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Libyan protesters block oil valves demanding release of kidnapped General

Al-Whayshi was kidnapped last Wednesday, and his captors have not been identified. Local leaders in Zintan have accused the Dbeibah government and the Presidential Council of being responsible for the incident.

International flights cancelled due to Indonesia’s volcanic ash

International airlines cancelled flights to and from Indonesia's resort island of Bali after further eruptions of a volcano that spewed ash clouds

Delegates express cautious optimism on second day of climate summit

Wednesday’s agenda also includes an update on the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, an idea modeled on predecessor treaty movements that sought to build international support for controls on nuclear weapons, plastic pollution and chemical weapons

UN Official: Allies fueling Sudan’s war are ‘enabling slaughter’

Last month, the RSF rampaged through the province of Gezira, attacking towns and villages, killing dozens of people and raping women and girls, according to the U.N. and local groups.

Africa’s mixed hopes for Trump’s second term

Still, observers say African countries — once described by Trump as “shithole countries” — are definitely not going to be high on his to-do list.

Voting underway in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland

More than 1 million people are expected to cast votes at more than 2,000 polling stations, with some 28 international observers spread across the country.

Trump selects Elon Musk to lead government efficiency department

Since they are not government employees, Musk and Ramaswamy are exempt from federal disclosure requirements and aim to complete their work by July 4, 2026. Trump envisions a smaller, more efficient government as a gift for the nation’s 250th anniversar...

Cases of new mpox strain more than double among children in DR Congo and Burundi

As of 3 November, cases among children in the DRC had increased by over 130% from about 11,300 suspected cases to 25,600, while in Burundi, mpox has risen from 89 confirmed child cases to around 1,100 since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared ...

Climate adaption: Unfulfilled pledges mean “lost lives and denied development” – UN chief

Africa is facing "intolerable injustice," the United Nations secretary general told COP 29 attendees on Tuesday (Nov. 12). According to the World Meteorological Organization, African countries are losing 2-5% of GDP and many are spending up to 9% of t...

Leader of global Anglican Communion resigns

This comes after an investigation found that Justin Welby failed to tell police about serial physical, sexual, and spiritual abuse by a volunteer leader as soon as he became aware of it in 2013.