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Why Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksas are being investigated for corruption and crimes 

14 October 2026

Colombo, Sri Lanka – A court in the Sri Lankan capital has extended the custody of the wife of Sri Lanka’s powerful ...

Ex-DRC President Joseph Kabila joins hands with M23 rebels: Why it matters 

14 October 2026

Former President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has officially allied with armed rebel grou...

From Cairo to Tokyo: Can you guess these twin cities? 

14 October 2026

News|Interactive Hackney, a borough in east London, is consulting residents until October 14 on whether to end its twinn...

US fines Bank of America $1.2bn for money laundering, sanctions violations 

14 October 2026

News|Banks The US Treasury Department has imposed more than $1.21 billion in penalties against Bank of America, the seco...

Ukrainian ex-officer goes on trial in Germany over Nord Stream blasts 

14 October 2026

News|Courts A Ukrainian former military officer is standing trial in Germany, accused of organising the secret operation...

UN official says ‘window of opportunity’ for peace in DR Congo 

14 October 2026

A senior United Nations official has told the Security Council there is a “window of opportunity” for peace in the e...

China and North Korea to open New Yalu River Bridge, state media reports 

14 October 2026

News|Infrastructure China and North Korea will officially open the New Yalu River Bridge to traffic on Thursday, China�...

Namibia battles cattle disease outbreak as EU suspends several meat imports 

13 October 2026

Windhoek, Namibia – “We had to close the market for several days. It was just before the weekend and month’s end....

Colombia peace tribunal charges ex-FARC members with anti-Indigenous crimes 

13 October 2026

Colombia’s transitional justice system, erected to address crimes committed during the country’s decades-long civil ...

Jamaica accepts first flight of third-country deportations from US 

13 October 2026

The Caribbean country of Jamaica has received its first third-country deportations from the United States, as part of an...