Flights evacuating Europeans from Niger have arrived in France and Italy.

France began evacuating its citizens from the West African nation amid anti-French sentiment following last week's coup - 262 people arrived in Paris early on Wednesday.

The coup…

The US government's credit rating has been downgraded following concerns over the state of the country's finances and its debt burden.

Fitch, one of three major independent agencies that assess creditworthiness, cut the rating from the top level of AAA to…

The Nigerian migrants hoped to travel to Europe, but ended up thousands of miles away in Brazil.

A sheriff rules Nicholas Rossi can be extradited from Scotland to Utah to face rape charges.

Nigeria reportedly cuts electricity supplies to increase pressure on the military junta.

When Nicholas Rossi was found seriously ill in a Scottish hospital in December 2021, he claimed to be an Irish orphan called Arthur Knight.
 
But over time, a bizarre case began to unfold. The true identity of ‘Mr Knight’ was revealed to be Mr Rossi - a wanted…

These accusations are the gravest ones yet levelled at the former president, says our North America editor.

Tanya Chutkan is a veteran jurist behind some of the toughest sentences of US Capitol rioters.

Pope Francis is in Portugal to mark World Youth Day, a Vatican-endorsed international festival.

It’s the pontiff’s first foreign trip since having surgery in June and is the biggest event staged by the Catholic Church.

The Pope has been attending a welcome…

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Former Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon retires from professional football aged 45.

The Greek PM encouraged tourists to return to the island as an "act of generosity" after wildfires.

Some 5,000 women are currently serving as combat troops in Ukraine, often fighting sexist attitudes within their own ranks.

As the country continues to make small territorial gains, it's also battling a second front line in the form of Russian propaganda.…

The authorities say they have data privacy concerns over Sam Altman's new cryptocurrency project.

The successful applicant could get paid more than $17,000 for four weeks of work in New York.

Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie split after 18 years, following "meaningful and difficult conversations"

Police have seized drugs and weapons following operations against drug gangs in three states.

A jury has sentenced Robert Bowers for the 2018 attack - the deadliest antisemitic attack in the US.

Nasra Abubakar Ali took 22 seconds to complete the 100m sprint at the World University Games in China.

Juvenile killer whales in the Atlantic are learning a dangerous game by copying adults.

New York Police are investigating the death of O'Shae Sibley, a gay man, as a possible hate crime.