The Covid pandemic has caused the deaths of nearly 15 million people around the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates. That is 13% more deaths

It comes after the board of Twitter agreed to a $44bn (£34.5bn) takeover offer from Mr Musk. However, Mr Musk said the site would always

Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye says “there are no words strong enough to condemn the terrorist attack against the Burundian contingent” of African Union troops in

The European Union is proposing to ban all oil imports from Russia by the end of the year and remove the country’s biggest bank, Sberbank, from the SWIFT international

President Biden is asking Congress for $33bn (£27bn) in military, economic and humanitarian assistance to support Ukraine – although he insisted that the US was

Police in South Korea has arrested two people suspected of leaking military secrets to a person believed to be a North Korean agent. The chief

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday described war as “evil” and absurd during a visit to Borodianka outside Kyiv, where Moscow‘s troops are accused of killing civilians during

Nigeria’s presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba, wants the country’s name to be changed to “the Nigritian Federation” or simply Nigritia. He says the name change will

Mali has accused the French army of “spying” after it used a drone to film footage, which purported to show soldiers burying bodies near a

Russia’s decision to stop delivering gas to customers in Europe is “an instrument of blackmail”, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen says. The move

US Vice President Kamala Harris has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House said, becoming the latest top official in Washington to contract the coronavirus.