Giant of African literature Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o dies aged 87
The Kenyan author sent shockwaves through African literature by refusing to write in English....
Month : May 2025
Indian man who disguised parcel bomb as wedding gift jailed for life
The bomb, disguised as a wedding gift, killed a software engineer and his great aunt just days after his wedding in 2018....
The terrifying new weapon changing the war in Ukraine
The BBC reports from Donetsk where swarms of fibre optic drones give Russia the edge as Ukraine defends towns behind the front line....
Ministers considering scrapping two-child benefit cap
The education secretary says the policy pushes people into poverty but warns scrapping it would be costly....
Brazil sues China carmaker BYD over ‘slave-like’ conditions
The Public Labour Prosecutor’s Office in the state of Bahia says 220 Chinese workers were rescued....
Kenyan president apologises to Tanzania over deportation row
It follows growing criticism from Kenyans targeting Tanzania’s president over the recent deportation of activists....
EU says Israeli strikes in Gaza ‘go beyond what is necessary’ to fight Hamas
Kaja Kallas, the EU’s top diplomat, says the bloc also does not support a new aid distribution model which bypasses the UN and other humanitarian...
Humanoid robots fight in Chinese kick-boxing competition
The two humanoid robots traded punches while fans watched on, in a world-first humanoid robot fighting event....
German court rejects Peruvian farmer’s landmark climate case
Saúl Luciano Lliuya believes energy giant RWE should be held responsible for melting glaciers....
Verdict expected in trial of French paedophile surgeon who abused hundreds
Joel Le Scouarnec, who has admitted his guilt, says he neither wants or expects to be shown leniency....