(BBC) Israel has cancelled a meeting in Washington after the US declined to veto a UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution, which also called for the release of all hostages, followed several failed attempts at similar measures since the 7 October attacks. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the
(BBC) Senegal’s ruling coalition candidate Amadou Ba has called the opposition’s Bassirou Diomaye Faye to concede victory in Sunday’s presidential election, a government official said. Unofficial results showed that Mr Faye had a strong lead over Mr Ba. Mr Faye had been in prison 10 days before the vote and campaigned on the promise of
(BBC) The UN Security Council has passed a resolution calling for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza – something the body has repeatedly tried and failed to do since the war began in October. It became possible after the US refrained from vetoing the measure in a change from its previous position – signalling a growing
(BBC) The Duchess of Sussex has criticised the “seemingly endless toxicity” of social media, revealing she was targeted with “bullying and abuse” while pregnant with Archie and Lilibet. Meghan was the keynote speaker on a high-profile panel marking International Women’s Day at the annual SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. She said she now keeps her
(BBC) The US has accused Zimbabwe of harassing, detaining and deporting several of its nationals who were in the country as aid workers. The US Agency for International Development (USAID) said government officials and contractors had been “verbally and physically” intimidated. They were there to “support civic participation, democratic institutions and human rights”, the agency
By Lyse Doucet Chief international correspondent An internal UN report seen by the BBC has described widespread abuse of Palestinians who were captured and interrogated at makeshift Israeli detention centres during the ongoing war in Gaza. The draft document compiled by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (Unrwa), the main UN agency supporting Palestinians
BBC News The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has denied reports that it has signed a military co-operation agreement with Russia. “There is, to date, no military co-operation agreement signed recently between Russia and the Democratic Republic of Congo,” the ministry of communication and media said in a statement on Thursday. The denial follows an article
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