By Simon King BBC Weather Forecasters predict another very active hurricane season this year. This is because for a second consecutive winter weather patterns will be heavily influenced by a natural phenomenon known as La Niña. Scientists from NOAA, the US weather service, have released the official outlook for the hurricane season which runs from […]
Ethiopia’s Dr Tedros re-elected as WHO head Kalkidan Yibeltal BBC News Ethiopia’s Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been re-elected as the World Health Organization’s (WHO) head for a second five-year term. The result of the secret vote was a formality since he was the only candidate. Opening the 75th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Dr Tedros, […]
Issa Ahmed BBC News Somali The outgoing Somali president has for the first time publicly spoken about the presence of Somali troops in Eritrea. While handing over office to the incoming president, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo said he had officially given the files concerning the recruits to his successor President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. Early last year […]
By Mariko Oi Asia business correspondent Less than a year after its US market debut, Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Global is set to leave Wall Street. A majority of shareholders voted on Monday to stop trading the firm’s shares via the New York Stock Exchange. The company says the delisting is key to completing a […]
Russia-Ukraine war A council said it needed more people to host refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. West Northamptonshire Council said more than 250 sponsors had come forward but it needed “additional help”. The authority said a £350-a-month “thank you payment” was available for sponsors who were “successfully matched to Ukrainian guests”. Conservative councillor David […]
By Patrick Jackson & James Waterhouse in London and Kyiv Russia-Ukraine war A court in Ukraine has jailed a Russian tank commander for life for killing a civilian at the first war crimes trial since the invasion. Captured soldier Sgt Vadim Shishimarin was convicted of killing Oleksandr Shelipov, 62, in the north-eastern village of […]
Vera Kwakofi BBC News, Accra Ghanaian investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has launched “Wajsic” – the Whistleblowers and Journalists’ Safety International Centre. It’s a self-funded organisation designed to provide protection, safe houses, legal services and advocacy for journalists and whistleblowers in Africa. Anas himself is not new to the danger and death threats that come […]
Russia-Ukraine war The Ukrainian government says it will not agree a ceasefire deal with Russia that involves giving up territory. The apparent hardening of Ukraine’s position comes a day after President Volodymyr Zelensky said the war could be resolved only through diplomacy. Presidential adviser Mykhaylo Podolyak said concessions would lead to an even larger […]
By Joseph Lee BBC News Israel, Switzerland and Austria are the latest countries to confirm cases of monkeypox, bringing the total number of nations reporting outbreaks to 15. Israel and Switzerland both said they identified one infected person who had recently travelled abroad. Israel is investigating other suspected cases. Monkeypox does not tend to spread […]
By Joseph Lee BBC News A tornado left 43 people injured as it “cut a path of destruction” through several towns in western Germany, police said. Officers in the city of Paderborn said the tornado ripped off roofs and debris was strewn around for kilometres. Ten people have serious injuries and one woman’s life is […]
