A former CIA officer who drugged and sexually assaulted dozens of women was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Wednesday, the Department of Justice
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Elon Musk’s X circumvents official block in Brazil but says move was ‘inadvertent’
Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, became accessible to many users in Brazil on Wednesday as an update to its communications network circumvented
Flood warnings in Nigeria over release of water from Cameroon dam
Authorities in Nigeria have warned of the potential for flooding in 11 states after neighbouring Cameroon said it would start regulated releases from its Lagdo
Families of Americans ensnared in DRC coup plot assert their innocence
The family of a Utah student sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo for his alleged role in a failed coup d’etat in
Global alliance buys half a million mpox vaccines for Africa
A batch of 500,000 mpox vaccines has been bought by the vaccine alliance Gavi, for delivery this year to virus-affected countries in Africa, where until
Nadia Davids wins Caine short story prize for ‘triumph of language’ Bridling
South African writer Nadia Davids has won this year’s Caine prize for African writing for her short story Bridling, described as a “triumph of language”
Justin Trudeau under pressure as his party loses Montreal election
Canada’s ruling Liberal party has lost a once-safe seat in Montreal, a result that is likely to put more pressure on the prime minister, Justin
West Papua rebels propose terms for release of New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens
Rebels in Indonesia’s West Papua region have proposed terms for the release of the New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens a year and seven months after
More than 200 inmates escape Nigerian prison in aftermath of flooding
More than 200 inmates escaped from a prison in north-east Nigeria in the aftermath of the worst flooding there in over two decades, authorities have
Amnesty calls for release of peaceful protesters in Angola
Amnesty International has urged authorities in Angola to free four activists who were detained a year ago for planning a peaceful protest, and an influencer