The vast majority of the US Agency for International Development's (USAID) programmes have been terminated after a six-week purge, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced.
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was served an Interpol arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court on his arrival at Manila's main airport on Tuesday, the government said.
South Africa on Friday rejected a claim by multibillionaire Elon Musk that his Starlink satellite company could not operate in the country because he is not Black, and its telecoms regulator said Starlink had not applied for a licence.
A Catholic priest was kidnapped and killed in Nigeria's northern Kaduna state, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said on Friday, adding that the murder highlighted insecurity in a region where armed groups have continued to target civilians.
Hackers thought to be working for the North Korean regime have successfully cashed out at least $300m (£232m) of their record-breaking $1.5bn crypto heist.
The Trump administration believes Ukraine's leadership is "ready to move forward" on the US demand for a ceasefire process with Russia, according to a senior US state department official.
Mark Carney has won the race to succeed Justin Trudeau as Canada's prime minister, vowing to win the trade war against US President Donald Trump as he takes charge of the country at a time of deep instability.
A Southwest plane bound for Phoenix was forced to go back to the gate this week after one of the passengers walked to the front of the plane and started taking off her clothes.
A South Carolina prison inmate convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend's parents with a baseball bat will be the first person in the US to be executed by firing squad in 15 years.
