Two-time NASCAR champion dies aged 41
Kyle Busch, a two-time NASCAR champion, has died aged 41 after being taken to hospital with a "severe illness".
Posted on 21 May 2026 | 7:01 pm
The opposition leader who has thrown Africa's oldest surviving political party into disarray again
In 2012, Africa's oldest surviving political party expelled South African opposition leader Julius Malema for "bringing the party into disrepute" and "sowing internal divisions". Fourteen years on, he has shown he can still throw the African National Congress (ANC) into disarray.
Posted on 21 May 2026 | 7:01 pm
At least 25 killed in two separate shootings in Honduras
At least 25 people have been killed, including six police officers, in two separate attacks on the coast of Honduras, police said.
Posted on 21 May 2026 | 4:40 pm
Ebola outbreak spreading as crowd sets fire to treatment centre in DRC
Fears are growing that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is gathering momentum, as a treatment centre is set alight by an angry crowd.
Posted on 21 May 2026 | 11:43 am
'Some good signs' a US-Iran deal to end war could be in sight, Marco Rubio reveals
Marco Rubio said there are "some good signs" that a deal to end the Iran war could be in sight - but added that he doesn't "want to be overly optimistic".
Posted on 21 May 2026 | 11:30 am
Gaza-bound flotilla movement: All you need to know
Another flotilla has attempted to breach Israel's naval blockade of Gaza.
Posted on 21 May 2026 | 6:18 am
UK to provide up to £20m funding for fight against Ebola outbreak in Africa
The UK will provide up to £20m to help contain an Ebola outbreak suspected of killing more than 130 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
Posted on 20 May 2026 | 5:58 pm