Category: World
State-sanctioned fuel smuggling cost Libya $20bn over three years – report
Policy body calls for western-backed investigation into oil officials known to be at heart of illegal enterpriseA surge in state-sanctioned fuel smugg [...]
Over 200 Kenyans fighting for Russia in Ukraine – minister
Russian recruitment networks are targeting Kenyans with fake job offers, authorities say. [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
PC gaming giant Valve unveils new console to rival Xbox and PlayStation
The Steam Machine is a console designed to allow gamers to play PC games on their TV. [...]
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". [...]
Israel receives body Hamas says belongs to hostage
Confirmation of the remains would mean that only three deceased hostages' bodies now remain in Gaza. [...]
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. [...]
Germany agrees new military service plan to boost troop numbers
The new military service plan will mandate all 18-year-old men to fill out a questionnaire on their suitability to serve. [...]
Epstein email says Andrew had photo taken with Virginia Giuffre
The message sent by Epstein reads: "Yes she [Giuffre] was on my plane and yes she had her picture taken with Andrew" [...]