At least 35 civilians have been killed as a convoy of vehicles carrying supplies in Burkino Faso’s restive northern region struck an improvised explosive device (IED), according

British-born Ghanaian and MP for Spelthorne, Kwasi Kwarteng, has been appointed as the new UK Chancellor of the exchequer.His appointment is part of the new

Seven people in South Korea have died after they were trapped in an underground car park during floods caused by Typhoon Hinnamnor. They had gone

Liz Truss will become the next British prime minister after defeating Rishi Sunak in the Conservative Party leadership contest. Ms. Truss, who was the favorite

Kenya’s Supreme Court has unanimously rejected challenges to the official results of the presidential election and upheld Deputy President William Ruto’s win. Opposition candidate Raila

At least two people were killed and more were trapped on Sunday after a seven-story unfinished building collapsed in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos, rescue authorities

Ravil Maganov, the chairman of Russia’s second-largest oil producer Lukoil LKOH.MM, died on Thursday after falling from a hospital window in Moscow, two sources familiar with the

Russia has completely halted gas supplies to Europe via a major pipeline, saying repairs are needed. The Russian state-owned energy giant, Gazprom, said the restrictions

Mikhail Gorbachev — the last leader of the former Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991 — has died at the age of 91. Gorbachev died after

China’s southern city of Shenzhen on Monday shut down the world’s largest electronics market and suspended public transport nearby as authorities enforced neighborhood-wide lockdowns in response

The American space agency is counting down to the lift-off of its giant new Moon rocket – the Space Launch System. SLS is the most

A US judge has ordered investigators to release a redacted version of court papers that convinced him to authorize a search of Donald Trump’s estate.