This is the first payment under a deal aimed at helping Zimbabwe mend its relations with the West.
Woman jailed over Ukraine charity gift freed in US-Russia prisoner swap
Russian-American Ksenia Karelina was released by Moscow in return for the freeing of Russian-German Arthur Petrov.
New Zealand rejects rights bill after widespread outrage
The controversial Treaty Principles Bill had sought to reinterpret the country’s founding document.
Zelensky claims 155 Chinese fighting for Russia in Ukraine
It follows Beijing’s denial that many of its citizens are involved in the conflict.
Unbearable wait for relatives in nightclub disaster
Shailyn Peña is one of many whose loved ones are missing after the roof collapsed in Santo Domingo.
Why Gabon’s coup leader is bucking a trend by embracing democracy
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema swaps his uniform for a suit in a bid for electoral success.
Why Trump is hitting China on trade – and what might happen next
There is much more to this than straightforward retaliation, writes John Sudworth, and it traces back to his first term.
LeBron James becomes first male athlete with a Ken doll
The doll also reflects the basketball star’s height – it’s an inch taller than the standard Ken doll.
Trump steps back from cliff edge of all-out global trade war
The US is now making nice – or at least nicer – with nations that had faced their retaliatory trade fire, writes Anthony Zurcher.
War has changed Zelensky – but now is the time for him to transform again
As the “coalition of the willing” meets at Nato headquarters today, pledging to support Ukraine with a peacekeeping force, how have the last three years shaped the wartime president – and where does he go from here?
