A police officer guarding the US Capitol has been killed and another injured when a man drove a car into a security barrier and then lunged at the officers with a knife. The suspect was shot and later died. Our North...
Grand parade in Cairo as Egyptian mummies move to new museum
A grand parade will convey 22 ancient Egyptian royal mummies in specially designed capsules across the capital Cairo on Saturday to a new museum home where they can be displayed in greater splendour.
Biden lifts US sanctions on ICC officials imposed by Trump
President Joe Biden on Friday lifted sanctions that Donald Trump had imposed on two top officials of the International Criminal Court, undoing one of the past administration’s more aggressive moves targeting...
France’s Total closes gas plant after Mozambique jihadist attacks
French energy giant Total has shut its operations and withdrawn all staff from a site in northern Mozambique following last week’s deadly jihadist attack in the area, security sources said Friday.
Terrorists’ seizure of a town in Mozambique leaves dozens dead and prompts mass exodus
The Islamic State group continues to hold control of a key town in Mozambique, which has led to dozens of murders and to thousands fleeing, as well as the interruption of a French energy project in the area, as major...
Not so festive | Europe’s Easter mood dampened by COVID curbs
The mood in Europe this Easter is far from festive – Germany has introduced strict night-time curfews in several states, while France has banned booze in public spaces to slow the spread of COVID. Across the EU, several...
Belgian anti-lockdown party dispersed by mounted police and water cannon
A second anti-lockown party in the Bois de la Cambre park in Brussels was dispersed by police using water cannon. The party took place one day after an event that actually began as an April Fools’ prank but...