US-Iran: Trump announces ‘major’ sanctions amid tensions

Media captionTrump: “Let’s make Iran great again” The US will impose “major” additional sanctions on Iran in a bid to prevent the country obtaining nuclear weapons, President Donald Trump says. He said economic pressure would be maintained unless the leadership in Tehran changed course. “We’re putting additional sanctions on,” he told reporters. “In [some] cases […]

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un receives ‘excellent’ letter from Trump

Image copyright AFP Image caption Mr Kim was pictured reading the letter North Korea leader Kim Jong-un has received a personal letter from US President Donald Trump, state media has reported. Mr Kim praised the letter as “excellent” and said he would “seriously contemplate the interesting content,” the KCNA news agency said. He also praised […]

Climate protestors storm Garzweiler coal mine in Germany

Image copyright AFP Image caption Hundreds of protesters joined forces to break into the mine and march through it Hundreds of climate change activists have stormed an open cast coal mine in western Germany to campaign against fossil fuels. The protesters ran through fields and broke through a police cordon to get into the Garzweiler […]

Ethiopia army chief shot amid unrest

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mr Abiy has taken measures to end repression, but ethnic violence has increased Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says the country’s defence chief of staff has been shot following unrest in the northern Amhara region. Appearing on TV dressed in military fatigues, Mr Abiy also said several officials had […]

Trump dismisses E. Jean Carroll rape allegation as ‘fiction’

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption E. Jean Carroll – seen here at an event in 2015 – has made the allegation in an article US President Donald Trump has dismissed allegations that he raped a woman in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s as “fiction”. The US president says he never met […]

Militants killed while attacking Kenya police base

Three suspected al-Shabab militants have been killed after they attacked a police camp in Kenya’s eastern County of Garissa, close to the border with Somalia, police say. Other fighters were repulsed by security officers, a statement said. At least eight Kenyan police officers were killed in an al-Shabab bomb attack last week in north-eastern Wajir […]

Mauritania set for first democratic transition of power

Image copyright AFP Image caption Supporters at a rally for Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, widely seen as the frontrunner Mauritania is heading to the polls in what may result in the first democratic transition of power since the West African country achieved independence in 1960. President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz seized power in a coup in […]

Afcon 2019: Meet the ‘animals’ competing for the Africa Cup of Nations

The Africa Cup of Nations is underway in Egypt, with 24 countries – all with different monikers – clashing on the field over the next three weeks. Nicknames mean a lot in African football – not only do they give identity to the fans, they also help motivate players. Team nicknames, alongside colourful fans and […]

US-Iran: Trump says military was ‘cocked and loaded’ to retaliate

Image copyright IRIBNEWS Image caption Iranian TV published pictures of what it says was the wreckage of the US drone President Donald Trump has said the US military was “cocked and loaded to retaliate” against Iran, but he changed his mind 10 minutes before planned strikes. Attacks on three sites were planned in response to […]

Africa Cup of Nations: Hosts Egypt beat Zimbabwe in first game of tournament

Trezeguet scored his fifth international goal to give Egypt a winning start Hosts Egypt made the ideal start to the Africa Cup of Nations by beating Zimbabwe in the opening game of the tournament in Cairo. Mahmoud Trezeguet scored the only goal of the game with a curled finished just before half time. Liverpool forward […]