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Meta brings ads to WhatsApp

“The personal messaging experience on WhatsApp isn’t changing, and personal messages, calls and statuses are end-to-end encrypted and cannot be used to show ads,”

Togo suspends French state-owned broadcasters RFI and France 24

“Several recent broadcasts have relayed inaccurate, biased, and even contrary to facts, undermining the stability of republican institutions and the country's image,”

Haiti restarts investigation into murder of president Jovenel Moise

The Haitian president was gunned down at his home in July 2021. Of the twenty suspects in the killing, none have so far faced trial as intimidations and gang violence made the hearings stall repeatedly.

Israel and Iran trade airstrikes in a fifth day of conflict

US President Donald Trump has urged people to evacuate Tehran, triggering speculation of a major Israeli offensive.

DRC: UN rights chief says army, M23 forces have committed atrocities

These are the preliminary conclusions of the Human Rights Office's Fact-Finding Mission set up at the Counci's request four months ago, and which focused on the period since January 2025

UN warns of looming famine in Sudan, Gaza and 3 other global hunger hotspots

Three of the top five are in Africa, with the WFP and the FAO warning that urgent humanitarian action is needed.

21 Arab and Islamic nations condemn Israel’s ongoing attacks on Iran

Iran and Israel exchanged missiles for a fifth consecutive day on Tuesday following Israel's initial attacks on Iranian nuclear sites last week.

Judge dismisses juror in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial

The juror’s dismissal comes despite defence objections that his removal would reduce the racial diversity of the jury determining Combs’ fate.

Mali court places Canada’s Barrick gold mine under provisional administration

The decision is seen as a major escalation in an ongoing dispute between the company and Mali’s military rulers.

DR Congo: Joy in Goma as local man beatified by Pope Leo XIV

Floribèrt Bwana Chui Bin Kositi, a customs worker, was killed in 2007 after refusing to allow rancid rice from Rwanda into the DRC.