Zambia dismisses US health warning after toxic spill in copper mining area
Zambia’s government says the water is safe to drink after the US embassy ordered its staff to withdraw.
Year: 2025
Ex-Superman actor says he’s becoming ICE agent
Dean Cain says he’ll be “sworn in as an ICE agent asap” following a recruitment drive by the agency.
Why Trump-Putin talks unlikely to bring rapid end to Ukraine war
Even with Trump’s direct involvement, Moscow’s preconditions for a ceasefire in Ukraine make a swift ending to the bloodshed difficult…
Trump’s sweeping new tariffs take effect against dozens of countries
The president also hit India with a 50% tariff and threatened a 100% levy on foreign-made computer chips.
Trump says ‘great progress’ made on Ukraine at US-Russia talks as ceasefire deadline looms
Expectations for a ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv are muted, despite the US president’s threat of sweeping sanctions.
Five soldiers shot on Georgia military base, suspect in custody
Local officials have said there is no longer an active threat to the community.
Two Ghanaian ministers die in helicopter crash, along with six others
The authorities have not confirmed the cause of the crash, described as a “national tragedy”.
Trump threatens 50% tariffs on India for buying Russian oil
India, which now faces among the highest tariff rates imposed by the US, called the levy “unjustified and unreasonable”.
Twenty killed after trucks overturn in Gaza, Hamas-run civil defence says
Four commercial trucks were looted in central Gaza along unsafe roads controlled by Israel, private contractor says.
Former Romanian President Ion Iliescu dies aged 95
He was Romania’s first freely elected leader after communism fell in 1989, and later faced charges of crimes against humanity.