2023

An enormous cyclone gyrating off California’s coast was dumping rain Wednesday, threatening further floods and landslides in the already sodden state.

Peru was rocked by further unrest Wednesday as demonstrators blocked roads and held mass funerals for those killed in violent protests that have gripped the… Read More »Peru anti-government protests continue as US calls for ‘restraint’

Why Africa’s most-populous country is introducing new bank notes weeks before an election.

Republican US lawmakers passed legislation Wednesday shoring up their anti-abortion credentials — despite accusations from within their own ranks that they were out of step with more moderate… Read More »US Republican-controlled House pushes for new abortion restrictions

Jeff Beck, the influential guitarist who rose to rock and roll stardom with 1960s supergroup the Yardbirds and later had a prolific solo career, has… Read More »Legendary guitarist Jeff Beck dies aged 78

Security was boosted in Brasilia on Wednesday amid simmering tensions ahead of fresh protests by backers of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro and the pending arrest of… Read More »Brazil tightens security as Bolsonaro supporters vow fresh protests

The eastern city of Bakhmut has become the most active and violent frontline in the Ukraine war. It is constantly pounded with artillery from both sides,… Read More »Ukraine’s Bakhmut: Inside the frontline city

When far-right rioters stormed Brazil’s seat of government it was a shock to the system, but with a new president at the helm, the country… Read More »The riot mess is cleared, but will Brazil pass the democracy stress test?

Women’s assistant coach Sinikiwe Mpofu found dead just weeks after her husband, men’s fielding coach Shepherd Makunura, passed away.

The British and Japanese prime ministers signed what Downing Street called a “hugely significant” new defence deal that could see troops deployed to each others’… Read More »Britain signs landmark defence pact with Japan in ‘Indo-Pacific tilt’