Abroad

The South African government plans to deploy 25,000 troops after days of widespread looting and violence. The military deployment - to counter riots sparked by the jailing of former President...

At least 67 people have died in Germany and Belgium after record rainfall caused rivers to burst their banks. Most of the victims were in Germany, but nine died in...

Swedish centre-left Prime Minister Stefan Lofven was ousted in a no-confidence vote in parliament on Monday, leaving him to decide whether to call a snap election or resign to hand...

When Donald Trump was president of the United States, he tried to prevent new users from downloading the Chinese-owned apps TikTok and WeChat in the United States. He considered them problematic....

On 6 June Swedes celebrate their National Day with waving flags and royals. Normally, the King and Queen of Sweden take part in a ceremony at Skansen, Stockholm’s open-air museum,...

Announcement comes two days after social media giant removed a post from President Muhammadu Buhari’s account. Nigeria has said it is indefinitely suspending Twitter’s operations in the country, two days...

Danish internet cables have been used to spy on, among others, Angela Merkel. The US intelligence service (NSA) has used Danish internet cables to spy on state leaders, top politicians and high-ranking...

The Italian band Måneskin won at Saturday's Eurovision final. After 31 years of waiting, Italy can once again call itself the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest. On Saturday night,...

The former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was ousted in earnest after being infected with covid-19 last September. Since then, the 84-year-old is a former Prime Minister flew in and out of hospitals in...