The Kenyan man had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo through Uganda before arriving in Nairobi on 3 October. He later died, becoming Kenya’s first recorded Ebola death in the current outbreak. Although both patients passed through Entebbe airport on the same day, health...
A magnitude seven earthquake has hit a mountainous region in Tibet, killing at least 16 people and injuring dozens of others, according to Chinese state media reports. The centre of the quake hit Baqên County in the Nagqu region on Thursday night, Xinhua reported, citing the local emergenc...
“Being the ambassador to Russia was probably the hardest assignment of my career,” Lynne Tracy, who represented the US in Moscow from 2023 and 2025, tells the BBC. US, UK and European diplomats once played a crucial role in Russia, defusing tensions even at the worst moments of...
The attacks culminated in an RSF raid on 8 June. Hospital staff were taken by surprise – many of them escaped over the back wall as the RSF fighters entered the building, says Dr Mustafa Ahmed, a pharmaceutical specialist. But the director general of the hospital, surgeon Izzeldin Ah...
Beauty giant L’Oreal says the rise of weight loss drugs has affected beauty and skin care sales, as it designs products to specifically target some side effects of rapid weight loss. The company’s head Nicolas Hieronimus said the beauty market was proving resilient in a challen...
Elon Musk has restored Ukraine’s internet access, Donald Trump has said. The US president was speaking hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said connectivity, which is provided by Musk’s satellite-based Starlink system, had yet to be fully restored. Musk has previ...
Though carriage drivers say they are committed to the health of their horses, concerns over the animals’ well-being were raised in the city for decades. The carriages have been opposed by animal-rights groups, including one that was founded in response to New York’s industry. I...
Amy Acton, the Democratic candidate for governor of the US state of Ohio, has called an attack ad against her that features her estranged mother “despicable”. Acton commented on the campaign ad from her Republican opponent, Vivek Ramaswamy, on Wednesday, saying: “This is ...
Paris is extending a partial curfew restricting movement in parts of the city until Monday, as Marseille and Lyon impose a total ban on protests this weekend. The Louvre, Orsay and Picasso museums in the French capital will also be closed on Saturday as more demonstrations are expected. Fr...
Kyiv has been hit by another round of missile strikes hours after Russia agreed to resume peace talks on Wednesday. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said the three waves of missiles were launched by “Russian humanitarians”. This comes after US envoy Steve Witkoff ca...