A security source said a leader of the Lebanese Islamist group Jamaa Islamiya, an ally of Hamas, was killed Saturday in an Israeli strike on a vehicle in eastern Lebanon. Exchanges of fire across the Lebanese border...
France: over 1M people register to vote by proxy in rush ahead of snap elections • FRANCE 24
As voters rush to prepare for the June 30 and July 7 polls, over a million have already registered to vote by proxy in the election, which falls at the start of the summer holiday period. Story by FRANCE 24’s...
Chimpanzees ‘self-medicate’ with healing plants | BBC News
Wild chimpanzees eat plants that have pain-relieving and anti-bacterial properties to heal themselves, according to scientists. Researchers observed the animals in the forests of Uganda over the past four years. The...
Over a million have already registered to vote by proxy in upcoming French election • FRANCE 24
As voters rush to prepare for the June 30 and July 7 polls, over a million have already registered to vote by proxy in the election, which falls at the start of the summer holiday period. That already outstrips the...
Jay Slater: Hunt for missing British teenager enters sixth day
The search for British teenager Jay Slater who went missing after a night out in Tenerife has entered it’s sixth day. Despite extensive efforts to find the 19-year-old involving drones, dogs and a helicopter. No...
Africa Matters: Kenya Tax Protests
Angry Kenyans are calling for a total rejection of new taxation measures proposed by the government, under the Finance Bill 2024. Some of the submissions have been scrapped. But does that signal a sign of better things...
Sunak brands Farage ‘dangerous’ after ‘playing into hands of Putin’ over Ukraine war
Rishi Sunak has said Nigel Farage’s comments about the West provoking Vladimir Putin were "completely wrong" and play into the Russian dictator’s hands. The Prime Minister branded his...