Germany paves way to conscription as defence boss sees strongest EU army in five years
Berlin has agreed a new military service plan to boost troop numbers to 260,000 by 2035. Read More
Deadly Rio police raid failed to loosen gang’s iron grip, residents say
More than 120 people were killed in the raid which targeted the Comando Vermelho criminal gang. Read More
Nigeria cancels mother-tongue teaching in primary schools and reverts to English
Exam results from areas which dropped English have declined, the education minister says, announcing the U-turn. Read More
Over 200 Kenyans fighting for Russia in Ukraine – minister
Russian recruitment networks are targeting Kenyans with fake job offers, authorities say. Read More
Anthony Zurcher: Democrats left bruised after historic shutdown yields little
Trump emerges from the shutdown having made little in the way of substantive concessions to Democrats in Congress. Read More
US calls for international action to cut weapons supply to Sudan paramilitaries
“They’re committing acts of sexual violence and atrocities,” says the US secretary of state, “and it needs to end immediately”. Read More
South Sudan leader sacks powerful Vice-President Bol Mel
Bol Mel, who is sanctioned by the US for alleged corruption, had been tipped as Kiir’s successor. Read More
French relief as Algeria frees jailed novelist at centre of diplomatic crisis
Almost a year to the day after Boualem Sansal was arrested, the Algerian president grants him a pardon. Read More
Drugs disguised as tea keep washing up on this S Korean holiday island
Some 28kg of ketamine have been found washed up on the island’s beaches in the past two months. Read More
I can’t take any more of this, Andrew told Epstein, released emails show
The former prince’s reaction when he heard about a newspaper inquiry was among more than 20,000 pages of documents from Epstein’s estate, including some mentioning Trump. Read More