Weather tracker: hail covers parts of Tunisia and Algeria like snow
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:49:39 GMT
Accumulations of up to 3cm deep reported as severe thunderstorms also bring heavy downpours to central ItalySevere thunderstorms have affected the Mediterranean this week. On Monday, a surface low-pressure system in the Mediterranean in conjunction with an upper air cut-off low, led to thunderstorms
South African politician Julius Malema given five-year jail term for gun offence
Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:37:49 GMT
Leader of leftwing Economic Freedom Fighters was convicted last year for firing rifle in the air at 2018 rallyThe South African leftwing politician Julius Malema has been sentenced to five years in prison for firing a rifle in the air at a political rally in 2018.Lawyers for the leader of the Econom
More than £1bn pledged for Sudan as humanitarian crisis deepens
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:49:04 GMT
Donors exceed funding target at Berlin conference but prospects for ceasefire remain distantMore than £1bn (€1.15bn) has been pledged for war-ravaged Sudan at a conference in Berlin, eclipsing the funding target organisers had set to help mitigate the world’s largest humanitarian crisis.The financia
