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31.08.2026 21:52 Kenya Airways says the strike has caused delays of more than six hours, with some flights cancelled.

31.08.2026 17:52 President Abdelmadjid Tebboune says he is not ruling out foul play after 100 wildfires were recorded.

31.08.2026 13:21 Soldiers tried to attack a key military base early on Saturday morning, authorities say, but were thwarted.

31.08.2026 09:00 Mundubile had previously gone into hiding at a United Nations building in Zambia's capital.

31.08.2026 05:02 Former West Ham forward Michail Antonio is helping players from a Ghana academy, who have travelled to England in the hope of turning pro.

31.08.2026 00:32 World champions South Africa deliver a powerful first-half performance as they edge past New Zealand and level 'Rugby's Greatest Rivalry' series at 1-1.

30.08.2026 19:41 BBC Sport examines what new striker Nicolas Jackson will bring to Aston Villa, with Ollie Watkins looking set to join Al-Hilal.

30.08.2026 15:31 Senegal defender El Hadji Malick Diouf joins Brentford in a £40m deal from West Ham.

30.08.2026 06:31 Two ships were seized within four days last week raising to at least 13 the number attacked since January.

30.08.2026 02:32 King Oyo ascended to the throne of Uganda's Tooro kingdom when he was just three years old.

29.08.2026 22:00 The military authorities retook control of the city 18 months ago, but the conflict continues elsewhere.

29.08.2026 17:21 The court in The Hague convicted the 66-year-old of war crimes and the crime of genocide.

29.08.2026 13:02 Brian Mundubile had been in hiding after disputing the outcome of the recent presidential election.

29.08.2026 08:51 He says his decision is "a rejection of hate" rather than a rejection of South Africans.

29.08.2026 04:30 The killing of at least eight women in a week has sparked outrage in Cameroon.