In tonight's edition, South Africa says it will be working hard to support its exporters hit by american new 30% tariff.
Also, as sea levels rise, Egypt’s historic coastal city of Alexandria faces a growing threat: climate change is about to erase one of the world’s oldest cities.
And we go to Abidjan where the Women's AfroBasket 2025 is taking place.
A Colombian judge on Friday sentenced former president Álvaro Uribe to 12 years of house arrest for witness tampering, making him the first ex-head of state in the country’s history to be convicted and sentenced. The 73-year-old conservative figure denies wrongdoing and is expected to appeal.
Russian organisation the Global Fact-Checking Network (GFCN), which was launched in April 2025, claims to fight disinformation. But a number of the 60-odd members of the network regularly share disinformation online. We take a look.
French prosecutors said on Friday they had asked an investigating judge to send Paris Saint-Germain footballer Achraf Hakimi to trial over a rape allegation dating back to 2023.
US President Donald Trump on Friday announced that he had ordered two nuclear submarines to deploy near Russia, responding to what he called "foolish and inflammatory" threats from former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev.
With around 11 million visitors passing through its streets annually, the Parisian neighbourhood of Montmartre has long been a must-visit location for tourists in the city.
However, with the narrow streets filling up with more tourists each year, locals are worried that they will soon lose their homes and their neighbourhood.
France announced Friday it would halt its Gaza student evacuation programme after a scholarship recipient accused of sharing antisemitic posts was ordered to leave. All Gazan arrivals will now face new screening as authorities investigate the vetting process.
Several countries welcomed US President Donald Trump’s softened tariff plan on Friday, with lower-than-expected rates and a one-week delay. But confusion and concern linger, as some key partners – including Canada, Taiwan and Japan – still seek clarity or better terms.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariff rates of up to 41% on U.S. imports from dozens of countries drew expressions of relief Friday from some countries that negotiated a deal or managed to whittle them down from rates announced in April. Others expressed disappointment or frustration over running out of time after hitting Trump's Aug. 1 deadline for striking deals with America’s trading partners. Kethevane Gorjestani has more.
The special envoy of U.S. President Donald Trump visited an aid distribution center in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip on Friday morning, as pressure mounts on Israel over the rising death toll in the famine-stricken Palestinian territory. Shrouq Al-Aila, journalist in Gaza City, has more.
Just Thursday, Trump announced he was delaying a tariff hike on products from the major US trading partner Mexico. The postponement by 90 days came after talks with his counterpart Claudia Sheinbaum. Carys Garland gives us her take.