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Namibia’s authorities have warned people not to hold parties at cemeteries after a social gathering at a gravesite in the capital, Windhoek, sparked outrage last weekend. According to City of Windhoek officials, the event at Gammams cemetery “showed seating arrangements, cooler boxes and alcohol” on full display. One Windhoek resident who witnessed the party said…

Two 17-year-old boys have been arrested on suspicion of “state interference” in the Netherlands, prosecutors say, in a case with reported links to Russian spying. The pair were allegedly contacted by pro-Russian hackers on the messaging app Telegram, Dutch media reported. One of the boys allegedly walked past the offices of Europol, Eurojust and the…

Some 260 suspected cyber scammers have been arrested in a sting operation carried out across 14 African countries. The operation, co-ordinated by Interpol and funded by the UK, targeted criminal networks using social media and digital platforms to extract money from victims in romance scams, and in so-called “sextortion”, in which victims are blackmailed using…

Former UK Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair has been involved in discussions about leading a post-war transitional authority in Gaza, the BBC understands. The proposal, which is said to have backing from the White House, would see Blair lead a governing authority supported by the UN and Gulf nations – before handing control back to…

3 hours ago Ali Abbas Ahmadi and Max Matza Watch: “I’m not afraid”, says James Comey after indictment A federal grand jury in the US state of Virginia has formally charged former FBI Director James Comey with two offences related to testimony he gave to Congress. Mr Comey, who has long drawn US President Donald…

8 hours ago Paul KirbyEurope digital editor Watch: Object seen flying away from Aalborg airport as drones disrupt flights Drone incidents at airports and military bases all over Jutland, western Denmark, have not caused any harm or damage – and yet they have exposed the country’s defences as vulnerable to attack. In an era of…

11 hours ago Helen Sullivan Watch: ‘I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank,’ says Trump Donald Trump has said he will not allow Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to annex the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The US president told White House reporters ahead of Netanyahu’s address to the UN General Assembly on Friday:…

Sara Jane Moore, who fired a handgun at US President Gerald Ford in an attempted assassination outside a San Francisco hotel in 1975, has died, according to US media. Moore, who was sentenced to life in prison but was freed on parole in her final years, was 95. Her attack came just days after Ford,…

The Israeli military says its air force has carried out its “most powerful strike” in Yemen in response to the Houthi movement’s repeated drone and missile attacks on Israel. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said dozens of its aircraft bombed targets belonging to the Houthis’ security and intelligence services, and military in the capital Sanaa.…

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in jail after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy in a case related to millions of euros of illicit funds from the late Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi. The Paris criminal court acquitted him of all other charges, including passive corruption and illegal campaign…