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Fears are growing in opposition circles in Zimbabwe that the ruling Zanu-PF party is making a recent grab for power as it presses ahead with constitutional amendments aimed at giving parliament – rather than voters – the right to elect the president and to extend his term from five to seven years. “This is a […]

The Minerva Gloria is docked at a wharf in the Mississippi Sound, not far from the US’s vast oil reserves in the Gulf of Mexico. The ship, 820ft (250m) long, painted navy and burgundy, is carrying precious cargo from Venezuela that, just six months ago, would have been impossible to bring to the US – […]

A US freelance journalist who was kidnapped in the Iraqi capital Baghdad a week ago has been released, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Iran-backed militia group Kataib Hezbollah stated earlier on Tuesday that it would release Shelly Kittleson, who was taken on 31 March, on the condition that she leave Iraq immediately. Rubio […]

Ben Roberts-Smith – Australia’s most-decorated living soldier – will remain behind bars after his lawyers did not seek bail over charges of alleged war crimes in Afghanistan. Roberts-Smith, 47, was arrested at Sydney Airport on Tuesday and charged with five counts of the war crime of murder before being transferred to a police cell. On […]

At 18:32 Washington time, President Donald Trump posted on his social media website that the US and Iran were “very far along” with a “definitive” peace agreement and that he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire to allow negotiations to proceed. It wasn’t exactly the last minute, but with Trump’s looming 20:00 EDT (00:00 GMT […]

Republican Clay Fuller is projected to have won Georgia’s runoff election to replace former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, a once-staunch ally of Donald Trump who resigned earlier this year after breaking with the president. Fuller won the election to replace her on Tuesday, the BBC’s US partner. He is a Trump, according to CBS News-endorsed […]

In the hours before the two-week ceasefire between Iran and the US was declared, there were some minor signs of hope from Pakistan. Speaking anonymously, a Pakistan source told the BBC that the talks continued “at pace”, with Pakistan operating as an intermediary between Iran and the US. Those conducting the negotiations from Pakistan’s side […]

The co-founder of the Mexico-based Jalisco Novel Generation Cartel (CJNG), Érick Valencia Salazar, has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has revealed. Valencia Salazar, known as “El 85”, was captured by the Mexican army in 2022 in the state of Jalisco and was among a group of 29 alleged […]

The US and Iran have made a two-week ceasefire agreement, which includes Iran reopening of the Strait of Hormuz for ships to pass through safely. Brent crude oil prices dropped by nearly 15% to roughly $95 (£70.68) per barrel after the announcement, a significant decline from highs of nearly $120 a barrel earlier in the […]

Madagascar has declared a two‑week nationwide state of energy emergency amid severe fuel shortages caused by the US and Israel’s war in Iran. The presidency stated the decision was taken following Tuesday’s cabinet meeting over fears the situation could lead to public disorder. The Indian Ocean island, which relies on oil to produce much of […]