Suspect killed after opening fire on Secret Service near White House
Officials say a suspect approached a checkpoint near the building and opened fire, and that a bystander was wounded.
Clashes as Venezuelan prisoners protest over alleged mistreatment
The prisoners insisted their protest was peaceful but that security forces deployed to quell it opened fire.
Senegal’s leadership row mounts as parliament speaker resigns
Some speculate that El Malick Ndiaye stepped down so that ousted-PM Ousmane Sonko can take his place.
At least 19 people taken to hospital after ‘strong smell’ reported at Tokyo mall
Police say a man sprayed a substance at an ATM in the luxury Ginza 6 shopping centre.
Moment of gas explosion at China coal mine
At least 82 people have been killed and two are missing after a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China on Sunday, officials say.
Rubio says ‘solid’ Iran deal may come on Monday
The deal under discussion would involve a 60-day ceasefire extension during which the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened, US media reports.
Oil prices slide on hopes of US-Iran peace deal
Trump said on Saturday that an agreement would include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, without giving further details.
How Saudi Arabia’s spending spree reached the end of the line
MBS’s Vison 2030 project seemed the stuff of science fiction. Now reality has bitten
Morocco wants tourists to visit Western Sahara. Some say it’s tightening its control
The Moroccan government wants more Western holidaymakers to visit the territory it claims to own.
She was told to marry in a country which bans girls’ education. So she got in a taxi and fled
Nearly five years on from the school ban, young women say they have waved goodbye to their dreams.
