UK’s ‘Hardest Geezer’ completes challenge to run length of Africa | News

UK’s ‘Hardest Geezer’ completes challenge to run length of Africa | News

Russ Cook finishes the journey of more than 16,000km (9,940 miles) in 352 days, raising $870,000 for two separate charities. Sore and sandblasted but triumphant, runner Russ Cook has reached the northernmost point of Africa, almost a year after he set off from its southern tip on a quest to…

Mexico withdraws diplomats from its embassy in Ecuador after raid | Police News

Mexico withdraws diplomats from its embassy in Ecuador after raid | Police News

Mexico has withdrawn personnel from its embassy in Ecuador following the unprecedented storming of the building by security forces, Mexico’s Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena said. The two countries severed ties after the raid made on Friday in a bid to arrest former Ecuadoran Vice President Jorge Glas, who was sheltering…

Fighting in southern Syria following bombing kills 17: War monitor | Syria’s War News

Fighting in southern Syria following bombing kills 17: War monitor | Syria’s War News

A blast that killed eight children on Saturday in al-Sanamayn led to clashes between rival groups in Deraa, says the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). A war monitor has said at least 17 people were killed in southern Syria’s Deraa province in violence triggered by an explosion a day…

Russia says Ukraine attack hits Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia says Ukraine attack hits Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine has struck the dome above a shutdown reactor at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear station, the plant’s Russian-installed administration said. It was not immediately clear what weapon was used in Sunday’s attack against the nuclear plant, which was taken by Russian forces shortly after their full-scale invasion of Ukraine in…

Six months of devastation in Israel’s war on Gaza with no sign of an end | Israel War on Gaza

Six months of devastation in Israel’s war on Gaza with no sign of an end | Israel War on Gaza

In Gaza, each day brings more death as strikes topple buildings with families inside. Six months of war have killed more than 33,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Ministry of Health. Israel’s siege, bombardment and ground offensive have created what the United Nations and aid officials call a man-made crisis of…

UK’s Cameron says support for Israel ‘not unconditional’ | Israel War on Gaza News

UK’s Cameron says support for Israel ‘not unconditional’ | Israel War on Gaza News

Foreign secretary says the UK expects Israel to ‘abide by international humanitarian law’ as war enters seventh month. Britain’s support for Israel depends on it abiding by international humanitarian law, Foreign Secretary David Cameron says in a newspaper column. The remarks by the former prime minister came days after an…

Israel ‘pulls out troops’ from southern Gaza as attacks enter seventh month | Israel War on Gaza News

Israel ‘pulls out troops’ from southern Gaza as attacks enter seventh month | Israel War on Gaza News

Israeli army says it is withdrawing most of its troops from Khan Younis, though a ‘significant force’ will continue to operate in the rest of Gaza. The Israeli military says it has withdrawn its ground troops from the southern Gaza Strip, including Khan Younis, amid conflicting reports about the scale…