[ad_1] Denmark has announced $4.2bn (£3.2bn) of extra defence spending to boost security in Greenland and the Arctic and North Atlantic regions. It will also spend $4.5bn buying 16 more F-35 fighter jets from the…
Tanzanian activist Maria Sarungi Tsehai kidnapped in Kenya,…
[ad_1] Prominent Tanzanian activist Maria Sarungi Tsehai who was abducted by armed men in Kenya said she has been released, hours after the incident. Amnesty International Kenya spokesperson Roland Ebole told the BBC she was…
Inside the Chinese factories fuelling the company’s success
[ad_1] Xiqing Wang/BBCThe BBC spoke with factory workers in Guangzhou's Panyu neighbourhood, the so-called "Shein village"The hum of sewing machines is a constant in parts of Guangzhou, a thriving port on the Pearl River in…
LA crews race to halt wildfires ahead of…
[ad_1] ReutersWeather forecasters in California are warning fierce winds which fuelled the infernos around Los Angeles are expected to pick up again this week, as fire crews on the ground race to make progress controlling…
Canada the 51st US state? Trudeau says ‘it’s…
[ad_1] Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has re-iterated that Canada has no intention to become the 51st state of the US."It's not going to happen," he said.Speaking to former White House press secretary Jen Psaki…
Zelensky offers exchange of North Korean soldiers
[ad_1] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is willing to hand over two captured soldiers from North Korea back to their home country in exchange for Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russia."For those North Korean…
Austrian woman kidnapped by unknown assailants in Niger
[ad_1] The Austrian foreign ministry says a female citizen has been taken by unknown assailants in the military-ran West African country, Niger. It confirmed the incident to AFP and said they were aware of the…
Taliban ‘do not see women as human’, says…
[ad_1] Malala Yousafzai has urged Muslim leaders to challenge the Taliban government in Afghanistan and its repressive policies for girls and women."Simply put, the Taliban in Afghanistan do not see women as human beings," she…
Mayotte hit by floods and mudslides from second…
[ad_1] The French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte has been hit by further heavy rains, leading to flooding and mudslides, one month after Cyclone Chido devastated large parts of the islands and left dozens dead.The…