Fighting in eastern DRC kills about 7,000 people since January, PM says
Judith Suminwa says more than 2,500 bodies buried without identification, 'significant' number of civilians among dead.
Merz says Netanyahu will be able to visit Germany despite ICC warrant
Friedrich Merz says 'absurd' an Israeli PM can't visit Germany as Netanyahu faces warrant on Gaza war crime allegations.
Who is Germany’s Friedrich Merz?
Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany’s new chancellor after his centre-right CDU-CSU alliance won a majority.
Leader of Germany’s CDU warns of last chance for centrist politics
The leader of Germany’s CDU said the far-right AfD’s growing support is the “last warning” for mainstream parties.
Israel deploys tanks in occupied West Bank, targets refugee camps
Israel has sent tanks into the occupied West Bank for the first time in more than 20 years.
Sudan army ends two-year siege of key city
The Sudan army captures el-Obeid hours after rival RSF forces signed a charter for a breakaway government.
Charting the rise of Germany’s far-right AfD party
The AfD doubles its vote share to 20.8 percent in weekend elections and becomes Germany’s second-largest party.
How Europe is trying to shield Ukraine from Trump
European leaders are in Kyiv for the anniversary of the Ukraine war while Starmer and Macron prepare to visit the US.
Warmongers and authoritarians suffocating global human rights, warns UN
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres emphasises alarming human rights abuses in Ukraine, Palestine, and DRC.
Why is Ukraine negotiating a minerals deal with the US?
A minister says nearly all key details have been finalised for a deal giving the US access to the country's minerals.
Video: Italian fighter jets intercept American Airlines passenger plane
An American Airlines flight from New York to New Delhi was diverted to Rome after unspecified security concerns.
EU suspends select Syria sanctions to encourage democratic development
Brussels says it seeks to encourage democracy as restrictions dealing with energy, transport and banking lifted.
Israel deploys tanks as assault on occupied West Bank intensifies
Tanks are advancing in Jenin, and Palestinian infrastructure and livelihoods are being destroyed in the West Bank.
Pope Francis health: A timeline and what we know so far
The pope is currently fighting pneumonia in his lungs and is also experiencing some signs of kidney failure.
Pope critical but ‘in good humour’ in hospital
The pontiff is in good humour and eating normally though he remains "critical", Vatican sources say.
As Russia’s war reaches milestone, Ukrainians count their personal losses
Ukrainian survivors remember their many tragedies three years after Russia's invasion began.
German election: Who won, who lost and what’s next?
Christian Democrats came first. But the far right and the left were the biggest gainers.
Far-right surges in German election but set to be frozen out of coalition
Germany’s conservative Christian Democrats will enter coalition talks to form a government after winning the most votes.
Trump names podcaster Dan Bongino as deputy FBI director
The former New York City police officer will supervise daily operations and serve under new FBI director Kash Patel.
Forest fires push up greenhouse gas emissions from war in Ukraine
Emissions estimated at 55m tonnes in 2024 and nearly 230m tonnes in three years of war
The burning of Ukraine’s forests at unprecedented rates over the past year has helped push the total greenhouse emissions from the war since Russia’s full-scale invasion to almost 230m tonnes, analysis shows.
The study, published on the third anniversary of the invasion, found the fighting and its consequences had led to 55m tonnes of emissions in the past 12 months.
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