By Andrew MacAskill and Michael Holden LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government agreed on Tuesday to release documents relating to the appointment of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor as a trade envoy amid widening scrutiny over his ties to U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Last week’s arrest of Mountbatten-Windsor, King Charles’ younger brother,...
TBILISI, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Britain introduced sanctions against two pro-government television channels in Georgia on Tuesday, accusing them of spreading deliberately misleading information about Russia’s war in Ukraine. The sanctions against Imedi and Postv are part of a new British package targeting 297 entities to mark the fourth anniversary of Moscow’s 2022 invasion of...
DAKAR, Senegal (Reuters) – Violent clashes at Senegal’s top university have underscored growing pressure on the country’s young, populist-led government as it grapples with a deepening debt crisis. At least one student was killed, more than 100 people were arrested and the campus of Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar remained closed weeks after unrest...
CAPE TOWN, Feb 24 (Reuters) – A fire at Cape Town International Airport on Tuesday disrupted international and domestic flights, although the state-owned company that manages South Africa’s airports said the blaze had been extinguished. Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) said international departures were temporarily suspended as a precaution, while incoming international flights were diverted...
LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – British actor and comedian Russell Brand pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to two additional charges of rape and sexual assault relating to alleged incidents nearly two decades ago. Brand, 50, appeared at Southwark Crown Court in London, where he denied accusations of raping one woman and sexually assaulting another in...
Tuesday, 24th February 2026, 12:20 EUROPEAN UNION 🚨 BREAKING NEWS BRUSSELS, Belgium — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy received a standing ovation from the European Parliament on Tuesday as he thanked EU lawmakers for their continued support on the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion. This is a developing story. 📰 LATEST UPDATES (GMT) [10:45]: Zelenskiy...
🚨 BREAKING NEWS crashCHATRA, India — All seven people on board an air ambulance were kilMJ led when the aircraft crashed in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, officials confirmed on Tuesday. The Beechcraft C90 plane, operated by Redbird Airways, had departed from Ranchi on Monday and was en route to Delhi. India’s aviation regulator,...
By: Kingsley Oyong Akam As Ukraine marks the fifth year of the full-scale invasion by the Russian Federation, the nation’s healthcare system remains severely overstretched and overstrained, with maternal and newborn health services reaching critical levels, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Since the invasion began, there have been over 2,700 attacks on...
By CNS DUNHUANG, Gansu Province, Feb. 22, 2026 — A spectacular drone show lit up the night sky over Dunhuang during the Spring Festival holiday, drawing large crowds to the historic oasis city along the ancient Silk Road. More than 1,000 drones took flight each evening in carefully choreographed formations, creating luminous images inspired by...
Thursday, 19 February 2026, 16:16 REUTERS Four years after a record drought devastated northern Kenya, failed rains are once again driving starvation, as aid cuts force humanitarian agencies to scale back their operations and feed fewer people. Sean Hogan reports. TURKANA COUNTY, Kenya – In the barren plains of Turkana, 76-year-old grandmother Echakan Amaja survives...
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