‘Proud to be young’ – Beauty queen, lawyer and Botswana’s youngest cabinet minister
Lesego Chombo tells the BBC she was appointed by the president before he had even met her. Read More
Putin calls for ‘direct talks’ with Ukraine
A rare televised late-night statement from the Kremlin came hours after European leaders travelled to Kyiv and urged Moscow to commit to a 30-day ceasefire. Read More
Soviet-era spacecraft ‘likely’ to have re-entered Earth’s atmosphere
The spacecraft, which launched in 1972 on a mission to Venus, circled Earth for over five decades. Read More
European leaders call Trump to discuss 30-day Russia-Ukraine ceasefire
France, Britain, Germany and Poland met President Vlodomyr Zelensky to discuss an unconditional ceasfire. Read More
Taylor Swift criticises Lively-Baldoni court summons
The singer’s representatives say the court summons was designed to create “tabloid clickbait”. Read More
Trump administration considers suspending habeas corpus
The White House is “actively looking at” suspending the legal right to challenge detention. Read More
No water, no power – Port Sudan reeling after week of attacks
The city, which has escaped the worst of the civil war, has been targeted in a series of bombardments. Read More
How will Pope Leo lead? His first days may yield clues
Scrutiny about the way the latest pope might run the Catholic Church started the moment he stepped on to the balcony. Read More
Maga says Pope Leo may be American, but he’s not ‘America first’
Pope Leo XIV has expressed support for immigrants and criticism of JD Vance. Donald Trump’s supporters aren’t happy. Read More
Turkish Tufts University student released from immigration facility
Her arrest followed the White House’s crackdown on what it has classified as antisemitism on US campuses. Read More