India said on Monday, May 12, 2025, that it has reopened 32 airports that were shut during clashes with neighbour Pakistan, after a ceasefire over the weekend. The 32 airports are now available for civil aircraft operations with immediate effect, the Airports Authority of India said in a statement. Pakistan’sContinue Reading
A ceasefire between India and Pakistan appears to have held overnight into Sunday, after the two nations accused each other of “violations” just hours after a deal was reached. Days of cross-border military strikes had preceded the US-brokered deal, marking the worst military confrontation between the two rivals in decades.Continue Reading
Lesego Chombo’s enthusiasm for life is as infectious as her achievements are impressive: she has won the Miss Botswana 2022 and Miss World Africa 2024 crowns, is a working lawyer, has set up her own charitable foundation, and made history in November, becoming Botswana’s youngest cabinet minister. She was justContinue Reading
The CEO of the French Development Agency (AFD), Rémy Rioux, who is currently on a working visit to Morocco, has announced plans to carry out a field mission in the Kingdom’s Southern Provinces. The announcement came during a press briefing on Friday in Rabat, following Rioux’s meeting with Morocco’s MinisterContinue Reading
The White House is in discussions with the royal family of Qatar about possibly receiving a luxury jumbo jet, intended for use as an Air Force One presidential plane. In a statement, Qatar denied that the plane would be a gift, but said the transfer of an aircraft for “temporaryContinue Reading
“Whatever I was doing – maybe cleaning up or doing homework – when I heard the ‘oooh-oooh-oooooh’,” Adesoji Kukoyi says, mimicking the iconic Doctor Who theme tune, “I dropped everything and ran straight to the television.” As a child growing up in 1980s Nigeria, Mr Kukoyi was infatuated with sci-fiContinue Reading
South Africa has criticised the US as reports emerge suggesting Washington could receive white Afrikaners as refugees as early as next week. A document seen by the BBC’s US partner CBS describes the potential resettlement as a “priority” for President Donald Trump’s government; however, the timing has not been publiclyContinue Reading
With US President Donald Trump due to visit Gulf states this week, a key focus will be securing significant new investment for the US economy. “President Trump wants the announcement [of more Gulf money for the US],” says economist Karen Young, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute thinkContinue Reading
We’ve seen it before: Vladimir Putin doesn’t react well to ultimatums. We saw it again, last night, in the Kremlin. President Putin slammed European powers for talking to Russia “in a boorish manner and with the help of ultimatums”. He didn’t go into detail. He didn’t need to. This wasContinue Reading
Pope Leo XIV, the newly elected head of the Catholic Church and the first pontiff from the United States is set to celebrate his inaugural Mass in the Sistine Chapel today at 11:00 local time (09:00 GMT, 10:00 BST), marking the official beginning of his papal ministry. Born Robert PrevostContinue Reading