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Can Diomaye Faye bring Burkina, Mali and Niger back into ECOWAS?

As a peace envoy backed by Togolese President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe , Mr Faye is seen as the best head of state for a mission to bring the three countries back into the fold of regional cooperation.

Residents struggle with extreme heat in South Bronx

Last fall, the New York City Council passed laws adding trees to the city charter's sustainability plans and requiring the city to develop an urban forest plan to increase tree cover from 22 to 30 percent by 2035.

Israel orders new evacuation of Gaza City

Scores of Gaza City residents evacuated on Sunday following new orders from Israel.

ECOWAS mandates Faye to discuss with Burkina, Mali and Niger

The three countries affected by the coup had already declared at their summit the day before that they had "irrevocably turned their backs on ECOWAS" .

Paris voters leave legislature divided

None of the main blocs secured the 289 seats needed in the 577-seat National Assembly, leaving uncertainty about the future government

South Africa : Nearly 1,000 homes in Cape Town destroyed by storms

South African weather authorities said Monday that Cape Town and surrounding areas are expected to be hit by multiple cold fronts until at least Friday, bringing torrential rain, strong winds and flooding.

Mutaz Barshim set to retire after the Paris Olympics

Mutaz Barshim, the renowned high jump champion, anticipates that the upcoming Paris Games will mark his final Olympic participation.

June marks 13th straight month of record-high global average temperature

“It's a stark warning that we are getting closer to this very important limit set by the Paris Agreement,” a Copernicus senior climate scientist said in an interview.

That 1.5 degree temperature mark is important because that's the warming limit near...

Prime Minister Modi’s first trip to Russia after its invasion of Ukraine

India’s prime minister embarks on a two-day trip to Russia starting Monday, marking his first visit since Moscow deployed troops to Ukraine.

Egyptian swimmer Osman suffers cruel Olympic Games qualification failure

The 29 year-old 6-time All-Africa gold medallist failed to reach the qualification standard of 24.70 seconds in the 50-metre freestyle - by a mere two-hundredths of a second.