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JohannesburgFollowing a cabinet reshuffle in South Africa, including the firing of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, the S&P Global Ratings cut the country's credit rating to junk status for the first time in 17 years. But it did not persuade the president to resign.

New YorkDuring an emergency meeting held by the UN Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday, the suspected chemical attack in Syria's province of Idlib was blamed on the Syrian government. The United Kingdom, France and the United States introduced a draft resolution in the UNSC stating that the alleged April 4 chemical attack in Idlib was ordered by the Syrian army.

LondonLondon tube riders were welcomed by a sign on the Underground warning them that not all newspapers were the same in terms of press freedom and reporting news.

ParisAll eyes were on a key election debate broadcast live last night in France between the presidential candidates.

The Syrian Air Force hit a warehouse in Idlib province where chemical weapons were being stockpiled for shipping to Iraq, according to Russia’s Defense Ministry.

BetheimA Somalian "asylum seeker" has been charged with raping two disabled men in a care home and murdering the wife of one in the early hours of October 22 last year.

LondonDemographically, Britain has been acquiring an Islamic face, especially in cities such as Birmingham, Bradford, Derby, Dewsbury, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, Luton, Manchester, Sheffield, Waltham Forest and Tower Hamlets.

St PetersburgISIS warned only days ago that they would be targeting Russia with a terror attack. A poster circulated just days before the attack on a metro with the message: "We Will Burn Russia".

BelgradeRussian president Vladimir Putin has endorsed another European presidential candidate.

BerlinGerman state authorities knew more about the terror threat posed by Tunisian ISIS operative Anis Amri than previously claimed, according to reports.