More women than ever are carrying babies conceived with someone else’s egg – but few are told that this might carry greater health risks. Pregnancies involving an embryo that doesn’t share the ...

Almost 70 years after independence was gained across the continent, many African countries continue to face the complex task of managing ethnic diversity and building national cohesion. National ...

English is the official language of Liberia, a country of over 5 million people on Africa’s western coast that was founded in 1822 as a project of the American Colonization Society (ACS).

Just because it’s ‘natural’ and edible doesn’t mean it’s skin-safe. Raw garlic, chilli and turmeric can be far too harsh, unstable and irritating to use as skincare.

The British government has banned the Russian Imperial Movement, a white supremacist organisation seeking to create a new Russian empire.

At the beginning of 2025, panic about fraud and human trafficking erupted on Chinese social media. It started when a Chinese actor called Wang Xing was tricked into travelling to Thailand for an ...

Samset, Senior Researcher in Climate and Atmospheric Sciences, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo Global warming has picked up pace since around 2010, leading to the ...

When pop star Katy Perry and five other women made a much-publicised trip to the edge of space earlier this year, they faced sharp criticism across both social and traditional media, with sceptics ...

Ukraine has been at war for more than a decade. The task of rebuilding the country and healing its people is likely to take even longer.

Following the start of the rainy season in Sudan’s North Darfur region, Amnesty International’s Director for East and Southern Africa, Tigere Chagutah said: To stop this humanitarian emergency from ...

The recent strikes could convince Iran and other states that building nuclear weapons is the only way to prevent such attacks.

South African primary schools are facing a crisis. Every day, learners fight, bully, destroy property, and intimidate other learners and teachers, turning what should be safe spaces into places of ...