Getty Images By Sam Cabral BBC News Seawater along the tip of Florida has exceeded hot tub temperatures of 37.8C (100F) in recent days, making it potentially the hottest ever measured. A buoy in Manatee Bay registered triple-digit readings on Sunday and Monday, while buoys in two other places also nearly reached that mark. The…

Getty Images Nigerian Nobel-Prize winning writer Wole Soyinka has defended Afrobeats star Davido over a controversial music video which offended some Muslims. Davido shared a video by another singer signed to his label, which reportedly showed men dancing outside a mosque. This caused outrage in some Muslim circles, with people tearing down Davido posters, local…

AFP By Usman Minjibir & Cecilia Macaulay BBC News, Abuja & London Presidential guards in Niger have seized President Mohamed Bazoum and blockaded his residence, as well as key ministries, sources say. The African Union, the UN, the EU and the United States have all condemned their actions. President Bazoum is a key western ally…

Reuters By Robert Greenall BBC News A man charged in the drug-related death of Wire actor Michael K Williams has been jailed for two-and-a-half years. Prosecutors sought a four-year term for Carlos Macci but the actor’s nephew and show’s co-creator asked for leniency. Macci, 72, one of four men charged with selling Williams heroin laced…

NatWest boss Dame Alison Rose has resigned, hours after admitting she had made a mistake in speaking about Nigel Farage’s relationship with the bank. She had been heavily criticised for being the source of an inaccurate BBC report about Mr Farage’s account at Coutts, which is part of NatWest Group. The BBC’s analysis editor Ros…

Getty Images By Hannah Ritchie BBC News, Sydney Colonisation was “the luckiest thing that happened” to Australia, the nation’s second-longest serving Prime Minister John Howard has said. His remarks were made in relation to a historic referendum due to take place this year on Indigenous recognition. If successful, the vote will change Australia’s constitution to…

Getty Images At a glance The US Embassy has issued an alert to its citizens travelling in the Republic of Ireland It urges people to “exercise good personal security practices” and to avoid walking alone at night There have been several assaults in Dublin in the past week, including that of a 57-year-old American tourist…

Getty Images By Kelly Ng BBC News Wang Yi, re-appointed as China’s foreign minister to replace Qin Gang, will be a familiar face to many on the international stage. The 69-year old is already China’s top diplomat as head of the Communist Party’s Central Foreign Affairs Commission. Unlike in many countries, China’s foreign minister is…

Reuters Cambodia’s Hun Sen, one of the world’s longest-serving leaders has announced he will resign and hand over power to his son, days after his ruling party consolidated power at an election. Hun Sen, 70, has ruled Cambodia since 1985 and been criticised for his increasingly authoritarian rule. He first flagged a power transition to…

Reuters By Laurence Peter BBC News More than 40 people have died – most of them in Algeria – in the Mediterranean wildfires threatening villages and holiday resorts, and thousands have been evacuated. Greece is preparing for more evacuation flights from Rhodes, as fires also rage on the islands of Corfu and Evia. The current…