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Ghanaian students at UK universities face deportation amid funding crisis
Group asks Keir Starmer for help to persuade Ghanaian government to pay backlog of tuition fees and living allowancesStudents from Ghana at UK universities say they are in danger of being deported after being stranded by their own government without promised scholarships or tuition fee payments.The group representing more than 100 doctoral students has petitioned Downing Street and Keir Starmer asking for help to persuade the Ghanaian government to pay the backlog of tuition fees and living allowances running into millions of pounds. Continue reading...
Little Foot hominin fossil may be new species of human ancestor
Australian researchers think the skeleton found in South Africa is not the same species as two found in the same South Africa cave system Little Foot, one of the world’s most complete hominin fossils, may be a new species of human ancestor, according to research that raises questions about our evolutionary past.Publicly unveiled in 2017, Little Foot is the most complete Australopithecus skeleton ever found. The foot bones that lend the fossil its name were first discovered in South Africa 1994, leading to a painstaking excavation over 20 years in the Sterkfontein cave system. Continue reading...
Eyewitness captures moment man tackles and disarms Bondi shooter
New South Wales Police say that 11 people were killed, plus one gunman, in a shooting at Bondi Beach targeting the Jewish community.
Hong Kong’s last major opposition party disbands amid Chinese pressure
Senior DP members previously allege being told to disband or face severe consequences including possible arrestHong Kong’s last major opposition party has disbanded after a vote by its members, the culmination of Chinese pressure on the city’s remaining liberal voices in a years-long security crackdown.The Democratic party (DP) has been Hong Kong’s main opposition since its founding three years before the financial hub’s return to Chinese rule in 1997. The party used to sweep city-wide legislative elections and push China on democratic reforms and upholding freedoms. Continue reading...
John Cena takes his final bow, after last ever WWE fight
The actor and wrestler brought the curtain down on a 24-year career that saw him become one of wrestling's biggest stars.
Five arrested over plot to attack German Christmas market
Local media says one of the suspects is an imam at a mosque, and police allege he "called for a vehicle attack".
He was an Uber driver in the US. Now he's scared of jihadists after deportation to Somalia
As some Somali migrants fear what might happen next, the BBC speaks to one deportee in Mogadishu.
'A nightmare' - The battle over Warner Bros is turning Hollywood upside down
Interviews with dozens of actors, producers and camera crews reveal an industry attempting to weigh the lesser of two horrible choices.
Drone strike on UN facility in war-torn Sudan leaves six peacekeepers dead
UN secretary general António Guterres says ‘unjustifiable’ attack on base in city of Kadugli ‘could be war crime’A drone strike has hit a United Nations peacekeeping logistics base in war-torn Sudan, killing six peacekeepers, the UN secretary general António Guterres has said.Eight other peacekeepers were wounded in the strike on Saturday in the city of Kadugli in the central region of Kordofan. All the victims are Bangladeshi nationals, serving in the UN interim security force for Abyei (Unisfa). Continue reading...
Angry fans throw chairs and bottles at Messi event in India
The Inter Miami and Argentina forward is in India for a tour, taking in events in Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi.
BBC captures celebrations as Belarus frees political prisoners
Southern & Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford reports from Lithuania, where some of the released prisoners were taken.
Israel targets senior Hamas official in deadly Gaza strike
The strike killed Raed Saad, a senior commander in Hamas' Qassam Brigades, the Israeli military said.
Israel says its military killed Hamas commander Raed Saed in Gaza City strike
If Saed is dead he would be most senior militant to be killed since October ceasefire, in attack on car that reportedly left four deadThe senior Hamas commander Raed Saedhas been killed in a strike on a car in Gaza City, the Israeli military said on Saturday.The attack killed four people and wounded at least 25 others, according to Gaza health authorities. There was no immediate confirmation from Hamas or medics that Saed was among the dead. Continue reading...
Trump's 'historic' peace deal for DR Congo shattered after rebels seize key city
The recent Washington Accord was hailed as "historic" by the US president but the fighting continues.
Cambodia shuts border crossings with Thailand as fighting continues
It comes despite US President Donald Trump saying both sides had agreed to a ceasefire deal.
One million households without power in Ukraine after Russia attacks energy grid
The latest overnight attacks come as US envoy Steve Witkoff prepares to hold more talks with Ukraine's president.
Watch: Furious fans invade pitch at Messi event in India
Thousands of adoring supporters had paid up to 12,000 rupees (£100; $133) to catch a glimpse of the football star.
Lionel Messi’s India tour starts in chaos as angry fans throw seats in stadium
Argentinian makes 20-minute appearance in KolkataSupporters climb fence and hurl objects from standsLionel Messi’s tour of India kicked off on a chaotic note on Saturday as fans ripped up seats and threw them towards the pitch after the Argentina and Inter Miami forward’s brief visit to the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, the ANI news agency reported.Messi is in India as part of a tour during which he is scheduled to attend concerts, youth football clinics and a padel tournament, and launch charitable initiatives at events in Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi. Continue reading...
New Israeli barrier will slice through precious West Bank farmland
Palestinians who have worked the ‘breadbasket’ area for generations face being replaced by Israeli settlersThe death knell for the Palestinian village of Atouf, on the western slopes of the Jordan valley, arrived in the form of a trail of paper, a series of eviction notices taped to homes, greenhouses and wells, marking a straight line across the open fields.The notices, which appeared overnight, informed the local farmers that their land would be confiscated and that they had seven days from the date of their delivery, 4 December, to vacate their properties. A military road and accompanying barrier was to be built by Israel right through the area. Continue reading...
Six injured as house explodes in California
A natural gas line leak triggered the house explosion, injuring six people and damaging several nearby properties.
US scolds Rwanda for breaking peace deal as M23 rebels seize key Congo city
Mike Waltz warns ‘spoilers’ will be held to account as rebel fighters escalate offensive in South Kivu provinceThe US has accused Rwanda of violating a US-brokered peace agreement by backing a deadly new rebel offensive in the mineral-rich eastern Congo, and warned action will be taken against “spoilers”.The remarks by the US ambassador to the UN, Mike Waltz, came as more than 400 civilians have been killed since the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels escalated their offensive in eastern Congo’s South Kivu province, according to officials who also say Rwandan special forces were in the strategic city of Uvira. Continue reading...
An eyebrow tip and McDonald's footage: Takeaways from Luigi Mangione's evidence hearing
Prosecutors played dozens of body camera videos and interviewed witnesses from the day of his arrest.
As Trump targets Venezuela, its allies Russia and China show little signs of support
Experts say that Russian and Chinese support for Venezuela has largely dried up, with no prospect of real military or financial aid.