Rwandan singer Aimable Karasira has died as he was being released from prison in Kigali, according to the Rwanda Correctional Service (RCS).

The RCS said he had died at Nyarugenge Hospital after he had allegedly overdosed on his prescription medication.

RCS spokesperson Hillary Sengabo later said Karasira was suffering from diabetes, high blood pressure and poor mental health, and that a post-mortem would be carried out.

However, some government critics view

One word dominates Red Square right now: "Victory".

The word Pobeda stares down from giant red banners. It flashes across video screens. Close by people are taking selfies beside an art installation that spells out the word.

On the square, which is blocked off by metal barriers, soldiers are rehearsing for the annual Victory Day parade that marks the defeat of Nazi

The outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship carrying passengers from across the world is a situation that authorities say they are taking incredibly seriously.

Three passengers have died either on board or after travelling on the ship, which set sail from Argentina a month ago.

Four others have been medically evacuated from the ship for treatment.

A huge operation is in place to trace people potentially exposed to the virus who have already taken flights home to numerous countries, including the UK

Superdry co-founder James Holder has been jailed for eight years for raping a woman in a "despicable piece of sexual violence".

The 54-year-old, of Cheltenham, attacked the woman in her flat after a night out in 2022.

His victim told Bristol Crown Court he had taken her "choice, dignity and body".

Holder, who appeared via video link from prison, showed no

Ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas have stalled, and Gaza risks sliding back into war.

This week an Israeli air strike killed the son of Hamas's leader and chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya, and Palestinian sources confirmed to the BBC that the two sides had reached a deadlock in negotiations.

Israeli media reports suggest Israel

Health authorities are racing to trace dozens of people who disembarked from a hantavirus-hit cruise ship on the island of St Helena in the South Atlantic.

The operator of the Dutch vessel said 29 passengers, of at least 12 different nationalities, left the MV Hondius on 24 April. The Dutch government gave a different figure of 40.

A 69-year-old Dutch woman who later died in South Africa was among those. Two other people died on the ship, which set

South Africa's government has condemned the circulation of what it called "fake videos and images" that have been described by some as recordings of attacks on foreign nationals in the country.

The call comes as diplomatic tension has increased between South Africa and other African nations following accusations that xenophobic violence is on the rise once again in the country.

Ghana's government has written to the African Union (AU) asking the

France's interior minister has condemned violence that broke out in the Paris region after PSG's Uefa Champions League semi-final victory against Bayern Munich late on Wednesday night.

Fans took to the streets to celebrate the Paris team's qualification for the 30 May final in Budapest. However, celebrations were marred by a series of disturbances.

Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez told French radio that 127 people were arrested in the