An “unsecured” penguin was the cause of a helicopter crash in South Africa, a report into the incident has found. The crash, which happened on 19 January on Bird Island…

Evangelical Christian and former talk show host Mike Huckabee has been confirmed as the new US ambassador to Israel. The former Arkansas governor has long been a fervent supporter of…

Kenya’s national high-school drama competition has been overshadowed by drama of its own after police fired tear gas to disperse a crowd that had gathered to watch a controversial play.…

A woman in Australia has unknowingly given birth to a stranger’s baby, after her fertility clinic accidentally implanted another woman’s embryos into her. The mix-up at Monash IVF in Brisbane,…

Donald Trump is going to “make America’s showers great again” by easing rules restricting water flow, the White House says. The US president is ordering the energy secretary to rescind…

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is hearing a case brought by Sudan accusing the United Arab Emirates of being “complicit in the genocide” during the current civil war. The…

Zimbabwe’s government has announced an initial pay-out of $3m (£2.3m) to white farmers whose farms were seized under a controversial government programme more than two decades ago. It is the…

A Russian-American citizen has been released in a prisoner swap between Moscow and Washington. Amateur ballerina Ksenia Karelina, a Los Angeles resident, had been in prison in Russia for over…

Kathryn Armstrong BBC News Getty Images The Treaty Principles Bill has been voted down 112 votes to 11 A controversial bill seeking to reinterpret New Zealand’s founding document, which established…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says at least 155 Chinese citizens are fighting for Russia in the war. His comments come after two Chinese fighters were captured earlier this week –…