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Six people have been killed and 219 arrested amid an escalation of rioting in Johannesburg which broke out after the imprisonment of South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma. Shops and businesses have been looted and vandalised and burning vehicles and debris left across roads. The violence was triggered last week when Zuma began serving a

You could have heard a pin drop in Rome’s fan zone as that last penalty was taken. Italy’s goalkeeper saved it and not only did the hundreds staring at the big screen go wild but so did the rest of the Italian capital and the country. People were simply ecstatic, celebrating a win they had

The wife of the assassinated Haitian president Jovenel Moise has spoken for the first time since she survived the attack that killed him. Martine Moise, 47, was seriously injured in the raid on the couple’s home in Port-au-Prince in the early hours of Wednesday and was flown to Florida for treatment. Her husband was found

Anyone over the age of 12 who travels to Malta after Tuesday must present a proof of full vaccination before they will be allowed into the country. Authorities will require a recognised COVID-19 vaccination certificate, such as the type issued by Malta, the European Union or the United Kingdom’s NHS. Children aged between five and

The US and Colombia are sending troops to Haiti following the assassination of its president by a group of suspected mercenaries from the two nations. FBI officials will travel to the Caribbean island alongside members of the Department of Homeland Security to see how best they can assist in the aftermath of Jovenel Moise’s death,

Climate change reporting isn’t normally like this. When you write about rising sea levels and intensifying cyclones, you don’t expect to end up in a brothel, talking about human trafficking. You don’t think you’d hear a story about a graveyard for sex workers getting washed away. Image: The strip of land that Banishanta is built

Deaths from starvation are outpacing those from coronavirus around the world with 11 lives a minute likely lost to hunger, an anti-poverty charity has warned. COVID-19 was one of the “three lethal Cs” fuelling the global emergency together with conflict and the climate crisis, said Oxfam. According to its report, The Hunger Virus Multiplies, a

A US citizen is believed to be among six people detained over the assassination of Haiti’s president, according to reports. Jovenel Moise died at his home in Port-au-Prince, the capital of the impoverished Caribbean island, in the early hours of Wednesday. Officials have said the attack was carried out by “a highly trained and heavily

This summer’s Tokyo Olympics will go ahead without spectators after a surge in coronavirus cases, organisers have announced. Japan’s Olympics minister said organisers agreed that fans should not be allowed to attend. Seiko Hashimoto, president of this year’s Games, said the situation was “regrettable” and apologised to those who had bought tickets. Advertisement

Joe Biden has condemned the “heinous” assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise and the wounding of his wife Martine at their home. The US president called the attack “worrisome” and said his administration needed more information on what happened. “We condemn this heinous attack and I am sending my sincere wishes for First Lady Moise’s

Lapland has recorded its hottest temperature for more than a century after hitting 33.6C (92.5F) during a heatwave which has been gripping Finland. The figure at the Nordic country’s Utsjoki-Kevo weather station near the border with Norway was recorded by the Finnish Meteorological Institute on Monday. It marks the warmest day in Lapland since 34.7C

Italy are through to the Euro 2020 final after beating Spain 4 – 2 on penalties at Wembley Stadium. Both teams missed their first penalties in the shoot-out, with the Spaniards’ second miss from Alvaro Morata meaning Italy knew the next spot kick could send them through. Jorginho confidently rolled it in, sending the Italy

A plane with 28 people on board has gone missing in Russia’s Far East region, local officials have said. An An-26 plane with 22 passengers and six crew flying from the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to the village of Palana missed a scheduled communication, local emergency officials said. According to the local transport ministry, it also

A stream of politicians, ambassadors, world leaders and business people file in and out of former Afghan president Hamid Karzai’s home in Kabul. The views and guidance of the charismatic, first popularly-elected leader of Afghanistan are still much sought after. And right now, he is one of the most vocal critics of the American policy

The Taliban in Afghanistan have been making big strides in grabbing territory over the past few days and weeks particularly targeting the north – a long way away from their traditional homelands in the south. We spent a night in Taliban-controlled territory bordering the capital, in Wardak Province west of Kabul, and got an insight

The threat to the UK from terrorist groups like al Qaeda will grow if allies turn their back on Afghanistan after troops withdraw, Sir Alex Younger, the ex-head of MI6, has warned. The former spy chief said it would be an “enormous mistake” to neglect the country as happened back in 1989 when a previous