Four astronauts blasted off from Florida on Wednesday (April 1) on NASA's Artemis II mission, a high-stakes voyage around the moon that marks the United States' boldest step yet toward returning humans to the lunar surface later this decade in a race with China.
The Supreme Court has appeared sceptical of President Donald Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship, a sign the justices could strike down a key element of his immigration agenda.
Iran is pushing back on President Donald Trump’s claim that it requested a ceasefire, with an official calling the statement "false and baseless in a blunt public denial.
South Africa's army has officially been deployed to several parts of the country to help overwhelmed police clamp down on violent crimes, including illicit mining and gangs.
President Donald Trump has said the United States could stop attacking Iran within two to three weeks and that a deal is not necessary to end a war that has disrupted energy supplies and shaken the global economy.
Nigeria's high commission in South Africa has urged its citizens there to be cautious following an anti-illegal immigration protest in Eastern Cape province that turned violent.
Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) is allocating seven May cargoes to Dangote oil refinery, up from five in previous months, after the spike in fuel prices caused by the Iran war, two trade sources and a refinery official told Reuters.
A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in parts of the central Nigerian city of Jos, after gunmen opened fire at an open-air bar, leading to deadly revenge attacks, local reports say.
A former high-profile Belgian diplomat has appealed against a court decision ordering him to stand trial over the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, Congo's first prime minister, in 1961, the ex-diplomat's lawyer told Reuters on Friday.
US President Donald Trump has warned of possible further American action against a small island off the coast of Iran - home to a major oil terminal that is considered the country's economic lifeline.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he is considering seizing Iran’s oil resources, including the strategic export hub of Kharg Island, as the United States deploys thousands of troops to the Middle East.
