Brent oil hits $100 a barrel on Mideast war flare-up
Woman gives birth from embryo frozen for more than 22 years
Trump to ramp up US travel to push economic message
Macron pledges to do ‘everything’ to prevent more Paris attacks
US judge orders hundreds of arrested migrants released on bond
Pope Leo reveals four favourite films
Trump claims ‘obligation’ to sue BBC over speech edit
Ousted Gabon leader’s wife and son sentenced to 20 years for graft
Russia offers US nuclear talks in bid to ease tensions
Niger junta thanks rival Libya govt for hostage liberation
Man arrested for plotting killings of German politicians
Pakistani Taliban claim deadly suicide attack in Islamabad
Warren Buffett announces exit as Berkshire CEO
Trump says ‘we’ve had a lot of problems’ with France
OpenAI loses copyright case in Germany over use of lyrics
US state leaders take stage at UN climate summit — without Trump
Trump threatens BBC with $1 billion lawsuit over speech edit

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Canada loses measles elimination status amid outbreak
Canada has so far recorded 5,138 measles cases in 2025, with Ontario and Alberta provinces the hardest hit.
Trump pardons Giuliani, allies linked to efforts to overturn 2020 election
That plot, supported by Trump and his allies, helped fuel a demonstration that turned into a rioting mob attacking the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
US senators take major step toward ending record shutdown
It gave lawmakers a maximum of 30 more hours to conduct debate before voting on the motion, which will only need 50 votes to pass.
Djibouti president announces sixth run
Djibouti’s president Ismail Omar Guelleh, in power since 1999, will run for a sixth term in next year’s election, political sources told AFP, after parliament removed a constitutional barrier that had prevented him from running again.
Tehran to restrict water as Iran battles drought
Iran was laying plans on Saturday to cut off water supplies periodically to Tehran’s 10-million-strong population as it battles its worst drought in many decades.
James Watson, Nobel prize-winning DNA pioneer, dead at 97
Along with Crick and Maurice Wilkins, Watson shared the 1962 Nobel Prize for their momentous work that gave rise to modern biology and opened the door to insights including on genetic code and protein synthesis.
Tanzania charges more than 200 with treason after election protests
Tanzania charged more than 200 people with treason, a lawyer and judicial sources told AFP, after days of election protests in which the opposition says hundreds were killed.
Ex-CDS Musa pledges to keep contributing to peace, progress in Nigeria
“I will continue to support our armed forces and contribute to peace and national progress in any way I can,” he said.
Trump says expects int’l stabilization force in Gaza ‘very soon’
President Donald Trump said Thursday he expects a US-coordinated international stabilization force to be on the ground in Gaza “very soon,” following two years of war in the territory between Israel and Hamas.
US Supreme Court backs Trump admin’s passport gender policy
In line with the order, passports issued by the State Department are now required to state the biological sex — “M” or “F” — of their holder at birth.
Israel army says it has begun striking Hezbollah targets in south Lebanon
“The IDF has begun a series of strikes on Hezbollah military targets in southern Lebanon,” the military said.
Nancy Pelosi, first female speaker of US House, announces retirement
Nancy Pelosi, a towering figure in US politics and the first female speaker of the House of Representatives, announced on Thursday that she would be stepping down at the next election.
Cameroon’s Biya, world’s oldest president, sworn in for 8th term
“I will spare no effort to continue to be worthy of this trust,” Biya told the gathering attended by local political figures but no foreign leaders.
Hezbollah rejects any negotiations between Lebanon and Israel
Hezbollah lashed out on Thursday against the prospect of any political negotiations between Lebanon and Israel, and insisted that it has a right to defend itself.
S/African mercenaries in Ukraine send ‘distress calls’ – Presidency
The men were “lured to join mercenary forces involved in the Ukraine-Russia war under the pretext of lucrative employment contracts,” it said.

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