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She’s ready to take the plunge with him. Jessica Radcliffe now says she’d marry the wacky British Romeo who has been jailed for breaking lockdown rules by riding a jet ski across the Irish Sea to visit her. “If he asks me, I’ll say,…

Tunisian Environment Minister, Mustapha Aroui, has been sacked and arrested on Sunday over the shipment of hundreds of containers of household waste from Italy to Tunisia. According to a waste management expert, "this case shows that big…

The government of the Central African Republic said Saturday that the country's former president, Francois Bozize, is planning a coup in the lead-up to the December 27 presidential and legislative elections. The government, which has…

Australian states and territories have begun enforcing entry bans on Sydney residents amid a growing coronavirus outbreak in the nation's largest city. The border closures outside New South Wales (NSW) have dashed Christmas plans…

After months of wrangling, US lawmakers have agreed to a roughly $900bn (£660bn) package of pandemic aid, including money for businesses and unemployment programmes. The money is set to accompany a bigger, $1.4tn spending bill to fund…

Dozens of travellers who flew in to Germany from the UK on Sunday had to spend the night at the Hanover and Frankfurt/Main airports, after Germany imposed new coronavirus travel restrictions. German NTV news says 120 passengers were kept…

The Constitutional Council in Burkina Faso has confirmed the victory of Roch Marc Christian Kaboré in the November presidential election. Mr Kaboré secured a second term by garnering 57.7% of the vote. His main challenger Eddie Komboigo…

Eighteen foreign fisherman who were held in war-torn Libya for more than three months have been released after a visit by Italy's PM Giuseppe Conte. Libyan patrol boats loyal to Gen Khalifa Haftar arrested the men, who are based in…

Former President of Burundi Pierre Buyoya has died aged 71, his cousin and a diplomatic source have confirmed to the BBC. The family source said he died in Paris on Thursday due to Covid-19 complications. The retired army major had…

The governor of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, Mike Sonko Mbuvi, has been removed from office after the senate upheld his impeachment by the regional assembly. Senators found Mr Sonko guilty of four charges including gross violation of the…