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UN says ceasefire in Gaza ‘long overdue’

Top officials from the U.S., Qatar and Egypt have resumed their mediation efforts in recent weeks and reported greater willingness by the warring sides to wrap up a deal

$45 million to boost vaccine production in Senegal

A $45 million investment has been announced to support vaccine production in Senegal

Rio de Janeiro’s missing children

The NGO Rio de Paz organised a demonstration on Copacabana beach on Wednesday to demand answers from the government about the violent deaths of children in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Nigerian teen sentenced to death over poultry theft to be pardoned

In 2010, Olowookere and his accomplice, Morakinyo Sunday, were accused of breaking into the home of a police officer armed with a wooden gun and a sword, escaping only with poultry.

France accuses Comoros of ‘clandestine plot’ to occupy cyclone-hit Mayotte using migrants

Struggling to deal with the aftermath of Cyclone Chido in Mayotte, France spared time to point a finger at Comoros, saying the small Indian Ocean nation was the source of illegal immigration troubling the French department

Ancelotti makes history as Real Madrid win 3-0

Real Madrid beat Mexican team Pachuca 3-0 in the Intercontinental Cup final on Wednesday

Egypt’s PM pauses news conference due to dizziness

Egypt’s prime minister was forced to briefly pause a televised news conference on Wednesday after experiencing some dizziness

Several children in Nigeria killed at a fair

Several children have died during a stampede on Wednesday at a funfair in southwestern Nigeria

After the war, Lebanon prepares for Christmas

Relieved after the ceasefire that was agreed at the end of November, which ended almost 14 months of war between Israel and Hezbollah, the Lebanese people celebrated Christmas on Tuesday with markets and parades.

Flights resume in Syria

Syria's first domestic flight since the fall of Bashar al-Assad landed in Aleppo on Wednesday after taking off from the capital Damascus.