Jerusalem is Israel’s capital, says Donald Trump

President Donald Trump has announced that the US now recognises Jerusalem as Israel's capital, overturning decades of official US policy. Mr Trump described the move as "a long overdue step" to advance the Middle East...

US to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in world first

US President Donald Trump will recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital, senior administration officials have said. But the officials said Mr Trump would not immediately move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The news comes...

‘Abacha loot’: Switzerland to return $320m to Nigeria

The Swiss government has announced that it will return $320m (£240m) of the money allegedly stolen by Nigeria's late military ruler Sani Abacha. The money was frozen in 2014 by a Swiss court after a...

German tourist shot dead in Ethiopia

A German tourist has been killed and a guide wounded in an attack in north-eastern Ethiopia, near the border with Eritrea. Reports say the German national was in a group of tourists who were visiting...

Peace diamond: Precious stone fetches $6.5m in New York

A giant 709-carat diamond unearthed in Sierra Leone has sold at auction in New York for $6.5m (£4.8m). Laurence Graff, chairman of Graff Diamonds, won the precious stone - nicknamed the "peace diamond" - in...

California wildfire: Thousands evacuated in Ventura County

Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes north of Los Angeles as a fast-moving wildfire rips through the area. The blaze took hold in the early evening in southern California's Ventura County...

Trump travel ban: Supreme Court lets restrictions take full effect

The US Supreme Court has ruled President Donald Trump's travel ban on six mainly Muslim countries can go into full effect, pending legal challenges. The decision is a boost for Mr Trump's policy against travellers...

Yemen’s former leader Saleh ‘killed’

Reports from Yemen say ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh has been killed in fighting with his former allies. Media controlled by the rebel Houthi movement quoted officials as declaring the "end of the crisis of the...

Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa replaces ministers after outcry

Zimbabwe's new President Emmerson Mnangagwa has replaced two ministers, two days after announcing his cabinet. Critics said the original line-up showed Mr Mnangagwa had no plans to bring real change to the country despite hailing...

Trump-Russia: Flynn’s dealings were ‘lawful’

Donald Trump has responded to a guilty plea by his former national security adviser Michael Flynn, saying Mr Flynn's actions as a member of his transition team "were lawful". Mr Flynn has entered a plea...