Ebola Outbreak Is Now the Second-Deadliest Ever, and in Record Time
The disease has killed more than 1,500 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo in just over two months, causing deaths faster than officials have ever recorded.
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Archbishop of Canterbury committed to £100m slavery fund
Dame Sarah Mullally has renewed her commitment to the fund on a visit to Cape Coast Castle in Ghana.
Palestine Action ban to be reviewed by Supreme Court
The UK’s highest court gives Palestine Action’s co-founder permission to appeal the government’s proscription of the group under anti-terrorism legislation.
MP Diane Abbott readmitted into Labour Party after suspension
Joani Reid, the MP for East Kilbride and Strathaven, will also be let back into Labour, a party spokesperson confirmed.
Saudi Arabia announces maritime defence alliance to secure vital waterways
Fourteen nations sign up to alliance to protect vital trade and energy routes amid escalating hostilities.
Africa: Mastercard Foundation Commits $500 Million to Transform Higher Education
[allAfrica] As Africa grapples with shrinking international development funding and rising pressure to create jobs for its rapidly growing youth population, the Mastercard Foundation is making one of the continent’s biggest long-term
Watch: Women’s Open first-round highlights
Highlights of the opening day of the Women’s Open from Royal Lytham & St Annes.
Spain’s Ceuta declares emergency over surge in migrant arrivals
More than 1,500 migrants have reached Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta by sea over the past week.
Spain sends extra troops and police to Ceuta after thousands of migrants arrive
Unknown number of people have swum and waded into Spanish enclave that neighbours Morocco The Spanish government is deploying extra troops and police officers to its north African enclave of Ceuta after
Defender Stones joins Inter Milan on free transfer
England defender John Stones joins Italian Serie A champions Inter Milan on a free transfer and signs a two-year contract.