International Airport, and near the presidential palace.
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Shots were heard around the city's Diori Hamani International Airport, and near the presidential palace.
Turbulent international affairs have brought the vote forward, but the campaign has focused more on Iceland's vital fishing industry.
Top envoy for the US-led Board of Peace says Gaza is at risk of being ‘gone for good’ without reconstruction.
Families across the globe share how free books from Parton's Imagination Library helped their children.
US Justice Department clarifies that the US Senate and Federal Reserve were targets but were not successfully hacked.
A woman who rented out homes to two al-Qaeda members speaks publicly for the first time - to the BBC.
Iran's IRGC claims decisive control over the Strait of Hormuz as the US maintains its naval blockade.
The agreement would grant the US majority control of over 65 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves, Trump said.
The US president has sought to overturn his criminal conviction for falsifying business records, citing immunity.
Households and businesses have become used to tariffs impacting the cost of living for more than year now, so what will change now?
Cambodia's claim of eradicating its scam compounds met with scepticism from Amnesty International and industry experts.
Lured by millions of new research funding from the Carney government, 48 US researchers in fields like climate and medicine will soon be moving north.
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Thousands of migrants remain in the Spanish enclave, triggering anger among Ceuta residents.
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A Trump administration official says the controversial commentator overstayed his visit in the US and will be removed.
Six more people hospitalised after incident at Big Church festival near Steyning A 41-year-old man has died and at least six other people have been injured after a large sign fell at a Christian festival in West Sussex, police said. The…
The Justice Department and Walmart confirmed the settlement without disclosing terms.
Protest draws crowds to Washington, DC amid Trump's threats of interference, voting restrictions in midterm elections.
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An Israeli drone strike killed three Palestinians in Jenin, the first such attack in the West Bank since February 2025.
Some of the most dramatic footage from the deadly flash flooding is hidden from public view in China.
DRC's is the fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak ever recorded, with 5,794 confirmed cases and 2,786 deaths.
Analysts say Canada may lose 100,000 jobs under the current tariffs and could go into recession if the USMCA pact ends.
Kai Wegner says the German capital and city-state would not cave in to a ransom demand for data stolen in a cyber-attack.
Before-and-after satellite images reveal the scale of destruction from Nepal’s catastrophic flash floods.
Indian Hindu leader Mohan Bhagwat is due to speak in New York as human rights groups protest his visit.
A 97-year-old woman, Guna Maya Bohara, survived the flash floods and was rescued using an excavator.
Eight-year-old Nepal flood survivor reunited with mother after rescue
Truth commission to be established after two expert reports failed to agree whether scheme constituted genocide.