South Africa criticises US plan to accept white Afrikaners as refugees
Reports say the first set of white South Africans could arrive in the US next week. Read More
Mercenary and coup plotter Simon Mann dies
He was arrested in 2004 after being part of a failed coup to overthrow Equatorial Guinea’s ruler. Read More
Diver dies working on tycoon’s sunken superyacht
A salvage operation is under way to recover the Bayesian which sank off the Italian coast last August. Read More
Mexico sues Google over ‘Gulf of America’ name change
President Sheinbaum argues Trump’s executive order applies only to the US portion of the continental shelf. Read More
Watch: Steve Rosenberg reports from Russia’s Red Square on Victory Day
Vladimir Putin leads commemorations as Moscow marks its annual parade. Read More
US confirms plan for private firms to deliver Gaza aid despite UN alarm
UN agencies say they will not co-operate with the proposed system because it appears to “weaponise” aid. Read More
Xi shows he wants to be close to Putin – but not too close
The relationship between China and Russia is no longer one of equals. Read More
Pope Leo XIV warns against lack of faith in first mass at Vatican
Chicago-born Robert Prevost, 69, is the first North American to be elected pontiff. Read More
Ukraine arrests two over alleged Hungarian spy plot
Ukraine’s security service says the state-backed spy network sought to obtain information about military defences on its border with Hungary. Read More
How a park ranger alerted world to Sycamore Gap tree’s fate
Gary Pickles recalls his dismay at finding the felled tree. Read More