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Robert Mugabe’s successor faces his main challenge from Nelson Chamisa of the opposition CCC.

Zimbabweans go to the polls on Wednesday in closely-watched presidential and legislative elections, after a campaign tainted by a crackdown on dissent, fears of vote… Read More »Zimbabweans to vote in closely-watched presidential and legislative elections

Written by a political prisoner, it is now kept in a bullet-proof casing in a Cape Town mosque.

Fifteen Mexicans and one Venezuelan died in a road accident in central Mexico early on Tuesday, officials from Mexico’s INM migration institute said in a statement.

Months of hot and dry weather created the tinderbox-like conditions behind this year’s record-breaking wildfires in Canada, leading scientists to point the finger at climate… Read More »Scientists blame climate change for record-breaking wildfires in Canada

The Russian defence ministry said early on Wednesday that air defence systems downed three drones that tried to attack Moscow. One of them was jammed and hit a… Read More »🔴Live: US says it doesn’t ‘encourage’ strikes in Russia, after reports of downed drones

Diezani Alison-Madueke is alleged to have accepted financial rewards for awarding oil contracts.

Grape-pickers in wine-producing regions of southern France have been advised to start work on the harvest in the early hours of the morning to avoid… Read More »French grape-pickers advised to start work early to beat the heat

Europe is battling the effects of scorching temperatures which have reached worrying levels globally, with July being the hottest month recorded on both land and… Read More »Europe endures another summer of wildfires, droughts amid scorching temperatures

Tourist numbers in Europe this summer have returned to almost pre-Covid levels, with especially high demand from North American travellers. But the summer season has… Read More »Europe’s tourist numbers bounce back after Covid – for better or worse