WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on former Congolese President Joseph Kabila for his alleged role in funding and providing political support to rebel groups operating in the east of his country. The Treasury and State departments announced Thursday that they had targeted Kabila, who served as Congo’s president from 2001 until…
Reform UK has targeted working-class areas such as Woodhouse in Sheffield 04:00, 30 Apr 2026 Nathaniel Menday is standing for Reform UK in Woodhouse, Sheffield(Image: Twitter) Residents in a Sheffield ward have said Reform UK has a “good chance” of winning next week’s local election despite the candidate labelling the Nazis “visionaries”. After local candidate…
BIKFAYA, Lebanon (AP) — The former Lebanese president who once signed a short-lived deal with Israel ending decades of a state of war now says the time is right to try again. Amin Gemayel spoke with The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday after the first direct talks between Lebanon and Israel since the 1980s,…
The local elections will take place next week Several of the Reform UK candidates for the upcoming local elections in Sheffield(Image: Reform UK Sheffield West) Campaigners and volunteers for right-wing party Reform UK in Sheffield have reported various incidents of verbal and physical abuse to the police. A social media post by Reform UK Sheffield…
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Prominent journalist Andrzej Poczobut has been released from jail in Belarus in a swap with Poland that also saw a total of 10 prisoners released as the authoritarian leader of Belarus seeks improved relations with the West, officials in both countries said Tuesday. Poczobut, a correspondent for the influential Polish newspaper…
The Trump administration seemed unlikely Tuesday to accept Iran’s offer to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the U.S. lifts its blockade on the country. The proposal would postpone discussions on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program, something that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared to rule out in a Fox…
CHUIL, South Sudan (AP) — Displaced people who took refuge from conflict in an isolated South Sudan village were denied lifesaving aid by the government even as deaths there mounted, eyewitnesses and aid groups said. The Associated Press spoke with people who fled to the swamp-encircled community of Nyatim in recent weeks. They described having…
‘This is all new territory. I don’t think I can do any worse’ 18:29, 27 Apr 2026Updated 18:41, 27 Apr 2026 Vic Flowers(Image: Jason Roberts /Manchester Evening News) A well-known cricket fan from Oldham who found fame as part of England fan group The Barmy Army is standing for Reform in the borough’s upcoming local…
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A spate of attacks against civilians and military bases in Colombia’s southwestern region has raised security concerns as the country heads to a May presidential election in which crime is expected to be one of the top voter concerns. Rebel groups have staged 26 attacks with explosives and drones since Friday,…
new video loaded: Mali’s Defense Minister Killed in Islamist Attacks 1:36 Mali’s defense minister was killed in attacks over the weekend by militants linked to Al Qaeda, a government spokesman said. By Monika Cvorak April 27, 2026 ‘God Will Never Abandon You,’ Pope Tells Prisoners in Equatorial Guinea 1:07 Pope Leo Says News Outlets Misunderstood…