The 30-year-old has come to encapsulate much of President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration agenda.

Authorities stress that investing in clean water, sanitation, and vaccines remains central to ending cholera’s deadly toll across Africa.

Prague’s newest visitor is 3.2 million years old. Lucy, the famed Australopithecus afarensis fossil, has arrived in the Czech capital alongside Selam, a young child of the same species, for a groundbreaking exhibition on human evolution.

Boniface Mwangi pledged to lead a ‘new Kenya’ founded on democratic values, justice, and equity.

Pope Leo XIV has joined the Latin and Greek Orthodox Patriarchs of Jerusalem in a powerful plea for an immediate end to the Israel-Hamas war, condemning the devastating toll on civilians and urging urgent humanitarian action.

The group is accused of attempting to infiltrate Greenlandic society, including allegedly recruiting locals for a new independence movement from Denmark, according to the Danish public broadcaster, DR, who was first to break the story.

Vice President Kashim Shettima, announcing the ban in Abuja, called the situation “unacceptable.” He said the goal is to transform Nigeria from a supplier of raw nuts into a global hub for refined shea products used in cosmetics, food, and pharmaceuticals.

For more than 300 years, the town of Sète in southern France has hosted its legendary Saint-Louis tournament, where jousters battle on the waters of the Royal Canal.

The government says its decision to expel the Iranian ambassador was taken after a long investigation.

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The annual Ganesha festival began across India on Wednesday, as millions of Hindu devotees prepared to celebrate the elephant-headed deity’s birthday with prayers, processions and rituals lasting 10 days.

A major fire erupted in a cold storage facility in Antalya’s Serik district on Wednesday, spreading rapidly to a nearby warehouse and leaving two businesses damaged.

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye met with the French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Wednesday.

The streets of Buñol in eastern Spain were drenched in red on Wednesday as thousands joined the world-famous Tomatina, an hour-long battle fought with tomatoes.

This derailment adds to a worrying trend: Nigeria’s rail network has seen 188 derailments in six years, with recurring issues such as vandalism, poor maintenance, and weak security controls. Critics now demand more robust infrastructure upkeep and modern safety systems

The 20th edition of the Homeless World Cup is underway in Oslo, with more than 500 players from 48 countries taking part. The event aims to give a sense of community to the homeless and give players the tools to make positive changes in their lives.

SpaceX’s Starship rocket successfully completed its first orbital test flight on Tuesday after three previous failed attempts, before ending in a fiery splashdown in the Indian Ocean.

Senegal is also rebasing its economy for the first time since 2018 in hopes of recalibrating its debt-to-GDP ratio to more manageable levels

In a significant and rare operational success, Haitian police have announced the recapture of a vital telecommunications hub from heavily armed gangs, marking a hard-won victory for a new police chief and the fledgling U.N.-backed multinational mission.

Mauritanian security forces have systematically tortured, raped, arbitrarily detained, and collectively expelled tens of thousands of West and Central African migrants and asylum seekers between 2020 and early 2025, a major new report from Human Rights Watch (HRW) alleges.

Israel’s military has denied targeting journalists in Monday’s double tap strike on a Gaza hospital. In a report released on Tuesday, the military said the strike was aimed at what it believed was a Hamas surveillance camera. But its account appeared to contradict witnesses at the scene of Monday’

At least 32 people were killed and many others reported missing after flash floods and a landslide struck a Hindu pilgrimage route in Indian-controlled Kashmir’s Jammu region, officials said.

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir is facing accusations of nepotism after appointing his daughter to a top government post. Adut Salva Kiir has been named Senior Presidential Envoy for Special Programmes, a job formerly occupied by the current vice president.

Mauritanian security forces have systematically tortured, raped, arbitrarily detained, and collectively expelled tens of thousands of West and Central African migrants and asylum seekers between 2020 and early 2025, a major new report from Human Rights Watch (HRW) alleges.

Israeli protesters blocked major roads and gathered in city squares on Tuesday, calling for a ceasefire that would bring home the hostages still held in Gaza, while government leaders pushed ahead with plans for an assault on Gaza City.

Kites in different shapes and colours float over Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast as the International Kite Festival Via Pontica returned to Varvara and Sinemorets.

It’s the announcement Taylor Swift fans have been waiting for: In a five-photo post on Instagram, the superstar singer broke the news that she and American football player Travis Kelce are engaged.

Somalia’s president and opposition leaders reach historic election agreement

In a significant move 127 years in the making, France has taken steps to return the remains of a slain king to Madagascar.

A total of 41 senior officers — comprising 35 generals and six colonels — have been called by the General Inspectorate of the Armed Forces to account for their roles in military failures since the M23’s capture of the border town of Bunagana in June 2022

The Iranian government on Tuesday denied allegations it had played a role in organizing two antisemitic attacks in Australia.

Progress has been made in terms of improving sanitation and hygiene worldwide, but 2.1 billion people globally still lack access to safe drinking water.

The ministry accused Allen of lending credibility to a festival aligning with Putin’s backers, and warned that culture must not be used to whitewash crimes or as a propaganda tool

More than 21 hours after a huge warehouse fire broke out in the Port of Hamburg, 120 firefighters remained on site on Tuesday, battling flames and smouldering debris.

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For the first time in history, two of the world’s most famous hominin fossils, ‘Lucy’ and ‘Selam’, have travelled from Ethiopia to Europe for public display.

The disease arrived in refugee camps hosting Sudanese civilians fleeing the conflict in their country in July. 938 cases are so far suspected in Ouaddai province in eastern Chad.

Protesters across Israel blocked highways with burning tyres on Tuesday, demanding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secure a deal to release hostages in Gaza.

Libya’s coast guard fired upon a vessel belonging to a humanitarian group as it searched for a migrant boat in distress in the Mediterranean Sea, the nonprofit said on Monday.

The US president threatened Beijing with a steep tariff increase if the country did not supply rare-earth magnets, which are crucial for a range of products, such as smartphones and electric vehicles, to Washington.