Uganda ended the world’s longest school closure on Monday, ordering millions of students back to the classroom nearly two years after learning was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic. Some...

The United States has reported more than one million new COVID-19 cases in a single day, setting a new global record, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. There were 1,082,549 new cases in...

North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile off its east coast on Wednesday, authorities in Japan and South Korea said, in the nuclear-armed country’s first show of force this year. Japan’s coast...

Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has resigned after another day of mass protests which rocked the capital, Khartoum. Hamdok’s decision, announced in a televised address late on Sunday, came...

France has announced new COVID-19 measures in a bid to curb a surge in infections as concern rises worldwide over the rapid spread of the Omicron variant. From January 3, working from home will be mandatory...

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and veteran of South Africa’s struggle against apartheid who was revered as his nation’s conscience by both Black and white, died on Sunday...

A brawl broke out on the floor of Ghana’s parliament late on Monday as lawmakers debated a proposed tax on electronic transactions that has divided the house for weeks. The 1.75% e-levy, which would...

Israel has announced it will offer a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to health workers and people older than 60. A Health Ministry expert panel recommended the fourth shot late on Tuesday, a decision...

A landslide on Wednesday at a jade mine in northern Myanmar killed one person and left more than 70 others missing, according to a civil society group and local media reports. The disaster, in the Hpakant...

The World Health Organisation says there is now “consistent evidence” that the Omicron variant was outpacing Delta, as COVID-19 continues to account for around 50,000 deaths worldwide every week. WHO...

Israel’s health ministry Sunday recommended banning Israelis from travelling to the United States, and added several European countries to its Covid “red list”, aimed at containing the...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday and is receiving treatment for mild symptoms, the presidency said in a statement. Ramaphosa, who is fully vaccinated, began...

Social Democrat Olaf Scholz has been sworn in as Germany’s new chancellor, ending 16 years of conservative rule under Angela Merkel. Scholz, 63, who served as vice chancellor and finance minister in...

At least 38 inmates were killed and dozens more injured Tuesday in a fire at a prison in Burundi’s capital, officials have said. Speaking with reporters at the Gitega Prison, Burundi Vice President,...

A helicopter carrying India’s defence chief General Bipin Rawat has crashed in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, killing at least four people, according to media reports. India’s public broadcaster...

At least four people have been killed and four others wounded in an explosion that rocked the centre of Iraq’s southern city of Basra, the Iraqi military has said. In a statement on Tuesday, the military...

The United Arab Emirates has said all government entities will adopt a new working-week schedule that will consist of four and half days, with Friday afternoon, Saturday and Sunday forming the new weekend. The...

The US has announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in China – a move that has been heavily criticised by Beijing. The White House said no official delegation would be sent to the...

A court in Myanmar has sentenced the country’s deposed leader, Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in jail. She was found guilty on charges of inciting dissent and breaking Covid rules under a natural disasters...

Adama Barrow was on Sunday declared the victor of The Gambia’s presidential election by the electoral commission, winning a second term in office. Mr Barrow, who contested the election under the...