April
Chad’s president killed ‘on battlefield’
Idriss Deby Itno, who ruled the central African nation for more than three decades, was killed on the battlefield in a fight against rebels, according to the military.
- Krista Larson and Edouard Takedji
March
Container ship ‘partially refloated’, but still stuck in Suez Canal
Although the development marked the Ever Given’s most significant movement since getting stuck last week, the salvage crew urged caution as obstacles loomed.
- Updated
How to dislodge a 200,000-ton ship from a canal wall
When a tanker is stuck fast in a waterway that’s vital to world trade, there’s only one thing to do: call the salvage guys, who stand to profit handsomely.
- Ann Koh and Alex Longley
