The pop star explains why his third album is "a metaphor for the oppression millions of people feel". ...

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Republican governors are escalating a tactic that has seen migrants relocated to Democratic areas. ...

A BBC journalist on the fears she has for her family in Ethiopia's Tigray region following an outbreak of fighting. ...

Control of oil-rich Kordofan is a big prize for both warring groups in their bid to take the country, analysts say. ...

The star says she's chosen "to not take off my clothes in a movie or be vulnerable in physical ways". ...

FREE PRESCRIPTIONS for over 60s could be under threat, and a planned acceleration to state pension age increases could spell further trouble for older people. ...