2023

Shaden Gardood, 37, died one day after Sudan’s warring parties signed a deal to protect civilians.

French judo star Teddy Riner won a record-extending 11th individual judo world championship title in Doha on Saturday, six years after his last. 

A video compilation circulating since May 3 claims to show that – despite the war – the party is in full swing at Kyiv’s nightclubs, with… Read More »Parties at Kyiv nightclubs amid the war? Watch out for these misleading images

Rattled by repeated cases of sexual abuse over the years, the French Catholic Church will soon provide digital ID cards with scannable QR codes that… Read More »French Catholic Church to provide clergy with scannable IDs in bid to battle sexual abuse

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will lead Saturday prayers at Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia mosque, ahead of a battle for his political life against a… Read More »Turkey’s Erdogan to lead Hagia Sophia prayers on eve of fight for political life

Mauritanians voted on Saturday in the first legislative and local elections since 2019 when President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani came to power in a litmus test… Read More »Mauritanians vote in local and legislative elections in test for President Ghazouani

Spain is running out of water. After a long and painful drought, the country has been hit by an unusually early heat wave, evaporating even… Read More »‘The country is becoming a desert’: Drought-struck Spain is running out of water

From the back of open-top trucks and cars, candidates of Thailand’s political parties drove through Bangkok on Saturday, as a months-long campaign that could usher… Read More »Campaigning draws to a close before Sunday vote that could end Thailand’s military rule

As Victor Osimhen overtakes George Weah’s goals record, BBC Sport Africa looks at other Africans who have been a hit in Serie A.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Rome on Saturday where he will meet with Pope Francis and Italian leaders. Germany is preparing a new weapons package… Read More »🔴 Live: Zelensky arrives in Rome as Germany announces new €2.7 billion weapons package for Ukraine