Trump’s threat makes Ukraine mineral deal look like business move

Ukraine started today with, for once, the diplomatic wind in its sails. It had finally agreed a mineral deal “framework” with Washington. An agreement that would see the US invest in Ukraine’s recovery, in return for a share of the country’s future profits from its natural resources, energy infrastructure and its oil and gas. There … Read more

‘I fled Zamzam camp with child in my arms and luggage on my head’

BBC Mother-of-two Fathiya Mohammed says she was mugged while fleeing to the town of Tawila The 700,000 residents of Sudan’s Zamzam camp were already among the world’s most destitute people when they were attacked by paramilitary fighters last week. Two decades of conflict in the Darfur region, which intensified after civil war broke out across … Read more

Olympic legend shows no mercy at school sports day parents’ race

This is the moment Jamaica’s sprint icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce completely demolished other parents in a race at her son’s school sports day. The three-time Olympic champion, who is the third-fastest woman in history, competed against other parents at her son’s school on Wednesday. “They haven’t banned me yet so I’m at the line,” she posted … Read more