Senegal’s president fires prime minister after months of tensions
Caitlin Kelly, our corespondent in Dakar, has more.
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Hawaii’s Big Island rocked by 6.0 magnitude earthquake as forecasts suggest volcano could erupt in coming days
Kilauea volcano on the Big Island, erupting since December 2024, is being closely watched as scientists forecast another possible eruption between Sunday and Wednesday
Coal mine explosion in China kills 90 people, state media say
A gas explosion at a coal mine in China’s northern Shanxi province killed at least 90 people, state media said on Saturday, in the country’s deadliest mining accident in recent years.
Ebola: WHO raises health risk to ‘very high’ in DR Congo and new cases in Uganda
Gabriela Arenas, Coordinator for Regional Operations in Africa IFRC in Kenya, is our guest.
French Open has ‘positive’ meeting with players over tennis dispute
Roland Garros director discusses greater revenue sharing with player representatives after boycott-impacted media day.
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Russia says 16 killed in strike on student dorm that it blamed on Ukraine
The death toll from a drone strike on a student dorm in the Russian-controlled Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine has risen to 16, with most of the victims young women, Russian officials said on Saturday, after a heated U.N. debate on the incident.
Deadliest coal mine explosion in China in years kills 90 people, state media say
Yena Lee is live from Beijing China.
France bans Israeli minister over ‘unspeakable’ video
France has banned Israel’s national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, after he shared video of himself taunting activists from a flotilla to Gaza.
Police, protesters clash in new marches against Bolivian leader
Bolivian riot police clashed with anti-government protesters in La Paz on Friday for the second time in a week as unions and Indigenous groups pressed their calls for President Rodrigo Paz to step down.