Blazes around the greater San Francisco bay area have destroyed hundreds of homes and are threatening thousands more. California’s Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency, and said the fires, caused by a...
UN meets deposed Malian leaders
The United Nations mission in Mali has met with the detained President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse, ousted in a coup on Tuesday. FRANCE 24 correspondent Mohamed Salaha in Bamako says the UN...
West African bloc demands Malian leader be reinstated
West African leaders have demanded ousted Malian leader Ibrahim Boubacar Keita be returned to power, and closed borders to the country. The statement follows a military coup on Thursday that removed Keita from power...
Lebanon braces for fresh Covid-19 lockdown in wake of Beirut blast
Still reeling from a deadly port blast that ravaged their Beirut homes and businesses, Lebanese wearily braced themselves for a new coronavirus lockdown due to start on Friday.
Eggs, tomatoes & toilet paper | Bulgarian protesters pelt Interior Ministry, demand govt resignation
Protesters gathered in Bulgaria demanding the resignation of the government and pelting the Interior Ministry building in Sofia with eggs, tomatoes and toilet paper. They accuse the government for the current weak...
Workers feared trapped in fire after explosion at hydroelectric dam in India
Rescuers are searching for nine workers feared trapped in a fire that erupted inside an underground facility at a hydroelectric dam in India. According to officials, 30 workers were at the plant in Srisailam when the...
Taylor Swift pays for UK student to go to uni
An aspiring mathematician who could not afford to pay for university in the UK has been gifted £23,000 by an unlikely donor – Taylor Swift. The US pop star made the contribution via a Go Fund Me page raising money...