Dozens dead after boat capsizes in north-western Nigeria
The incident took place in the country’s northwest Sokoto state, with many of the victims feared to be children.
US says sanctions will ‘squash’ Iran’s economy and ‘collapse’ its regime
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says allies will need to decide whether they “are with us or against us”.
UK, France, Germany, Italy and Canada condemn Israel’s West Bank settlement project
European countries and Canada pile on pressure over Israel’s plans to expand settlements in a strategically vital part of the occupied West Bank.
Como mayor bans ‘beasts’ in city centre after being hit by bike
Alessandro Rapinese issues the prohibition for the historic city centre after an encounter with a cyclist last month.
Togo charges two French journalists over incorrect documents, rights group says
Gaël Mocaër and Sebastian Perez Pezzani’s detention is “unjustified and disproportionate”, Reporters Without Borders says.
Landslide at unlicensed Colombian gold mine kills 13
Four members of an indigenous family are among the dead, witnesses said.
German neo-Nazi suspected of deadly 1970 fire at Jewish retirement home
Investigators believe they have identified an arsonist who attacked a Jewish community centre in Munich in 1970, killing seven people.
Assad officer extradited to Syria on war crimes charges for first time
Lebanon handed over former General Adel Issa, as Syria steps up its pursuit of wanted members of the former regime.
Assad officer extradited to Syria on war crimes charges for first time
Lebanon handed over former General Adel Issa, as Syria steps up its pursuit of wanted members of the former regime.
Israel opens up bids for highly sensitive West Bank settlement project
The UK’s foreign secretary condemned the move as “an unacceptable and destructive act”.


