Africa’s billionaire boom masks a crisis for the many
The surge in African billionaires signals elite capture rather than economic progress, locking millions into poverty.
Month: August 2025
WW3 fears as Putin ‘justifying Russian war with NATO’
The Kremlin is looking to account for a protracted war in Ukraine and a future conflict against NATO, experts suggest.
South Korea’s jailed ex-leader Yoon resists questioning by taking off prison uniform
South Korea’s jailed ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol has again refused to attend questionings by investigators.
D-Day for Trump’s tariffs: ‘A complete rewiring of the global trade system’
Mujtaba Rahman, Managing Director Europe at Eurasia Group, analyses the impact of US President Donald Trump’s new tariff barrage.
Trump envoy to visit aid sites as humanitarian disaster worsens in Gaza
Noga Tarnopolsky, our correspondant in Jerusalem, has more.
Virginia Giuffre’s family stunned over Trump’s Epstein claim
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Jeffrey Epstein ‘stole’ young women who worked at his Mar-a-Lago spa
Utility workers in Peru unearth pre-Incan tomb with 1,000-year-old remains – ABC News
Utility workers in Peru unearth pre-Incan tomb with 1,000-year-old remains ABC NewsAncient pre-Hispanic grave unearthed under residential Lima street ReutersPre-Incan tomb with 1,000-year-old remains unearthed in Peru C…
Australia’s first-ever rocket crashes after just 14 seconds of flight
Gilmour Space Technologies had earlier said it would consider the launch a success if the rocket left the ground
News24 | ‘It’s disgusting’: 26 dead in Russia strike on Ukraine as Trump expresses frustration with Putin
The death toll from Russia’s missile and drone strikes on Kyiv has risen to 26, including three children, Ukraine’s interior ministry said.
Prominent historian cancels course at Columbia University over Trump deal
Rashid Khalidi, in open letter published by Guardian, accuses university of ‘capitulating’ with $200m settlementHistorian Rashid Khalidi, the Edward Said professor emeritus of modern Arab studies at Columbia University, has cancelled plans to teach thi…