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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Anthony Joshua’s driver attempted overtake before fatal crash, trial hears
Meslier joins Arsenal on free transfer after Leeds exit
Arsenal have signed goalkeeper Illan Meslier on a free transfer from Leeds on a two-year deal with the option to extend for a further year. Meslier made 215 appearances across seven seasons with the Yorkshire club, keeping 70 clean sheets. The French goalkeeper, 26, said he “cannot wait to win trophies” with “the biggest club in England”. BBC…
Uganda judges push back against lawyers’ bid to scrap ‘colonial titles’
Uganda’s judiciary has pushed back against a directive by the country’s lawyers’ association instructing its members to stop addressing judges as “My Lord” or “My Lady” and to abandon the longstanding practice of bowing before them. In the directive, the Uganda Law Society (ULS) said such “feudal and colonial honorifics” elevate judicial officers above citizens,…
Tensions erupt in Indian state after 11-year-old raped and murdered
The Indian state of West Bengal has been on the boil for the past few days over the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl. The body of the child was fished out from a pond on Sunday – a day after her family reported her missing. The incident in Surjyapur village in Baruipur, on…
The African fishermen who blame Chinese trawlers for their woes
The villagers are shouting as they haul on the ropes to pull the net in from the sea. It takes a big collective effort of a dozen or more people to drag the wriggling mass of snapper, mackerel, barracuda, rays, and many more fish besides, onto the beach. Shore fishing like this is a tradition…
South African leader warns anti-migrant protesters ahead of unofficial deadline
People intending to protest against migrants should do so without “intimidation, threats or ultimatums”, President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned on the eve of an unofficial deadline for undocumented foreigners to leave South Africa. Several thousand citizens of other African countries have already left the country in recent weeks fearing violence. One undocumented Malawian told the…
Mum rescued from Venezuela rubble with newborn baby tells BBC how he helped her survive
A mother who was pulled from the rubble of her wrecked home in Venezuela with her 18-day-old baby has told the BBC of how her son helped keep her alive. Dayana Patino said her son Juan David gave her “motivation to be awake and alert”. “As long as he was alive, I was going to…
Police seal off key roads in Nairobi as Kenyans march to remember protest victims
Police in Kenya have sealed off key roads leading into central Nairobi ahead of planned nationwide protests marking two years since deadly Gen-Z-led anti-government demonstrations. Protesters say they are demanding justice for more than 80 people killed and dozens more injured during the 2024 anti-tax demonstrations and anniversary protests last year. There have been pockets…