Indonesian rescuers have resumed searching for some 80 people still missing in a deadly landslide, after the mission coordinator said operations had to be suspended overnight due to harsh weather. The death toll from Saturday’s landslide in a residential area…

South Africa has defended weeklong naval drills with Russia, Iran, China and other countries as “essential”, describing the manoeuvres off its coast as a vital response to rising maritime tensions globally. The Will for Peace 2026 exercises that began on…

At least seven people have died after a boat carrying more than 200 people capsized along a popular migration route off the Gambian coast, with dozens more believed to be missing, local authorities say. The boat was reported to have…

Zohran Mamdani has been sworn in as mayor of New York City, becoming the first Muslim and the youngest person in generations to take the oath of office in the United States’ (US’) biggest city. Mamdani, a Democrat, was sworn…

Former Bangladeshi prime minister Khaleda Zia, whose arch-rivalry with Sheikh Hasina defined the country’s politics for a generation, has died, her political party said on Tuesday. She was 80. “The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson and former prime minister, the…

A drone attack has hit a United Nations (UN) facility in war-torn Sudan, killing six peacekeepers, UN secretary general Antonio Guterres says. The attack on Saturday hit the peacekeeping logistics base in the city of Kadugli in the central region…