Russian strike on Sumy injures six as mass drone attack hits Ukraine
Ukraine said six people, including a child, were injured after a Russian strike hit Sumy on Thursday. Firefighters spent hours tackling flames in residential and industrial areas damaged in the attack.
Turkey welcomes 422 Gaza flotilla activists after Israel detention
422 Gaza flotilla activists landed in Istanbul on Thursday after being deported by Israel. Several alleged physical abuse and torture following the interception of their aid convoy.
‘We are not for sale’: Greenlanders protest growing US presence in Nuuk
Hundreds in Nuuk protest a renewed US presence, accusing Washington of treating Greenland as a strategic asset and demanding respect for self-rule.
Morocco building collapse kills at least nine
A residential building in the Moroccan city of Fes collapsed on Thursday, killing nine people and injuring others, authorities said
Undocumented foreigners seek safety as S.African anti-migrant marches intensify
Dozens of foreign nationals sought refuge at a church centre in South Africa's eastern city of Durban on Wednesday as mobs of locals stepped up a weeks-long campaign against undocumented migrants
South Africa: Steenhuisen Welcomes Easing Food Inflation Amid Fuel Price Concerns
[SAnews.gov.za] While welcoming the drop in food inflation to its lowest level in 14 months, Agriculture Minister, John Steenhuisen, has warned that soaring fuel prices are threatening South Africa's agricultural sector.
Nigeria: Otedola Plans $100m As Dangote Refinery Targets $2bn
[Daily Trust] President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, yesterday said the company is targeting a private placement of about $2 billion for the refinery.
Sudan: RSF ‘To Cut Flow of Oil Unless Sudan Army Drone Strikes Cease’
[Dabanga] Nyala / Ed Daein / Kauda / Babanussa -- The advisor to Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander Mohammed Hamdan 'Hemedti' Dagalo, El Basha Tebeig, has threatened what he described as a "decisive action" regarding the flow of oil if attacks by drones continue. Drones launched by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) carried out strikes on Tuesday and Wednesday targeting Kauda in South Kordofan, El Daein in East Darfur, and Babanusa in West Kordofan, resulting in deaths and injuries.
London museum unveils jurassic ocean giants
A new exhibition at Natural History Museum in London is taking visitors back nearly 200 million years to a time when giant marine reptiles ruled the oceans.
Morocco eyes global gaming boom at Rabat Expo
Developers in Morocco are bidding to become significant players in the global gaming industry. With the worldwide market said to be worth some 300 billion dollars, the challenge for many companies at the gaming expo in Rabat is how to take a one percent slice of the action.