A convoy carrying South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, on Wednesday arrived at a detention center in Seoul having left the headquarters of the country’s Corruption Investigation Office.

The UN support mission in Libya is calling for an urgent investigation into reports of torture at the Gernada prison in the east of the country. It comes after footage surfaced that is believed to show detainees in the facility being abused.

A Ugandan military court has ruled that opposition figure Kizza Besigye can be tried for treachery; if convicted, he could be sentenced to death. The court’s decision adds to the legal woes he is grappling with ahead of 2026 presidential elections.

A harissa festival in Tunisia is attracting interest from around the world thanks to the inclusion of the spicy seasoning on the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage in 2022. Artisan producers have never been busier as the traditional condiment is in demand more than ever.

An 84-year-old man in Maltby, England, fended off a would-be mugger using nothing but a pair of jeans in a dramatic confrontation inside a launderette.

This is the first conviction by a Congolese court for unauthorised mining in the country, according to court documents.

The deal, coming after weeks of painstaking negotiations in the Qatari capital, promises the release of dozens of hostages held by Hamas in phases, the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israel and would allow hundreds of thousands of people displaced in Gaza to return.

“We have oil,” said Francis Kamanzi, CEO of the Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board, during a parliamentary hearing, as reported by local media group Igihe.

Since 2017, the military has killed about 400 civilians, according to SBM Intelligence, a Lagos-based research firm …

Rescuers at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa have recovered at least 60 bodies as of Tuesday evening. Hundreds more still thought to be beneath the ground, many dead and others too weak to come out on their own.

International observers reported irregularities in the vote and the alteration of some results, but the Constitutional Council upheld Frelimo’s victory last month.

The recent Tanzanian outbreak has been reported in the Kagera region, which shares a border with Rwanda.

Space X has launched a rocket towards the moon with two lunar landers on board. NASA is supporting the endeavour; if it goes to plan, it will be the largest commercial mission to the moon so far.

“This milestone brings us closer to our goal of ranking among the world’s top 15 tourist destinations,”

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk visited the notorious Sednaya prison near Damascus, describing it as “haunted by the memories of utmost cruelty.”

The African Union which is headquartered in Ethiopia’s capital walked a tight rope throughout the dispute, careful not to criticize its hosts while also facing Somali pressure to intervene

The two landers are expected to touch down on the surface of the moon in two and four months respectively.

The government on Tuesday swore in Mario Andrésol as the new state secretary for public security. Andrésol served as director of Haiti’s National Police nearly 20 years ago

Interpol, which coordinated the West African police operation dubbed “Sanu, ” announced the move on Tuesday.

On Tuesday, a top official of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), the party of opposition chief Nelson Chamisa – said the outfit would not block the proposal when officially presented by the government. If endorsed via a potential referendum, the change would delay elections until 2030

The agency said that there were just over 239,000 detections of irregular border crossings, the lowest number registered since 2021, when migration was lower due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The decrease was mainly driven by a 59% plunge in arrivals via the Central Mediterranean route, Frontex said

Bolivian police used tear gas and detained two supporters of former President Evo Morales on Monday after they marched in La Paz, without their leader, against the country’s economic crisis and in support of the former leader.

Authorities say the miners are able to come out and are refusing, but that has been disputed by rights groups and activists, who have fiercely criticized police tactics in cutting off the miners’ food and water supplies from the surface last year in an attempt to get them to leave.

After suffering a cardiorespiratory arrest several months ago, former Tottenham and Algeria midfielder Nabil Bentaleb is back training with French club Lille. The 30 year old is hoping to restart his career after being fitted with a pacemaker.

Organized by Ukraine’s Football Association, it includes six teams of lower-limb amputees and goalkeepers with upper-limb amputations.

Renowned Egyptologist Khaled El-Enany has unveiled the slogan for his UNESCO director general candidacy: ”UNESCO for the people”. El-Enany is backed by a string of countries for the role, including France, Spain and Brazil.

A growing number of Israeli soldiers have started to speak out against the 15-month conflict in Gaza and are refusing to serve, saying they saw or did things that crossed ethical lines.

This celebration takes place on January 13, corresponding to the Julian calendar, which is 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar.

The High Court of Bukavu began a high-profile trial on Monday involving three Chinese nationals accused of engaging in illegal mineral exploitation in Walungu, South Kivu.

The ban is part of his broader push to foster national identity and assert the country’s sovereignty.

Les manifestants ont scandé les noms des otages et « revenez » en hébreu, tout en tenant 98 photographies des otages retenus à Gaza depuis les attaques du 7 octobre, il y a 466 jours, par des militants du Hamas.

According to a key mediator in Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar, a deal to end the fighting is ”very close”. The agreement would reportedly involve three hostages released on the first day, before Israel starts to withdraw soldiers.

Spain is planning a raft of measures to address its brewing housing crisis, including an up to 100% tax on properties bought by non-European Union residents.

The city of Uvira in South Kivu is facing a severe humanitarian crisis as the waters of Lake Tanganyika continue to rise. The flooding has caused widespread destruction, with over 3,000 homes submerged and more than 36,000 people displaced.

The Oscar nominations are being pushed back almost a week from their original date amid the ongoing California wildfires

Despite promises that the cathedral would be privately funded, $58m in public funds has already been spent, with little progress beyond a large crater on a prime site in central Accra.

The statue, erected in Ghana’s Western Region, faced backlash from its inception, with many criticizing it as a display of self-promotion.

More than 150 recipients of the Nobel and World Food prizes released an open letter Tuesday calling for a dramatic increase in research and a commitment to new food distribution efforts with a goal of producing more crops and avoiding a global hunger crisis in coming decades.

Besigye, who has contested the presidency four times, went missing in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on Nov. 16.

The health ministry said neither case had known recent contact with infected animals or other sick individuals.