Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa: Bid to scrap elections and extend termPlan to scrap presidential elections puts Zimbabweans at loggerheadsAFP via Getty ImagesAfter ousting Robert Mugabe in 2017, Emmerson Mnangagwa was first elected president in 2018Fears are growing in opposition circles in Zimbabwe that the ruling Zanu-PF party is making a new grab for power as it presses ahead with...

Airlines in Europe slash thousands of flights as Iran war cuts jet fuel supplies A Lufthansa passenger jet refuels at the gate at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport in France in March, 2026. Isabelle Souriment + Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty...

It Was a Hoax: Jonathan, the World's Oldest Tortoise, Is Still 'Alive and Well'Jonathan the tortoise, believed to be the world's oldest living land animal, is still with us at 193 years old, contrary to a spurious, and possibly scammy, social media post and a flurry of news outlets mistakenly reporting his death.On Wednesday, an X account purporting to be Joe Hollins, the veterinarian who cares...

The SEC drops its four-year-old investigation into EV startup Faraday Future The Securities and Exchange Commission has closed its investigation into electric vehicle startup Faraday Future, despite SEC staff on the case recommending an enforcement action last year, TechCrunch has learned. Four sources familiar with the investigation, who were granted anonymity to speak about the government...

Spain's Pedro Sánchez hits back at Trump threat to sever trade saying 'no to war'Paul Kirby,Europe digital editorandGuy Hedgecoe,in MadridLa MoncloaPedro Sánchez told Spaniards that one "illegality" could not be met with anotherSpanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has delivered a strong rebuttal to US President Donald Trump's threat to end trade with Spain by declaring his opposition to war and...