King’s Birthday Honours: Angler thought BEM letter was about deportation
A woman recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours thought the letter from the cabinet office was because she was “being…
DJing for Madonna – how Malawi’s Chmba made it big
Chmba is a DJ and music producer from Malawi who has achieved an international profile few can match. At an…
Cameroon’s Ngonnso: ‘My fight to bring our sacred stolen statue home
Award-winning Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche was among those speaking out about the Ngonnso, and the plight of the Nso.…
Jagtar Singh Johal: Yousaf urges PM to call for Sikh activist’s release
Humza Yousaf has urged the prime minister to ask the Indian government to release a Scottish Sikh blogger who has…
Rapist who targeted unconscious man in Warminster jailed
A rapist who attacked a man on a night out has been jailed for six years. Elvis Barney targeted the…
South Korea: Police clash with officials over Daegu LGBT event
Officials in South Korea’s southern Daegu city have tried to stop an annual LGBT pride festival from taking place, leading…
Mali urges immediate end to UN Minusma peacekeeping mission
Mali’s foreign minister has called on the UN to withdraw its peacekeeping force from his country “without delay”. Abdoulaye Diop…
Uganda school attack: Pupils among 40 killed by militants linked to Islamic State group
Uganda and the DRC have held joint military operations in the east of DR Congo to prevent attacks by the…
Welcome to our live coverage
We’re used to seeing President Zelensky with world leaders. What we’re not used to is seeing those same leaders then…
Rare diplomatic intervention from African leaders
Seven African leaders are travelling to Ukraine and Russia on a peace mission, hoping to bring the war there closer…
What can this mission actually achieve?
The man who prepared the ground for this mission has talked about modest goals. Jean-Yves Ollivier has not commented publicly…
Counting Russia’s war dead
A BBC investigation has found the number of Russian soldiers killed during the war in Ukraine is far higher than…
South African president arrives in Kyiv
A video was posted on Twitter a little while back of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arriving at Nemishaeve railway…
High precision missiles flying low – Ukraine air force
Missiles and drones have been launched into Ukraine’s air space as a delegation of African leaders visit the capital Kyiv…
Leaders visit site of Bucha killings
A little earlier, the African leaders went to the site of the mass grave in the town of Bucha, which…
South Africans stuck on plane ‘don’t have documents’
Polish radio station Radio Zet says the South African Airways (SAA) plane that has been stuck on the tarmac at…
SA leader ‘safe’ despite delays for security team
The safety of South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, who has had to travel to Ukraine without some of his security…
Damage in small town outside Kyiv after explosions
Stari Petrivtsi is a small town on the outskirts of Kyiv, just 50 minutes from the centre of the city,…
Putin addresses International Economic Forum
Russian President Vladimir Putin has now started his keynote speech at the annual St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) –…
Nato won’t be drawn into Putin’s war of choice – Austin
At his address at Nato headquarters in Brussels, US defence secretary Lloyd Austin insisted Nato allies will “not be drawn”…