'I was duped into leaving London for school in Ghana - but it saved me'

Going to school in Ghana was like prison for Londoner Mark Wilberforce, but he feels it kept him from jail.

Source: BBC

Ukraine Retreats From Most of Russia’s Kursk Region

The daring campaign Ukraine launched last summer to seize and occupy Russian territory appears to be nearing an end.

Source: New York Times

At least 16 people dead in blast from suspected old bomb in Syria

Experts estimate that between 100,000 and 300,000 of the roughly one million munitions used during the Syrian civil war never detonated.

Source: Deutsche Welle

US says Trump and Putin to speak in next few days on Russia-Ukraine war

President’s envoy says Moscow and Kyiv have ‘narrowed’ their differences on a potential ceasefire

Source: Financial Times

Creativity or cultural invasion? A fashion show sparks a row in Kashmir

A fashion show in a snowy town has sparked a controversy in Indian-administered Kashmir.

Source: BBC

Pope Francis says he faces 'period of trial' in health update

The pontiff has been recovering in hospital from pneumonia, after he was admitted last month.

Source: BBC

At least 33 dead as tornadoes tear through central and southern US

Violent tornadoes ripped through central and southern parts of the United States on Saturday, flattening homes and flipping trucks as forecasters warned of more severe weather to come over the …

Source: France 24

Death toll from North Macedonia nightclub fire rises to 59

As many as 1,500 people were attending a concert in the town of Kocani when the fire broke.

Source: BBC

‘We are all Natasha’: senator’s sexual harassment claims roil Nigeria

Treatment of Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who has been suspended from senate, shines light on women’s rights

Last July, Nigeria’s third-most powerful man gave a rare apology on the floor of the …

Source: The Guardian

Trump blocked from using wartime law for deportations

A judge ordered a 14-day halt on deporting Venezuelans under a Trump order that declared them enemies.

Source: BBC

US deports 250 alleged gang members to El Salvador despite court ruling to halt flights

Trump invoked 1798 law previously used to detain Japanese Americans in second world war to justify deportations

The US deported more than 250 mainly Venezuelan alleged gang members to El …

Source: The Guardian

Serbia: Protesters flood Belgrade with Vucic under pressure

Students, farmers and military veterans joined possibly the largest anti-government rally in Belgrade's history to demand accountability for a deadly canopy collapse in Novi Sad.

Source: Deutsche Welle