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The Queen is under medical supervision at Balmoral after doctors became concerned for her health, Buckingham Palace has said. All the Queen’s children are either at, or are travelling to, her Scottish estate near Aberdeen. “Following further evaluation this morning, ...

The last remaining member of an uncontacted indigenous group in Brazil has died, officials say. The man, whose name was not known, had lived in total isolation for the past 26 years. He was known as “Man of the Hole” ...

A Kenyan election official who went missing shortly after last Tuesday’s general election has been found dead. The body of Daniel Mbolu Musyoka was found near Mount Kilimanjaro, a long way from his base in the capital. The reasons behind ...

Sri Lankan MPs have elected prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country’s new president, despite his unpopularity with the public. Mr Wickremesinghe faces the task of leading the country out of its economic collapse and restoring order after months of ...

Boris Johnson has announced he is quitting as leader of the Conservative Party after a perilous few days in office. The crisis engulfing Mr Johnson’s premiership escalated on Tuesday, following the dramatic resignations of Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary ...

US police have released video of a chase in Akron, Ohio, which ended in a black man being shot dead, hit more than 60 times by pursuing officers. Police believe Jayland Walker, 25, opened fire first and officers feared for ...

The war between Ukraine and Russia killed over 3,000 people and is lasting nearly 4 months since the day the war broke out, and In Africa, various types of disputes including political, border, religious, racial disputes, infighting, strifes, revolutions are ...

Emmanuel Macron has won five more years as France’s president after a convincing victory over rival Marine Le Pen, who nevertheless secured the far right’s highest share of the vote yet. He won by 58.55% to 41.45%, a greater margin ...

The number of people killed by gunmen in a series of raids on several villages in Nigeria’s central Plateau state has risen to more than 130. Gunmen on dozens of motorbikes attacked at least four remote villages in Kanam area on Sunday, ...

An 83-year-old American nun has been kidnapped in Burkina Faso. The bishop of the northern Kaya diocese said armed men took her from a nunnery where they vandalised rooms and sabotaged a vehicle. The nun, Sister Suellen Tennyson, had served ...