A reliable source familiar with the meeting held on Thursday in Bangkok, Thailand, between the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya, Naji Issa, and t...

Following the public controversy over the contested oil revenue figures published by the Central Bank of Libya and the National Oil Corporation, the A...

A teacher fought teenage shooter and a parent shot him dead, police say on Friday, a day after four people were killed.

Trump says the US Navy blockade has stopped all Iranian ships from crossing the Strait of Hormuz.

Some of the 200 patients were found with "sores all over their bodies" and in overcrowded rooms.

Hyron Andrews dies at his Johannesburg Lions' team hotel before their Champions Cup match at La Rochelle on Saturday.

The BBC sees masked settlers attack Palestinians trying to harvest olives, amid a surge in similar incidents.

BBC Verify analysis of data from a UK maritime agency shows 12 vessels were struck in a week.

UN says West Bank olive harvest settler attacks surpass 2025 figure The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) reports that the number of settler attacks in the West Bank affecting the olive harvest season has already exceeded last year’s number. So far this year, nearly 200 settler attacks linked to the olive harvest have caused casualties or property damage, Ocha said in a statement. That is more than the 185 incidents recorded during the entire 2025 season. This year’s attacks have killed one Palestinian, injured more than 120 others, and damaged over 2,500 trees or saplings. About 80 per cent of these incidents took place in the past two weeks, with many communities starting to pick olives early to reduce the risks, the statement read. Humanitarian partners have provided pickers with equipment and other agricultural supplies. They are also monitoring restrictions imposed by the Israeli authorities on access to groves close to settlements and behind the 712-kilometre-long Barrier, and providing legal support. "In Gaza, humanitarian partners say the destruction of olive groves, restricted access to farmland – particularly beyond the “Yellow Line” – and restrictions on the entry of agricultural supplies, engine oil and spare parts are severely limiting cultivation and harvesting, as well as the operation of the few remaining olive presses," the statement said. 

Italy widens flotilla torture probe to include Israeli defence minister, others Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz and senior military, police ​and prison officials have been placed under investigation in Italy over the treatment of Gaza flotilla ‌activists, Italian prosecutors said on Friday. The move expands an investigation that was previously focused on Israel's far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir. The case concerns suspected torture, kidnapping, personal injury, robbery and damage when Israeli forces intercepted small fleets of ​boats headed towards Gaza in 2025 and 2026, the Rome prosecutors' office said in a ​statement. Investigators opened the probe after complaints from 50 Italian citizens who were detained ⁠by Israeli authorities following two Global Sumud Flotilla missions in September to October 2025 and April ​to May 2026. Prosecutors said activists detained after the first mission had reported beatings, injuries, death threats, insults and accusations of terrorism. Activists involved in the ​second mission reported even harsher treatment, including beatings in the dark, the use of tasers and ​rubber bullets, the statement said. Under ​Italian law, crimes ⁠committed abroad against Italian citizens can be prosecuted in Rome.  Under ​Italian law, crimes ⁠committed abroad against Italian citizens can be prosecuted in Rome. (AFP)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky turned to his European allies on Friday, asking Brussels for an additional €70 billion to fund the war against Russia next year. Zelensky's relationship with US President Donald Trump deteriorated after the US eased sanctions on Moscow as part of a diesel-supply deal.

In tonight's programme, Kenya confirms a third case of Ebola, a relative of a man who died earlier this month after travelling from DR Congo. Also,Cameroonian journalist Ambe Macmillan is recovering in hospital after being shot in the legs by gunmen in Bamenda. And we meet Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama... And finally, we meet Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama, who digs deep into his country's colonial and industrial past to lay new creative foundations for generations to come.

Settlers hurl rocks at Palestinians and beat photographer Heidi Levine as part of yearly attacks to disrupt harvestIsraeli settlers have attacked Palestinians across the occupied West Bank in a coordinated movement to disrupt the annual olive harvest, burning cars and trees and injuring Palestinians and a Washington Post photographer.Masked settlers wielding clubs and other weapons attacked people attempting to harvest their olives in West Bank towns on Friday. Palestinian authorities said they recorded attacks in eight villages, and injuries among at least 20 people. Continue reading...

At least six people were injured when a group of masked Israeli settlers descended on an olive grove in Abu Falah, in the occupied West Bank, on Friday, in a coordinated movement across the area to disrupt the annual olive harvest by burning cars and trees. Washington Post journalist Heidi Levine was injured by settlers as she was covering the harvest. There has been a surge of settler violence against Palestinians over the past month, with at least 170 attacks since 27 September, around the start of the annual olive harvest, according to Yesh Din, an Israeli rights group.Israeli settlers attack olive farmers and Washington Post journalist in West Bank Continue reading...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland: The International Olympic Committee is shutting down 12 permanent committees focusing on issues like human rights and gender issues, saying Friday it will instead create expert panels when needed. The streamlining and cost-cutting move leaves 19 committees in place. IOC President Kirsty Coventry, who is in her second year in the role, has already relied on appointing smaller working groups for key issues. A review in March of “protection of the female category” in sports w

SOFIA, Bulgaria: A string of drone attacks on at least seven cargo vessels in the Black Sea this month, off the coasts of NATO members Romania and Bulgaria, has some members of the alliance wondering if Russian President Vladimir Putin is seeking escalation to test their support for Ukraine in its war against Moscow’s full-scale invasion. The attacks in the two countries’ exclusive economic zones threaten a global shipping route and have left two people dead, with at least 25 still missing. Th

Kenya has confirmed its third Ebola case, raising concerns over the spread of the deadly virus across East Africa. The Health Ministry says the latest patient is a 65-year-old woman and a close relative of the country’s first two cases. She had been in quarantine since October 6.

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government has banned the activities of 13 political parties, including the PPRD of former president Joseph Kabila. Presented as a national security measure, the decision has divided the political class and reignited debate over democratic pluralism in the country.