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Anthony Joshua’s driver charged with dangerous driving after fatal crash in Nigeria
British boxer was injured in collision that killed his personal trainer Latif Ayodele and strength coach Sina Ghami
Nigerian police have charged Anthony Joshua’s driver with causing death by dangerous driving after a fatal crash that killed two people.
Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46, was also charged with driving without a valid driving licence and “driving without due care and
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Cremation pyre in Africa thought to be world’s oldest containing adult remains
9,500-year-old pyre uncovered in Malawi offers rare insight into rituals of ancient African hunter-gatherer groups
A cremation pyre built about 9,500 years ago has been discovered in Africa, offering a fresh glimpse into the complexity of ancient hunter-gatherer communities.
Researchers say the pyre, discovered in a rock shelter at the foot of Mount Hora in northern Malawi, is
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US ‘adapt, shrink or die’ terms for $2bn aid pot will mean UN bowing down to Washington, say experts
Afghanistan and Yemen excluded from list of 17 priority countries chosen by Trump administration to receive aid laden with demands
The $2bn (£1.5bn) of aid the US pledged this week may have been hailed as
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Guinea’s junta chief elected president after opposition boycott
Mamady Doumbouya reneged on promise not to stand and hand west African country back to civilian rule
The head of Guinea’s junta, Mamady Doumbouya, who had pledged not to run for office after seizing power four years ago, has been elected president after the country’s electoral commission said he had secured a sweeping majority of the vote.
Doumbouya, 41, faced eight rivals for the
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Tensions between Saudis and Emiratis over future of Yemen reach boiling point
Dispute has potential to create civil war in south of Yemen and spill over into neighbouring countries
Tensions between the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia over the future of Yemen and the imminent possibility of the declaration of an independent southern state have reached boiling point with Saudi Arabia in effect accusing the UAE of threatening its future security.
The
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Republican casts doubt on Trump’s claim US will ‘run’ Venezuela amid Democrats’ anger over Maduro operation – live
Senator Tom Cotton says there are ‘still a lot of questions to be answered’ about what happens next in Venezuela and dismisses Trump’s assertion that the US will ‘run’ the country
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European leaders appear torn in face of new world order after Venezuela attack
Leaders try to focus on what comes next, as backing for ejection of Maduro mingles uncomfortably with voicing of support for international law
European leaders emerged divided
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Trump’s focus on Venezuelan oil reinforces claim action was never about ‘war on drugs’
US president claims US will take back ‘stolen’ oil, but experts say no legal claim to natural reserves exists
Hailing the US military operation to capture Nicolás Maduro as
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Delcy Rodríguez strikes defiant tone but must walk tightrope as Venezuela’s interim leader
Technocrat must accommodate US demands while shoring up a regime that is hated by many Venezuelans
In her first speech as Venezuela’s interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez lambasted
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Why has the US captured Venezuela’s president and what happens next?
Donald Trump’s capture of Nicolás Maduro follows months of military campaign and years of strained relationship
The US carried out airstrikes across Venezuela overnight on
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