BENIN ARRESTS THREE MEN OVER SUSPECTED COUP PLOT
Three men in Benin, including a former minister and the man in charge of President Patrice Talon’s security, have been arrested on suspicion of plotting a coup, the state prosecutor…
ACID ATTACK AND ABDUCTIONS: TANZANIA’S POISONOUS POLITICS
The recent wave of abductions, arrests and the brutal killing of an opposition official in Tanzania seems to be dimming the ray of political hope that came with President Samia…
NO ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT CONSIDERED SAFE AFTER LEBANON DEVICE ATTACKS
Just as crowds had gathered to mourn some of those killed in Tuesday’s wave of pager-bomb attacks, an explosion sparked chaos in Dahiyeh, Hezbollah’s stronghold in southern Beirut. A video…
WHISTLEBLOWER TESTIFIES TITAN SUB TRAGEDY WAS ‘INEVITABLE’
A former employee of the company behind the doomed Titan submersible has told a public hearing he believed a safety incident was “inevitable” as the firm “bypassed” all standard rules.…
FOUR CHILDREN TRAPPED IN FREEZER IN NAMIBIA DIE
Police in Namibia are investigating the death of four children who were playing in an empty old freezer in the north-eastern Zambezi Region. Aged between three and six, the children…
SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO SEX TRAFFICKING CHARGES
Hip-hop mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking and other charges in a New York federal court on Tuesday. He has been accused of running a…
SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS ARRESTED IN NEW YORK CITY
Embattled hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been arrested in New York City on unspecified federal charges, federal authorities told the BBC’s US partner CBS. The arrest in Manhattan follows…
POLICE RESCUE 402 MINORS IN CARE HOMES OVER ABUSE CLAIMS
Malaysian police have rescued 402 children and teenagers that they suspect were physically and sexually abused across 20 care homes. The victims, aged between one to 17, were said to…
TRUMP’S MESSAGE OF AMERICAN DECLINE RESONATES WITH PIVOTAL VOTERS
Kamala Harris may have rattled Donald Trump on the debate stage, but the former president’s promise to save a nation in decline resonates with undecided voters in this part of…
NURSES WORKING FEAR: BBC VISITS MPOX EPICENTRE
Medical staff on the front line of the battle against mpox in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have told the BBC they are desperate for vaccines to arrive so they…