Freed ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero heads to US for family reunion
Rusesabagina was released last Friday. President Kagame commuted his sentence after months of negotiation with the US.
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US VP Harris says ‘history must be learned’ at Ghana slave castle
Harris is on an African tour, part of a charm offensive by Washington to counterbalance the growing influence of China.
Sri Lanka slashes fuel prices after IMF bailout, says minister
Energy minister says different categories of petrol and diesel to be sold at 8 percent to 26 percent lower prices.
Giant meatball from extinct mammoth DNA unveiled by food firm
The meatball was made of sheep cells inserted with a singular mammoth gene called myoglobin.
Mosul monastery holds mass 20 years after Iraq War
The Iraqi city's Christian community was driven out by an ISIL occupation and successive waves of violence.
Why is Pakistan government trying to clip Supreme Court’s powers?
Government tables bill in National Assembly as PM Shehbaz Sharif accuses top court of creating 'political instability'.
Deadly migrant centre fire in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico: What we know
At least 38 people were killed after a fire broke out at a detention facility in Mexico near the US border.
Capture of Bakhmut means Putin will ‘smell’ weakness: Ukraine
Russia's Putin would 'sell this victory to the West, to his society, to China', Ukraine's Zelenskyy warns.
French prosecutors raid five banks in massive tax fraud case
Authorities said banks including Societe Generale, BNP Paribas and HSBC, face a compensation request of more than $1bn.
‘Historic’ climate cases against governments at European court
Lawsuits have been brought against France and Switzerland over alleged failings to take action against climate change.
Spanish PM to talk Ukraine war and peace with China’s Xi Jinping
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez arrives in Beijing for a meeting with Xi and talks that will also focus on Ukraine.
Russia intensifies cyberattacks on Ukraine allies
Russian 'hacktivists' are hitting Poland and Nordic and Baltic countries with an arsenal of cyberweapons, analysts say.
Relatives recall Mexico immigration centre fire that killed 38
Authorities said they released 15 women but have not explained why no men were released.
India’s heat action plans exclude the most vulnerable: Report
New Delhi-based think tank points out a lack of funding and preparation after analysing 37 regional and federal plans.
Is Israel’s far-right government jeopardising Emirati ties?
Israeli escalation with Palestinians caused tension between Israel and the UAE, but core relations are intact: Analysts.
Ramadan 2023: Where do your dates come from?
Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Iran produce half of the world’s dates.
Tibet dying a ‘slow death’ under Chinese rule, says exiled leader
Exiled Tibetan leader addresses US Congress for first time, says Tibet's language, culture and religion facing erasure.
Nashville police search for clues after latest US school shooting
Police release body camera footage of attack at Christian primary school that left three children, three adults dead.
Russian whose child drew anti-war image gets jail term but flees
Alexei Moskalyov's 13-year-old daughter has been placed in a children's home after making a drawing about Ukraine's war.
Ex-crypto boss Bankman-Fried charged with bribing China officials
US accuses founder of now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange of conspiring to pay $40bn to Chinese officials.