Romania gas station hit by deadly explosions
Authorities say 57 others, including 39 firefighters, were injured in the explosions near the capital, Bucharest.
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US Marines killed after aircraft crashes during military drill in Australia
Rescue efforts are under way after what Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called a 'tragic' incident.
Xi Jinping calls for protection of ‘hard-won stability’ in Xinjiang visit
Chinese president visited far western region where the UN has accused China of possible 'crimes against humanity'.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 550
As the war enters its 550th day, these are the main developments.
Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa wins second term, opposition rejects result
Elections commission says Mnangagwa won 52.6 percent of the vote compared with 44 percent for challenger Nelson Chamisa.
Gunman kills three Black people in Florida hate crime: police
The two men and one woman were shot dead inside a discount store in the town of Jacksonville.
‘Suffering is continuing’: Mnangagwa declared winner in Zimbabwe election
Voters fear economic disaster as incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa is returned for a second term.
Charismatic leader is gone but Wagner will survive in Africa, analysts say
Prigozhin's death will slow the Wagner machine in Africa but its value to military regimes will continue to be prized.
Niger puts military on ‘maximum alert’ over ECOWAS attack fears
Move comes as thousands gather at a stadium in the capital Niamey in support of the coup-makers.
Thousands gather 60 years after Martin Luther King’s ‘dream’ speech
The 1963 march brought more than 250,000 people to the nation's capital to push for an end to discrimination.
Palestinian dies month after being shot during Israeli raid in West Bank
Ezzedin Kanan, 20, was shot in the head during a raid on Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.
Kenyan minister apologises after main airport hit with power outage
Power went off in many parts of the country on Friday, with Kenya Power attributing the loss to 'a system disturbance'.
NASA, SpaceX launch sends four astronauts from four countries to ISS
The eighth crewed flight on Elon Musk's Dragon spacecraft has blasted off for the International Space Station.
Japan says no radioactivity found in Fukushima fish
Tokyo says fish tested in waters around nuclear plant contained no detectable levels of the radioactive isotope tritium.
Outcry in Somalia over government decision to ban TikTok, Telegram
Somali authorities banned the platform, which young Somalis say the platforms is a source of livelihood for them.
Russian held in Finland said to be key figure in far-right Wagner affiliate
Suspect Yan Petrovsky said to be fighter in the Wagner-associated 'Rusich' - the Sabotage Assault Reconnaissance Group.
Polls open in Gabon general election, a test of support for Bongo
President Ali Bongo is seeking a third seven-year term in office to extend his family's 56-year grip on power.
Analysis: Tunisia isolated, but migration realpolitik keeps Europe onside
US and EU concerned with state of Tunisia's democracy but will ultimately retain ties, analysts say.
US-Iran relations: Why did the prisoner exchange deal happen now?
Critics have argued that the US has given into Iranian blackmail by agreeing to a prisoner exchange deal.
British Museum director resigns, admits to failings in theft investigation
Museum's director Hartwig Fischer says that he did not take warning of theft from museum collection seriously enough.