
South African president says he will not step down after impeachment call
President Cyril Ramaphosa said he would not resign on Monday evening after days of speculation.
WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026, 16:16

President Cyril Ramaphosa said he would not resign on Monday evening after days of speculation.

Residents of Utqiagvik, the United States’ northernmost city, will experience 84 days of midnight sun and uninterrupted daylight.

A fishermen’s leader tells the BBC that 40 people are feared dead – either in the strikes or drowning as they tried to flee.

Christian Schmidt had been in the role since 2021, and departs after appearing to lose the backing of the United States.

A specialist team helped supply critical medical support to Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic.

Trump rejected Iran’s response to a U.S. peace proposal, calling it “totally unacceptable.” And, Congressional Republicans are trying to push for three years of funding for immigration enforcement.

President Trump’s trip to China is going forward despite the war with Iran casting a shadow over the state visit.

The painting is believed to have been plundered by high-ranking Nazi Hermann Goering during World War Two.

A body found in New South Wales is thought to be that of a man wanted over a triple murder.

Nobel Peace laureate and activist Narges Mohammadi has been transferred to a Tehran hospital more than a week after collapsing in prison, her foundation said Sunday.

Will Grant tested out one of the pitches where England captain Harry Kane and his team will train in Kansas City.

Another one of 17 Americans who are being flown home has mild symptoms, the US health department says.

He said the austerity measures would reduce India’s fuel use and help save foreign exchange.

The pop star’s legal team alleges a photograph of her face was used on Samsung television boxes without permission.

Iranian authorities granted human rights activist Narges Mohammadi bail amid growing concern over her poor health in prison.

Iranian authorities have imposed an internet ban but using trusted sources, special correspondent Fergal Keane hears from those traumatised by conflict and government repression.

The BBC visits the city of Ushuaia, where heath officials have been sent to investigate the origins of the outbreak.

Celebrities, filmmakers and creators put up a performance at Africa’s biggest night of film and fashion.

The warning comes as a commercial vessel is hit off Qatar, and both the UAE and Kuwait report drone attacks.

Spanish national Saif Abu Keshek and Brazilian Thiago Ávila were detained by Israel after sailing in a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.

Officials are investigating what caused the explosion at a popular marina in southern Florida.