Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee on Thursday said a full investigation would be carried out into a deadly blaze in several high-rise towers, as emergency services fought to control the fire for a second day.

In a statement Thursday, the presidency said South Africa would continue to participate as a full, active and constructive member of the G20

A US advocacy group has sued Apple in Washington, accusing the company of using minerals tied to conflict and labour abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda.

In a joint statement released on Wednesday, just hours after the coup, the missions voiced their concerns over the arrest of the incumbent President, Embalo Sissoco and some of their agents.

The president ordered the recruitment of an additional 20,000 security personnel on top of the 30,000 already approved, and the withdrawal of police officers assigned to protect public figures and celebrities

In force since 2024, the so-called Kenya-European Union Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) drew opposition from experts who argued that the deal was supposed to be agreed with all east African countries, and not with Kenya alone

Residents were evacuated as the fire spread across seven of the eight high-rise residential buildings in the complex.

The case involves the illegal financing of his 2012 re-election campaign.

Several of them say the government has told them nothing about efforts to rescue the nearly 300 students.

The announcement comes a day after both the top candidates in last week’s presidential election declared victory.

In Kyrgyzstan, Vladimir Putin tried the komuz, a traditional Kyrgyz lute, during a short cultural stop on his state visit. Agreements on trade, education, migration, and security were also signed.

AI company RobotsMali has produced more than a hundred stories in local languages. These texts are now taught in schools.

The agency says millions of people globally have lost access to treatment and preventive care due to financial shortfalls.

In the UK, Amazon’s Bolton warehouse uses 2,000 robots to streamline parcel handling, especially during the holiday peak, ensuring timely deliveries.

An equestrian festival in a western Libyan city has gone international after a successful local run last year.

It was discovered by three brothers as they cleared out their late mother’s attic in San Francisco.

The 2025 Shanghai Marathon kicks off this Sunday, and organizers have announced a record-breaking 356,589 pre-registrations at their news conference earlier on Wednesday.

The World Food Programme says despite promising signs, the country remains one of the world’s largest hunger crises.

Gunfire has been heard near the presidential palace in Guinea-Bissau ‘s capital three days after the national election.

The resolution approved on Tuesday extends for six months the authorisation to inspect ships on the high seas off Libya’s coast suspected of violating the arms embargo on the country.

A high-rise fire in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district killed four people and injured three, with residents trapped as the blaze spread along bamboo scaffolding.

The lake has surged more than a kilometre inland in what residents say is the worst flooding they have ever seen. Scientists are pointing to a mix of climate pressures and human activity as the cause.

Heavy flooding in southern Thailand continued to cause significant damage to cities and provinces near the Malaysian border, prompting evacuations

The report shows soaring spending and a stubborn deficit as the country is struggling with a serious public debt crisis.

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is facing increasing international pressure as a coalition of regional and global civil society groups and legal bodies has petitioned the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate alleged crimes against humanity committed during and after the disputed

The Catholic charity Caritas on Tuesday unveiled the late Pope Francis’ one-time vehicle, which, per his request, has been transformed into a mobile health clinic aimed at delivering care to the children of Gaza.

A police spokesman accused Wine of leading an illegal procession, and that security forces intervened to restore order

The attack in Kebbi was among a spate of recent mass abductions in Nigeria, including a raid Friday on the Saint Mary’s School in north-central Niger state in which more than 300 students and staff from the Catholic school were abducted

The review is likely to sow confusion and fear among the nearly 200,000 refugees who came to the United States during that period

Staff at a Buddhist temple got a big shock when they heard a faint knocking coming from inside the casket.

The summit in the Angolan capital, Luanda, marked 25 years of European-African Union relations.

Speaking to British MPs on Tuesday, Keir starmer said he was working with other nations to “break restrictions on humanitarian aid.”

Gaza faces heavy rains that have flooded makeshift camps. Thousands of tents are damaged, worsening conditions for displaced families already short on aid.

Mahamat Said Abdel Kani is facing multiple counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes dating back to 2013.

The Vatican reaffirmed its support for monogamous marriage between a man and a woman on Tuesday, issuing a doctrinal document in response to African bishops’ concerns about polygamy.

Gender-based violence remains an urgent issue, especially in Africa, where women and girls are specifically at risk of experiencing rape or sexual assault as children.

Amnesty International said on Tuesday that atrocities committed by a Sudanese paramilitary group in a Darfur town constituted war crimes, the latest accusation in the devastating war ravaging the country.

The settlement comes after two years of negotiations over the Loulo-Gounkoto gold mining complex.

Everton’s Senegalese midfielder, Idrissa Gueye, was sent off for slapping his teammate Michael Keane during the first half of a Premier League match against Manchester United on Monday.

Air India said it was making precautionary checks on aircraft that had flown over some locations after the eruption.