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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has cancelled part of his first visit to South Africa after an overnight Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv. At least eight people were killed and more than 80 injured, including children, in the attack, local officials said. Zelensky said in a post…

Crowds are continuing to gather to pay their respects to Pope Francis. The late pontiff, who died on Monday, is currently lying in state in an open coffin in St Peter’s Basilica. He will remain there until his funeral on Saturday. The BBC’s Sarah Rainsford said mourners were taking their…

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky is on a historic visit to South Africa, signalling a dramatic improvement in the once-strained relations between the two nations. The visit marks a diplomatic breakthrough for the Ukrainian leader in his efforts to counter Russia’s strong – and growing – influence in Africa. “I’m sure…

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have agreed to halt fighting in the east of the country until peace talks mediated by Qatar reach their “conclusion”. It is the latest truce deal since the rebels stepped up an offensive in eastern DR Congo where authorities say 7,000…

Ukraine has repeatedly stated that it will not give up Crimea, a southern peninsula illegally annexed by Russia in 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and Moscow currently control about 20% of Ukrainian territory. Ukraine’s state emergencies ministry DSNS and the interior ministry…

Paul Adams BBC News, Jerusalem Getty Images Public criticism of Hamas is rare, with protests violently dispersed and opponents jailed, tortured and killed – this protest took place in Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza on 26 March “Out! Out! Out!” The voice in the Telegram video is insistent. Loud. Sometimes…

New Delhi on Wednesday closed key land border crossings and suspended a key water-sharing treaty with Pakistan, accusing Islamabad of “cross-border terrorism” after gunmen opened fire on tourists in the disputed Kashmir region on Tuesday, killing 26 people. The attack, which was claimed by the previously unknown Kashmir Resistance group,…

Jordan’s government has banned the Muslim Brotherhood a week after it said members of the Islamist group had been arrested on suspicion of planning rocket and drone attacks. Interior Minister Mazen al-Faraya told a news conference that all of the Brotherhood’s offices would be closed and its assets confiscated, and…

US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr on Tuesday announced the US would ban eight commonly used artificial food dyes. Two petroleum-based synthetic dyes would be phased out in the coming weeks, and others by the end of 2026. Experts have linked the dyes – which are found in dozens…

Basillioh Rukanga & Alfred Lasteck BBC News, Nairobi & Dar es Salaam AFP Tundu Lissu faces treason charges Shot 16 times in an assassination attempt in 2017, Tindu Lissu is the great survivor of Tanzanian politics – and one of its most persecuted politicians. But some are asking whether he…