South Africa appoints special envoy to US to ease relations
South Africa has appointed a special envoy to the US in an effort to ease tensions between the two countries, which have worsened since Donald Trump’s return as president. President…
Katy Perry kisses the ground as Blue Origin crew return to land
Singer Katy Perry kissed the ground after her Blue Origin space flight returned to land on Monday. Blue Origin’s founder, Jeff Bezos, opened the capsule door to welcome the all-female…
Karenna Groff and family killed in New York plane crash
A private plane carrying six people crashed in an open field in upstate New York on Saturday, killing all on board, authorities say. Among those on board were celebrated former…
Algeria to expel 12 officials from French embassy
Algeria has asked 12 French embassy staff to leave the country within 48 hours, France’s foreign minister has said. Jean-Noel Barrot added that it was linked to the indictment of…
Red Cross says missing Gaza paramedic being detained by Israel
A Palestinian paramedic who has been missing since an Israeli attack that killed 15 other emergency workers in southern Gaza three weeks ago is being detained by Israeli authorities, the…
Two British tourists drown near Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
Two British tourists have drowned off the coast of a popular tourist town at the southern tip of the Great Barrier Reef. A boy, 17, and a man, 46, were…
Giant of Latin American literature
Getty Images Mario Vargas Llosa in 1990 Mario Vargas Llosa, who has died at the age of 89 in his native Peru, was a towering figure in Latin American literature…
Centre-right leader wins re-election in Ecuador
Ione Wells South America correspondent Reuters Noboa told reporters in Santa Elena there was “no doubt as to who the winner” in the run-off vote was Sitting centre-right President Daniel…
What do people think of Australia’s housing crisis this election?
The BBC spoke to voters in Sydney, Australia about the country’s housing crisis ahead of the federal election on 3 May. From feeling trapped in renting, to wanting more investment…
South Africa to re-open inquest into Nobel laureate’s death
A South African court is due to re-examine the circumstances around the death of one of the most renowned campaigners against the racist system of apartheid, which had initially been…