Iran says deal to end fighting with US has ‘never been closer’
Both Iran and Pakistan say a deal has never been closer – echoing US President Donald Trump’s statement on Thursday.
King leads tributes to late British art ‘giant’ David Hockney
The artist, who has died at the age of 88, “was one of life’s true originals”, King Charles says.
Mother finds body of missing son two days after Kenya’s Ebola quarantine centre protests
Sylvester Muigai Ndung’u was in Nanyuki to fetch a school uniform on Tuesday, his mother says.
French town buries murdered child as questions mount over police failings
The prime suspect in the killing of Lyhanna, 11, was reported to police nine months prior but never questioned.
Discovery of €1.2m jewellery prompts fresh probe into former Spanish PM
José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero is suspected of being unable to show proof he paid import duties on the jewellery.
More time needed for deadly Air India crash inquiry, officials say
A statement says “significant progress” has been made into investigating the crash, in which 260 people died a year ago.
Tinubu Claims 13,000 Terrorists Killed, but Nigeria Faces Deepening Security Crisis
Nigeria’s military has “neutralised” more than 13,000 terrorists over the past year, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said, touting significant gains in the country’s fight against insurgency and armed violence. In a televised address marking Democracy Day on Friday, Tinubu stated that fatalities linked to armed rebel activity have fallen by 81 percent since he […]
Tinubu Honours June 12 Heroes, Renames Kaduna Petroleum Institute After Yar’Adua
Abuja, June 12, 2026 — President Bola Tinubu has announced the revitalisation and renaming of the Institute of Petroleum Studies in Kaduna in honour of the late Gen. Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, while also conferring national honours on dozens of pro-democracy activists and military officers who played significant roles in Nigeria’s June 12 democratic struggle. The […]
South Africa trolled by African fans in wake of World Cup loss
The taunting reflects anger from parts of the continent over reports of xenophobia in South Africa.
Watch: Three things to know about SpaceX’s stock market debut
The BBC’s Samira Hussain explains everything you need to know about SpaceX’s historic IPO.
