Commercial flights hit by US shutdown as calls grow to ground private jets
Flights have been cancelled or delayed, impacting 40 major US airports
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France urges citizens to leave Mali as armed group blockade intensifies
Al-Qaeda-linked JNIM blocks fuel deliveries, causing school closures, power cuts as military rulers struggle to respond.
Brazil Supreme Court panel rejects Bolsonaro’s prison sentence appeal
Brazil's top court rejects Bolsonaro's coup sentence appeal, affirming his 27-year penalty for post-election power grab.
US removes Syrian president from global ‘terrorist’ sanctions list
US has rolled back sanctions that could complicate Syria's efforts to rebuild following years of devastating civil war.
Why Mo Amer jokes to survive
Mo Amer built a career turning identity into comedy, but as politics intensify, can humour still cut through?
Former British soldier contests extradition over alleged Kenya murder
The UK's National Crime Agency says suspect was a former soldier who was arrested on Thursday by specialist officers.
Pakistan says Afghanistan talks deadlocked after deadly border clashes
Afghan official says four Afghan civilians were killed and five others wounded in border clashes.
UN sounds alarm over rising hunger crisis in eastern DR Congo
WFP says a 'deepening hunger crisis' is unfolding and that it may have to pause food aid due to record low funding.
Honda profits tumble as Trump tariffs weigh on the carmaker
The Tokyo-based company said that strong motorcycle sales offset bigger losses.
United States skips UN review of its human rights record
US joins Israel as only other country to not show for mandatory process scrutinising rights record of UN member states.
Gaza ‘reduced to dust’ as world commits in Doha to eradicate poverty
Gaza's devastation starkly contrasts global promises to leave 'no one behind', as residents struggle for basic survival.
Hungarian leader Viktor Orban meets US President Donald Trump
Hungary's nationalist prime minister seeks permission to buy Russian oil despite US sanctions.
Tanzania charges dozens with treason over election protests
Church leader Benson Bagonza says the move would only deepen the acrimony sparked by the election.
Sudanese army intercepts drone attacks on cities after RSF agrees to truce
Army-backed government yet to give an official response to Quad's proposal for ceasefire leading to civilian rule.
What’s in Elon Musk’s bumper $878bn pay package?
Musk will have to meet a series of milestones over the next decade to earn it.
Why is former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi retiring from US Congress?
Trump called her an 'evil woman'; Pelosi is considered one of the most influential legislative leaders in recent history
Spanish police arrest suspected members of Venezuelan gang targeted by US
Raids across five Spanish cities result in arrests of 13 suspected of being in Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang.
Serbia’s Vucic angers Russia with comments about selling ammo to EU
Comments come after bloc told Serbia, the only country not to sanction Russia, to 'get concrete' about accession bid.
Which airports in the US are cancelling flights?
Forty of the country’s busiest airports have been affected by the domestic flight cancellations. Here is the list.
EU naval force secures tanker after pirate attack off coast of Somalia
Operation Atalanta says entire crew of 24 people on the Hellas Aphrodite is safe and no injuries reported.