By Farouk Chothia BBC News South Africa’s Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini is being treated in hospital for suspected poisoning, his traditional prime minister has said. The king sought medical attention in Eswatini as he is uncomfortable with seeking treatment in South Africa, Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi added. This follows the sudden death of one of his
By Matt Murphy BBC News The King of the Netherlands has formally apologised for his country’s role in the slave trade, saying he felt “personally and intensely” affected. The country became a major colonial power after the 17th Century, holding territories across the globe, and Dutch slave traders trafficked more than 600,000 people. King Willem-Alexander
By Sam Hancock BBC News Emmanuel Macron has accused protesters of exploiting the death of a teenager shot by police at point-blank range. At a crisis meeting, France’s president said more officers would be deployed to contain the violence, but stopped short of declaring a state of emergency. He urged parents to keep rioting children
By Chloe Kim BBC News The Chinese balloon that crossed the continental US from Alaska to the east coast in February did not collect any information, the Pentagon says. The US “took steps to mitigate” what intelligence the suspected spy balloon could collect, officials said on Thursday. Debris collected from the balloon after it was
BBC News An MP for President Macron’s Renaissance party has told the BBC that the riots in France, in response to the police shooting of a teenager, are “out of proportion”. Natalia Pouzyreff told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that accusations of racism in the police didn’t take into account the mixed racial backgrounds of
BBC News Presumed human remains have been found within the wreckage of the Titan submersible, the US Coast Guard says. Pieces from the sub, which imploded on a deep dive to the Titanic, were unloaded in St John’s, Canada, on Wednesday. Officials say the sub’s landing frame and a rear cover were found among the
By Robert Plummer & Antoinette Radford BBC News Thousands of extra security forces are facing a second night of unrest in France after a 17-year-old driver was shot and killed by police near Paris on Tuesday during a traffic check. The teenager, named as Nahel M, was shot at point-blank range as he drove off
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