West African states have given the coup leaders in Niger a one-week ultimatum to give up power. The president of neighboring Chad has traveled to Niger in a bid to resolve the crisis. ECOWAS, a bloc of 15 West African...
Israel ends early release option for Palestinian ‘administrative detainees’
Israel has made changes to one of its laws, ending an “early release” option granted to certain Palestinian “administrative detainees” in a move that could worsen conditions in Israel’s...
Rishi Sunak ‘has made a grave mistake,’ says conservationist Chris Packham
Rishi Sunak’s assertion we are “on track” to meet our net zero target by 2050 is “a lie”, says conservationist Chris Packham. The prime minister has announced that about 100 new licences...
Russian strike on Kryvyi Rih kills six people, several injured
Ukraine has accused Russia of deliberately targeting civilians, after a strike on an apartment building in the city of Kriv-e-ree, killed at least six people. There were also civilian casualties in the Russian-occupied...
Inside Ukraine’s elite sniper unit conducting night raids – BBC News
Ukrainian forces are trying to retake the eastern city of Bakhmut from Russia. The BBC was given exclusive access to a team of elite snipers, referred to as the ‘Ghosts of Bakhmut’, who are conducting night...
‘IS’ claims responsibility for suicide bombing in Pakistan | DW News
The families of the victims of a massive suicide bombing buried their dead on Monday, as the death toll from the attack continued to rise. The Associated Press news agency cited police putting the death toll at 54...
Junta warns against armed intervention by ECOWAS
In Niger more senior politicians from the ousted government have been detained following last week’s military coup. There’s been widespread condemnation. Germany has become the latest to susped aid, after...