A South African lawmaker has been suspended by his party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), after a series of old clips resurfaced online of him spewing violent racist language against black people. Renaldo Gouws initially insinuated one of the videos was doctored and denied it but a statement issued by the DA on Thursday said it…
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, revived a Cold War-era mutual defense pledge between their nations on Wednesday, signing a new agreement that calls for them to assist each other in the event of “aggression” against either country. The Russian president, in a briefing after the two leaders signed…
The captain of an aid ship has described the moment his crew used axes and hammers to rescue migrants trapped in the cargo hold of a sinking wooden boat off the coast of Italy. Ingo Veert, captain of a RESQSHIP aid vessel, told the BBC’s Today programme that his crew initially saved 50 migrants stuck…
As Alina waited for the bus that would take her to her family’s weekend house outside Belgorod, she made sure to wait deep inside the concrete shelter built early this year around the stop. It had been nearly six months since she and her 8-year-old brother, Artem, were almost injured in an attack on Belgorod’s…
A major operation is taking place in central Hamburg after a man with an axe threatened police officers, officials in the German city say. Police say they shot and seriously injured the man, who is receiving medical attention. Media reports say the incident took place near a fanzone for supporters of the Dutch football team….