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A group of teenagers held “a knife to my throat”, a woman from Ivory Coast tells the BBC.

The shock appointment of a far-right editor to run one of France’s best-known mainstream newspapers has sparked calls for urgent steps to protect the pluralism… Read More »France’s Murdoch? Right-wing media swoop threatens ‘pillar of French democracy’

Scientists on Tuesday designated a small body of water near Toronto, Canada as ground-zero for the Anthropocene, the proposed geological epoch defined by humanity’s massive… Read More »Scientists designate Canadian lake as ground-zero for the Anthropocene, Earth’s new epoch

An investigation is under way after the theft at one of Lagos airport’s two runways.

Pello Bilbao won a hilly stage 10 of the Tour de France on Tuesday, becoming the first Spaniard in five years to win a stage… Read More »Spain’s Bilbao wins emotional Tour de France stage 10 after death of teammate

Azerbaijan on Tuesday temporarily shut the only road linking its breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region with Armenia, accusing the Armenian branch of the Red Cross of smuggling.

The European Court of Human Rights rules in favour of double Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya in a case involving testosterone levels in female athletes.

Along with seeking a compromise for Ukraine’s entry into NATO, leaders at the Vilnius summit are on a quest to bolster the Alliance’s eastern front.

Despite warnings to stay away from Iceland’s latest volcanic eruption near Reykjavik, a group of curious visitors told AFP they couldn’t resist the lure of… Read More »‘Orange like the sun’: Tourists drawn to Iceland volcano despite warnings

In 2022, Indians spent an average of nearly five hours a day on their mobiles – the eighth highest figure in the world, according to… Read More »India promotes digital detoxes to combat excessive screen time