International

After a seven-hour delay, Hamas turned over 13 Israeli prisoners and four Thai nationals to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), citing violations by Israel of the terms of the truce. On Saturday, the second day of the ceasefire in hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians, the impasse was broken through mediation by Qatar and Egypt. It is …

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s fight against Ebola has reached a critical point. This could accelerate what has been done to control this latest outbreak, or risk allowing it to persist as the worst Ebola epidemic on record. As of September 1, 2026, more than 6,186 confirmed cases and 3,007 deaths have been reported since May 2026 when the disease …

The UK government has introduced new immigration rules allowing recognized victims of modern slavery on Skilled Worker visas to leave exploitative employers and seek alternative employment without losing their immigration status. The British Home Office announced the policy change on Thursday, saying the new arrangements were designed to prevent vulnerable workers from being trapped in abusive working conditions because their …

Iran has threatened to attack any country in the Persian Gulf that provides assistance to the United States in the ongoing conflict. Iran’s armed forces issued a threat on Wednesday saying it would be tantamount to joining American military operations. “We would like to warn that any assistance or facilitation provided to US military aggressors is tantamount to participation in …

A Nigerian-born taxi driver in the UK, Kolawole Erunkulu, has been sentenced to six years in prison after falling asleep at the wheel and fatally attacking a man who had stopped for a break. Erunkulu, 45, who lives in Bexleyheath, reportedly spent 53 hours driving in the three days before the fatal crash, with the longest break he took just …

The death toll from devastating flash floods triggered by a glacier collapse in Nepal has risen to 579, with 1,924 people still missing, as rescue teams race to find survivors amid fears of further flooding in the Himalayan region. The disaster, which hit northern Nepal and the neighboring region of Tibet on Wednesday, has affected more than 90,000 people, destroying …

Justice arrested a 66-year-old man, Eugene N. for his role in a genocidal attack that led to the massacre of around 3,000 Tutsis who sought refuge in a football stadium in 1994. The Hague District Court on Friday sentenced him to life in prison after finding him guilty of preventing Tutsis from fleeing a stadium in Mbazi, southern Rwanda, and …

President António José Seguro of Portugal has signed a new law banning anyone from wearing a face covering in public spaces in the country. The new law approved by parliament in July has been widely criticized for targeting Muslim women who wear the niqab. The law prohibits clothing or other items designed to hide a person’s face or prevent identification …

A student who stabbed his former friend in the heart after an argument over a fake Rolex watch has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Sky News reports that a jury at Leicester Crown Court found Harper Dennis, 19, not guilty of murder, but guilty of manslaughter, possessing an offensive weapon and failing to provide the PIN to his …

Abdul Samed, known as Ghana’s tallest man at 7 feet 4 inches (223 cm) has died at the age of 33. According to the BBC on Tuesday evening, Awuche died on Monday at the Tamale Teaching Hospital after being treated for an infected wound on his leg. He was treated in the northern town of Tamale, about 160 km (100 …