Yoweri Museveni faces Bobi Wine in presidential poll
Sammy Awami,BBC Africa, Kampalaand Wycliffe Muia AFP via Getty Images More than 21 million Ugandans have registered to vote Polls have opened in Uganda’s presidential
Kyiv seeks relief from Russian strikes and cold
BBC Ukraine’s “Invincibility Trains” run their diesel engines to provide relief and boost morale At a suburban Kyiv railway station, two carriages painted in the
‘Miracle baby’ born in a tree above Mozambique floodwaters dies aged 25
She was seen as a “miracle baby” after being born in a tree which her mother had climbed to escape flooding, but nearly 26 years
Ai, Japanese chimpanzee who counted and painted, dies at 49
Ai, a female chimpanzee famous for her cognitive skills has died at 49, according to the Japanese institute where she lived. The Kyoto University’s Center
Iran protesters defy crackdown as videos show violent clashes
Protesters in Iran defied a government crackdown on Saturday night, taking to the streets despite reports suggesting hundreds of people have been killed or wounded
Medics describe overwhelmed hospitals as demonstrations enter second week
Helen Sullivan,BBC Newsand Soroush Negahdari & Roja Asadi,BBC News Persian Reuters Burning vehicles were pictured in Tehran on Friday night As protests in Iran continue
Greenlanders on Trump’s takeover threats
This week, Donald Trump repeated his desire to take over Greenland and make it part of the United States, potentially by using military force. The
Cambodia extradites alleged scam mastermind to China after arrest
Simon FraserAsia editor, BBC News website Prince Group/Getty images Cambodia says it has extradited to China a billionaire businessman accused of masterminding a vast cryptocurrency
Donald Trump’s Venezuela risk brings risk to China’s plans
Laura BickerChina correspondent, Beijing Miraflores Palace via Reuters Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro (L) and Chinese president Xi Jinping have enjoyed an amicable relationship in recent
Netflix pulls Chinese drama Shine on Me after Vietnam’s outcry over disputed map
Netflix has pulled a Chinese drama series from its Vietnam platform after Hanoi objected to an episode featuring a map with contested territorial claims in