South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party has lost its three-decade electoral majority in devastating fashion. As the former liberation movement faces the task of
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Nigeria suffers national power outage as labour unions shut down grid
Nigeria’s main labour unions have shut down the national grid, disrupted airline operations and blocked the gates to parliament as they began an indefinite strike
Racist slur used in Uruguay football match ignites national debate
A row at a Monday afternoon football match in Uruguay has ignited a national debate on prejudice and discrimination in a country which has previously
Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as its first female president in landslide victory
Claudia Sheinbaum has won a landslide victory to become Mexico’s first female president, inheriting the project of her mentor and outgoing leader, Andrés Manuel López
Final results in seismic South Africa election confirm ANC has lost majority
Final results from Wednesday’s seismic South Africa elections have confirmed that the African National Congress (ANC) party has lost its majority for the first time
China’s defence chief repeats threat of force against Taiwanese independence
The Chinese defence minister, Dong Jun, has warned that anyone who dares pursue independence for Taiwan will be “crushed to pieces” and face “destruction”, as
China’s Chang’e-6 probe lands on far side of the moon aiming to return first samples to Earth
China has landed its uncrewed Chang’e-6 lunar probe on the far side of the moon, marking an important step in the country’s 53-day mission to
South Africa to embark on new political path after ANC loses majority
The African National Congress’s (ANC) three decades of political dominance in South Africa has come to an end after it was announced that it had
Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda admission sparks legal action from detained asylum seekers
Asylum seekers detained by the Home Office and threatened with deportation to Rwanda are set to take legal action against the government after Rishi Sunak
Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton dies after assault in prison
Robert Pickton, a notorious Canadian serial killer who fed his victims’ remains to his pigs on his farm near Vancouver, has died after being assaulted