Developing Stories

The global shift towards electric vehicles is intended to reduce pollution and slow climate change. But in the forests of Indonesia, the growing demand for battery minerals is raising difficult...

More than 320 people have been arrested in Senegal since February in a widening crackdown on LGBTQ+ people, with rights groups warning that forced HIV testing, threats to legal representation...

Military retirees on Tuesday barricaded the entrance to the Military Pensions Board office in Dutse Alhaji, Abuja, protesting what they described as an unfair formula for adjusting their pensions. The...

The United Nations refugee agency has warned that severe funding shortages are forcing it to scale back humanitarian operations worldwide, with millions of displaced people at risk of losing access...

The United States has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), escalating its confrontation with the international tribunal just hours after former ICC judge Navi Pillay won the 2026...

Ghana has approved plans to formally seek membership of the BRICS group, as the West African country looks to expand its economic and diplomatic partnerships beyond its traditional allies. Foreign...

Fighting between Ethiopian federal forces and Tigrayan forces has intensified, raising fears of a renewed war four years after a peace agreement ended a devastating conflict in the northern region....

United States federal authorities have reportedly opened a preliminary inquiry into the financial activities of the Argentine Football Association (AFA), with investigators examining whether transactions conducted through the American financial...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has officially launched one of the most ambitious astronomical projects ever undertaken, marking the beginning of a 10-year mission to create an unprecedented record of...

Nigeria has recorded what officials describe as one of the country's most significant mining discoveries in recent years after identifying a world-class polymetallic mineral province in Kaduna State containing large...