2024

Lawmaker Simon Harris was elected Ireland’s prime minister by a vote in parliament Tuesday, becoming at 37 the country’s youngest-ever leader.

 A South African court on Tuesday allowed former president Jacob Zuma to run in May’s general elections, overturning a decision by electoral authorities barring him… Read More »South Africa’s ex-president Jacob Zuma wins court bid to run in general election

Kenya’s hopes of reaching the World Cup will be over prematurely unless the country stops “shooting itself in the foot”.

The victims were attempting to flee a cholera outbreak on Mozambique’s northern coast.

Security will be “considerably reinforced” at Wednesday’s Champions League match in the French capital between Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona after a “threat” from the Islamic… Read More »Security stepped up for PSG-Barcelona Champions League match over terrorist ‘threat’

Israel’s security is at the “core” of German foreign policy, the UN’s highest court heard on Tuesday, where Berlin has denied a claim that it… Read More »Germany denies aiding ‘genocide’ in Gaza, says Israeli security at ‘core’ of foreign policy

The beautiful South African city is a magnet for laptop-wielding remote workers, but not everyone is happy.

An “exceptional” dust cloud from the Sahara is choking parts of Europe, the continent’s climate monitor said on Monday, causing poor air quality and coating… Read More »‘Exceptional’ dust cloud from Sahara sweeps Europe, says climate monitor

Europe’s top rights court is Tuesday to decide in three separate cases if states are doing enough in the face of global warming in rulings… Read More »Europe’s top rights court to rule on landmark climate change cases

Europe’s climate monitor said Tuesday that March was the hottest on record and the tenth straight month of historic heat, with sea surface temperatures also… Read More »Earth shatters global heat records for the 10th straight month