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By offering Britain a 99-year lease to secure decolonisation, Mauritius bound its sovereignty to the shifting priorities of great powers, writes Timothy Walker in ISS Today.

Malawi’s High Court has reversed an order seeking to extradite controversial preacher Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary, to South Africa “because of serious procedural and legal flaws”.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that he was not in favour of a ‌preemptive strike against Iran before Israel’s 27 October election, but also warned Tehran and its proxies against striking Israel.

Harry and Meghan appeared together in public for the first time since their surprise return to Britain, revisiting Nottingham where they made their maiden joint engagement in 2017.

Istanbul was on Thursday battling to recover from flooding caused by what officials said was the heaviest rainfall in the city since records began more than 80 years ago, as the downpour continued.

Much-needed military reinforcements against Boko Haram should be matched by sustained territorial control and well-coordinated operations, writes Raoul Sumo Tayo in ISS Today.

The White House was facing mounting questions Wednesday over new press secretary Katie Zacharia’s legal credentials, after a faltering first day in the job when she gave an inconclusive answer about where she had passed the bar exam.

Twenty-seven pupils and a teacher were killed on Thursday after a roof collapsed at a school in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar, a hospital official said.

Pope Leo XIV had a “good night” in hospital and has eaten breakfast as he recovers from lung cancer surgery, the Vatican said Thursday.

Mauritius announced a curfew in some parts ‌of the country on ⁠Tuesday night, following unrest over the shooting ⁠of a woman by a police officer.

Motorists are sleeping overnight at petrol stations, and taxi drivers have been left without work as crippling fuel shortages grip Malawi once again.

US President Donald Trump says “massive oil, gas and mineral exploration” is set to begin in Greenland, even though the territory ⁠has banned new drilling since 2021.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday that a ship caught fire and sank in the Strait of Hormuz because of a mine, while British security firm Vanguard also reported a sinking.

Ukraine on Wednesday accused the United States of helping Russia, saying Washington failed to warn it of incoming missile strikes and slowed the Starlink system it relies on for its battlefield communications and frontline logistics.

Britain’s Prince William turned one of London’s most famous thoroughfares, The Mall leading to Buckingham Palace, into a temporary cricket pitch on Tuesday, where he was joined by some of the game’s biggest names to promote his Earthshot climate prize.

A Vincent van Gogh painting unseen by the public for over 60 years went on display in Hong Kong ahead of its 18 November auction in New York.

Disbanding militias is key to Libya’s reunification, but could lead to weapons stockpiles being trafficked into neighbouring countries, writes Hassane Koné in ISS Today.

Former DR Congo president Joseph Kabila on Monday joined forces with the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group to head a new outfit, taking a more direct role in the insurgency ravaging the country’s volatile east.

Japan’s prime minister said on Wednesday she probably spends “three or four more hours” than her male predecessors tackling household duties on top of her already packed daily schedule.

Pope Leo XIV spent a calm night and was to begin post-surgery recovery Wednesday, a day after having a cancerous tumour removed from his lung.