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Two Russian oil tankers with 29 crew members on board have sunk in the Black Sea amid bad weather and are now leaking oil, Russian authorities have said. Video posted on Telegram by Russia’s Southern Transport Prosecutor’s Office, which the BBC has been unable to verify, appears to show one of the tankers broken in…

Seven tourists in Fiji have been sent to hospital with suspected alcohol poisoning and are reported to be in a critical condition. It is believed they drank cocktails at a resort bar on Saturday night local time and shortly afterwards, displayed nausea, vomiting and neurological symptoms. Four of the seven are Australian, with ages ranging…

Kiambu county’s Department of Health Services A sombre mood engulfed a village in Kenya’s Rift Valley last week as dozens of medical interns joined other mourners at the burial of their colleague who had taken his own life. Speaker after speaker lamented the loss of Francis Njuki, a 29-year-old trainee pharmacist, whose family told the…

Niger’s military government has suspended the BBC for three months, accusing it of spreading fake news that could destabilise social peace and demoralise troops fighting jihadists. Niger’s Minister of Communication Raliou Sidi Mohamed announced that the decision would take effect immediately. BBC programmes, including in Hausa, the most spoken language in Niger, and French, are…

A woman has been charged with threatening a health insurance company by repeating words engraved on bullet casings found at the scene of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s murder. Briana Boston, 42, is accused of saying “Delay, deny, depose, you people are next” while speaking on a recorded line with a Blue Cross Blue Shield representative…

Australia says the five remaining members of the “Bali Nine” drug ring have returned home after almost 20 years in Indonesian prison. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wrote on social media: “I am pleased to confirm that Australian citizens, Si Yi Chen, Michael Czugaj, Matthew Norman, Scott Rush and Martin Stephens have returned to Australia this…

Talia Jane In New York City, several young men competed in a lookalike contest They came in hoodies, they came in masks, shuffling their feet and laughing nervously while waiting for a winner to be announced. Just a few days after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was murdered on a New York City sidewalk, these young…

Five people have died in shootings in northern France, including near a migrant camp, and a 22-year-old man has turned himself in to police, according to French media. Four people – two security guards and two migrants – were fatally shot on the Loon-Plage stretch of coastline near Dunkirk, unnamed security sources told outlets in…

Getty Images Isak Andic pictured with Kate Moss at a 2011 Mango collection launch in Paris Isak Andic, the billionaire founder of high street fashion chain Mango, died in an accident on Saturday while exploring caves near Barcelona. Spanish media reported the 71-year-old fell down a ravine to his death while hiking in caves that…

ABC News has agreed to pay $15m (£12m) to US President-elect Donald Trump to settle a defamation lawsuit after its star anchor falsely said he had been found “liable for rape”. George Stephanopoulos made the statements repeatedly during an interview on 10 March this year while challenging a congresswoman about her support for Trump. A…