China’s trade surplus presents more opportunities for its partners
Yet some have seized the opportunity to hype up the so-called "second wave of China shock" and falsely accuse China of pursuing a "neighborhood impoverishment strategy".
By Gong Rong
Feb 9, 2026
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of ex-Libyan leader, killed, say officials
The Libyan chief prosecutor’s office said it was looking for suspects and had dispatched forensic experts to the village, but did not provide further details of the killing.
By The Guardian
Feb 4, 2026
Ex-minister Mandelson quits Britain's Labour Party after new Epstein reports
During the late 1990s, Mandelson had an important role in Labour's electoral success as Tony Blair became prime minister.
By Reuters
Feb 2, 2026
More than 100 people killed and hundreds of thousands displaced in South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe
More than 70 people have died in Zimbabwe and 30 in South Africa, where hundreds of people were evacuated from Kruger national park earlier this month after a deluge of rain.
By The Guardian
Jan 27, 2026
Nigerian officers to face trial over coup-plot allegations
Sixteen officers were arrested last October after what were described as "acts of indiscipline and breaches of service regulations".
By BBC News
Jan 27, 2026
China has purged its highest-ranked military general. Why?
Zhang, 75, was vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) - the Communist Party group headed by the country's leader Xi Jinping, which controls the armed forces.
By BBC News
Jan 27, 2026
‘I didn’t know how to shoot’: how African men have been tricked into fighting for Russia
A growing number of people from Africa – including Kenya, Uganda and South Africa – and elsewhere have been lured to the frontline as Russia seeks manpower to sustain its war.
By The Guardian
Jan 27, 2026
Trump cites UK’s ‘stupidity’ over Chagos Islands as reason to take over Greenland
Trump fired off a flurry of posts on his Truth Social platform overnight on Tuesday about taking over Greenland, which is a territory of Denmark, the US’s Nato ally.
By The Guardian
Jan 20, 2026
US suspends immigrant visa processing from 75 countries. See which nations have been affected
The Trump administration has indefinitely suspended immigrant visa processing for people from 75 countries, marking one of its most expansive efforts yet to restrict legal pathways.
By The Guardian
Jan 15, 2026
Denmark's Greenland dilemma: Defending a territory already on its way out
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he wanted to make mineral-rich, strategically placed Greenland a part of the United States.
By Reuters
Jan 11, 2026
Trump says he doesn’t need international law amid aggressive US policies
United States President Donald Trump has dismissed international law, saying only his “own morality” can curb the aggressive policies he is pursuing across the world after the abduction of Venezuela
By Aljazeera
Jan 9, 2026
Iran plunged into internet blackout as protests over economy spread nationwide
Iran was plunged into a complete internet blackout on Thursday night as protests over economic conditions spread nationwide, increasing pressure on the country’s leadership.
By The Guardian
Jan 9, 2026
French president condemns US for ‘turning away from allies’
The presidents of France and Germany have sharply condemned US foreign policy under Donald Trump, saying respectively that Washington was “breaking free from international rules”
By The Guardian
Jan 9, 2026
Donald Trump warns of ‘big price to pay’ if Caracas fails to toe line
In Caracas some shops and cafes reopened in a semblance of normality while authorities counted the cost of Saturday’s raid.
By The Guardian
Jan 5, 2026
Trump assumes US will keep Venezuela's oil - how much do they have?
Exports have been hit by sanctions and a lack of investment and mismanagement within Venezuela's state-ruin oil company.
By BBC News
Jan 4, 2026
Explainer: Why has US attacked Caracas and captured Venezuela’s president?
Trump’s unprecedented capture of Nicolás Maduro follows months of military campaign and years of strained relationship
By The Guardian
Jan 3, 2026
Trump ‘not worried’ as China’s live-fire Taiwan wargame enters second day
It followed the detection of 130 war planes, 28 ships, amphibious assault ships, and one surveillance balloon detected in the 24 hours to 6am on Tuesday.
By The Guardian
Dec 30, 2025
Donald Trump and the White Man’s Burden in Nigeria
This is not the first time that Trump has set his sights on another country’s natural resources
By Project Syndicate
Dec 30, 2025
Stingless bees from the Amazon granted legal rights in world first
Cultivated by Indigenous peoples since pre-Columbian times, stingless bees are thought to be key rainforest pollinators, sustaining biodiversity and ecosystem health.
By The Guardian
Dec 30, 2025
Explainer: Why has Trump ordered strikes in Nigeria and what has it got to do with the persecution of Christians?
Nigeria’s government has previously said in response to Trump’s criticisms that people of many faiths, not just Christians, have suffered at the hands of these groups.
By The Guardian
Dec 26, 2025
US launches strikes against Islamic State in Nigeria
The Trump administration has previously accused the Nigerian government of failing to protect Christians from jihadist attacks and has claimed a "genocide" is being perpetrated.
By BBC News
Dec 26, 2025
Malawians angry over vice-president's planned UK trip
In power since October, the vice-president's government has pledged to manage the economy competently and has already announced a raft of austerity measures.
By BBC News
Dec 24, 2025
Belgium joins South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at ICJ
Meanwhile, the United States and several of its European allies continue to provide military and financial support to Israel.
By Al Jazeera
Dec 24, 2025
An alleged drug cartel and a murdered witness: South Africa's police corruption probe
The Madlanga Commission is carrying out its work in three phases; the first phase gave witnesses a chance to present their allegations.
By BBC News
Dec 24, 2025
Have the American Pope and the American administration fallen out?
When cardinals gathered at the papal conclave in May, Romero had hoped for a "Trump-like Pope," with a similar outlook to the president.
By BBC News
Dec 24, 2025
Danish postal service to stop delivering letters after 400 years
According to Danish law, the option to send a letter must exist. This means that if Dao were to stop delivering letters, the government would be obliged to appoint somebody else to do it.
By The Guardian
Dec 23, 2025
You cannot annex other countries, Danish and Greenlandic leaders tell Trump
Trump on Sunday appointed the governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, as US special envoy to the vast, mineral-rich Arctic island.
By The Guardian
Dec 23, 2025
At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
Federal prosecutors in New York brought sex trafficking charges against Epstein in 2019, but he killed himself in jail after his arrest.
By AP
Dec 21, 2025
