The man who killed Japan’s ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with a homemade gun was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday, public broadcaster NHK reported.
Togo has arrested and extradited Burkina Faso's former leader to his home country, after authorities in Ouagadougou accused him of plotting to kill his successor.
Benin’s political opposition has failed to win any seats in parliament, according to provisional election results released over the weekend, as two parties aligned with President Patrice Talon secured control over the entire body.
Donald Trump has vowed to "100%" follow through on his threat to impose tariffs on European countries that oppose his demand to take control of Greenland.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said a trade war is in "no one's interest" after Donald Trump threatened to impose a 10% tax on imports from the UK and other countries that oppose his plans to take control of Greenland.
A collision on Sunday between a derailing high-speed train and an oncoming train in southern Spain, which has killed at least 39 people and injured 152 others, according to state broadcaster RTVE. Dozens of people have been wounded, and rescue efforts are ongoing.
Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, warned on Sunday that any attack on the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, would be a declaration of war.
China clocked its lowest birth rate on record in 2025 as its population shrank for the fourth year in a row, deepening a demographic challenge that could drag on the world’s second-largest economy for decades to come.
