Former FBI boss to lead Russia inquiry
A former FBI boss has been named special counsel to oversee an inquiry into Russia's alleged meddling in the election and any Trump campaign ties.
In naming Robert Mueller, the deputy attorney general said it...
Trump asked FBI’s Comey to drop Flynn inquiry – reports
President Donald Trump asked FBI chief James Comey to drop an inquiry into links between his ex-national security adviser and Russia, US media report.
"I hope you can let this go," Mr Trump reportedly told...
Trump asked FBI’s Comey to drop Flynn inquiry – reports
President Donald Trump asked FBI chief James Comey to drop an inquiry into links between his ex-national security adviser and Russia, US media report.
"I hope you can let this go," Mr Trump reportedly told...
Israel Said to Be Source of Secret Intelligence Trump Gave to Russians
The classified intelligence that President Trump disclosed in a meeting last week with Russian officials at the White House was provided by Israel, according to a current and a former American official familiar with...
Trump defends ‘absolute right’ to share ‘facts’ with Russia
US President Donald Trump has defended his "absolute right" to share information with Russia, following a row over classified material.
Mr Trump tweeted that he had shared "facts pertaining to terrorism and airline safety" and...
Kenya: Pupils protest after Nairobi school is demolished
Primary schoolchildren have used their desks to block a major road in Kenya’s capital Nairobi after their school was demolished.
The Kenyatta Golf Course Academy was knocked down at the weekend following a land dispute.
They...
Trump ‘shared classified information with Russia’
President Donald Trump revealed highly classified information about so-called Islamic State (IS) to Russia's foreign minister, US media report.
The information, related to the use of laptops on aircraft, came from a partner of the...
France’s Macron names Republican Philippe as PM
President Emmanuel Macron has chosen centre-right mayor Edouard Philippe as France's new prime minister.
Mr Philippe, 46, is not from the president's new centrist party but from the centre-right Republicans.
The choice is seen as an...
Akufo-Addo leaves for Senegal, Guinea
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has left Ghana on Monday, May 15, 2017, to begin the second phase of his official working visits to the countries of the ECOWAS region.
Akufo-Addo’s first stop is Senegal...
Mutiny in Ivory Coast
There's been heavy gunfire in Abidjan, the commercial capital of Ivory Coast where troops have been staging a mutiny.
Residents said they heard shots being exchanged from early in the morning, describing the gunfire as...