First black female UK career diplomat appointed high commissioner
The Foreign Office has appointed its first black female career diplomat as a high commissioner as it steps up efforts to change the overwhelmingly white,...
George Soros: financier, philanthropist – and hate figure for the far right
The Jewish billionaire's backing for a pro-EU group has breathed new life into populist conspiracy theories In December last year, an MP from the ruling...
Paradise Papers businessman in African bribery inquiry
A billionaire businessman who featured in the Paradise Papers exposé is under investigation by the US authorities on suspicion of bribing high ranking government officials...
Celebrity politicians are a sign of our political decline
When Oprah Winfrey gave a blistering speech of women's empowerment at the Golden Globes, pundits went into overdrive speculating that she might run for office....
Trump tell-all book Fire and Fury released early despite White House legal effort
Lawyers for Donald Trump moved on Thursday to try to shut down an explosive new book which has exposed chaos behind the scenes at the...
Internet and phone services cut in DRC ahead of anti-government protests
Democratic Republic of Congo's government on Saturday ordered telecommunications providers to cut internet and SMS services across the country ahead of planned anti-government demonstrations. Grassroots...