Sport Lazio's falconer defies sacking for posting photos of penis implant Spaniard Juan Bernabé was fired by Lazio football club for posting photos of his penis on social media after undergoing enhancement surgery. 16/01/2025
Cinema Bollywood star 'out of danger' after attack at Mumbai home The 54-year-old Indian actor underwent surgery after suffering six stab wounds when an intruder entered his home in the early hours of Thursday. 16/01/2025
Mauritius UK delays Chagos Island deal with Mauritius until Trump is consulted Officials from the UK and Mauritius had reportedly been hurrying to finalise the deal before US President-elect Donald Trump takes office on 20 January. 16/01/2025
Europe News Sweden seeks to remove citizenship from people who threaten the state The government wants to change the constitution to remove Swedish citizenship from dual nationals who commit crimes against the state. 16/01/2025
Haiti Haiti gang violence has displaced more than 1 million people, UN says Children make up at least half of Haiti’s displaced population, which has tripled within a year, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) says. 14/01/2025
South Africa South Africa recovers survivors and dead bodies from illegal gold mine At least 100 illegal miners have died and more than 400 remain trapped underground after a months-long standoff with police, rights groups say. 14/01/2025
Europe News France's Sarkozy tells trial he received no campaign funds from Libya Sarkozy is accused by prosecutors of having struck a deal with Libya's late dictator Muammar Gaddafi to receive millions of euros in illegal funding. 10/01/2025
Europe News Poland says Netanyahu won't be arrested if he attends Auschwitz event Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu will not be detained despite the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant. 10/01/2025
Europe News Poland's Duda says Netanyahu should be free to attend Auschwitz event The Polish president has asked the government to not arrest Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu under an ICC warrant if he enters the country. 09/01/2025
Europe News Jailed Belarus opposition figure seen for first time in two years Viktar Babaryka was jailed for trying to run against President Alexander Lukashenko in a 2020 election and has been denied contact with his family. 09/01/2025
Mexico Mexico's Sheinbaum mocks Trump over his 'Gulf of America' remark US President-elect Donald Trump's proposal to call the Gulf of Mexico the 'Gulf of America' was dryly countered by Mexican leader Claudia Sheinbaum. 09/01/2025
Health news Don't eat your Christmas tree, Belgium's food agency warns The Belgian Federal Food Agency issued the odd warning after Ghent's local authorities suggested people could reuse pine needles in recipes to avoid waste. 08/01/2025
Europe News Greenland's PM pushes for independence from Denmark The self-governing Danish territory has been in the spotlight since US President-elect Donald Trump reiterated his wish to buy the island. 03/01/2025
Europe News Poland uninvites Hungarian envoy from EU gala over asylum spat Ties between Warsaw and Budapest soured further last month after Polish fugitive lawmaker Marcin Romanowski was granted asylum in Hungary. 03/01/2025
Kenya Kenya investigates piece of space debris that crash landed in village Kenya's Space Agency (KSA) said the object was a massive metallic ring measuring approximately 2.5 metres wide and weighing 500 kilograms. 03/01/2025
Europe News French health minister's Dry January risks ire of wine-loving Macron France's new Health Minister Yannick Neuder is said to be the first minister to publicly back the campaign, which has never received support from Paris. 03/01/2025
Europe News Slovak PM says end of Russian gas deal will hurt EU rather than Moscow Slovakia's Kremlin-friendly PM Robert Fico said the termination of the gas transit deal between Kyiv and Moscow would have a "drastic impact" on the EU. 02/01/2025
Fiji Virgin Australia crew members allegedly raped and robbed in Fiji Police in the South Pacific island nation say a suspect known to them has been questioned over the alleged sexual assault as investigations continue. 02/01/2025
Ivory Coast Côte d'Ivoire announces withdrawal of French forces Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara's announcement is a further sign of former colonial power France's fading military influence in West Africa. 02/01/2025
Europe News NATO's Rutte says Zelenskyy's criticism of Scholz is 'unfair' Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy should not criticise Germany's Olaf Scholz over the Taurus missile, says NATO's secretary-general. 23/12/2024