Queen Elizabeth is dead – Buckingham Palace
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and the nation’s figurehead for seven decades, has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday. The family rushed […]
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Notre Dame rector says ‘computer glitch’ likely started cathedral fire
A “computer glitch” may have been behind the fast-spreading fire that ravaged Notre Dame, the cathedral’s rector said Friday, as architects and construction workers tried to figure […]
Airlines ground Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes after Ethiopian air crash
Airlines in multiple countries have suspended the use of Boeing’s new 737 MAX 8 aircraft over concerns about its safety, after an Ethiopian Airlines flight […]
Mexico border wall: Trump confirms emergency move
President Trump has confirmed he will use emergency powers to build a wall on the US border with Mexico, saying “walls work”. Building the Mexico […]
614 terror-related deaths recorded across Africa in mid-January
The African Centre for the Study and Research on Terrorism (ACSRT) in its bi-weekly “Africa Terrorism Bulletin” has recorded a total of 614 terrorism-related deaths […]
Brexit: May urged to secure backstop concessions from EU
The backstop plan – a fallback position to avoid the return of customs checks at the Irish border if the UK fails to agree a deal with the EU – is a major sticking point for opponents of Mrs May’s withdrawal agreement.
WhatsApp restricts message-sharing to fight fake news
WhatsApp is limiting all its members to forwarding any single message up to five times in an effort to tackle the spread of false information […]
Nairobi hotel: ‘How we survived DusitD2 siege’
About 700 people survived an attack by gunmen on a compound of offices and a hotel in Kenya’s capital. The siege, which began at 15:00 […]
Ivory Coast ex-leader Gbagbo goes free at ICC
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has acquitted Ivory Coast ex-President Laurent Gbagbo. He had been charged with crimes against humanity in connection […]
This Is What Actually Happens In a Government Shutdown
Talk about a U.S. government shutdown is intensifying. Without agreement on the 12 appropriations bills that guide annual spending, the U.S. has been operating since […]