Gaza: Strike near Deir al‑Balāḥ tents kills at least one/in /by
Video from the scene shows a blast landing close to the camp, sending smoke into the air and triggering a fire as residents and medics rushed to carry away the wounded.
Mexico races to clean crude from Veracruz coastline/in /by
Cleanup crews and navy personnel remained deployed along Mexico’s Gulf coast on 26 March after crude oil polluted beaches in Veracruz and Tabasco. Authorities said 128 tonnes of contaminated waste had been removed, while the source remains under investigation.
Venezuela deploys robotic dogs for patrols in Caracas/in /by
Two robotic dogs are now patrolling public spaces in one of Caracas’s wealthiest districts. Officials say the technology is meant to support, not replace, police officers on the ground.
Watch: Sarah Mullally becomes first woman to lead the Church of England/in /by
Sarah Mullally was installed as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury on 25 March 2026, marking a historic shift for the Church of England in its 1,400-year history amid ongoing internal divisions.
South Africa: 12 police officers charged with corruption appear in court/in /by
South African anti-graft investigators have arrested 12 senior police officers on allegations of corruption and fraud, prosecutors said Wednesday. The officers appeared later in a court in the capital, Pretoria.
Egypt ready to host meetings related to de-escalating Iran war, says FM/in /by
Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said during a press conference on Wednesday that his country's mediation between Iran and the US "continues in cooperation with Pakistan and Turkey," adding that the war should end "based on a win-win situation, not a zero-sum game." He also offered to host an
Congolese rapper, Gims, arrested in Paris over alleged money laundering/in /by
Africa Intelligence is reporting that the singer, whose real name is Gandhi Djuna, was taken into custody at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport
UN declares transatlantic slave trade a crime against humanity, demands reparations/in /by
The landmark resolution was an historic victory for Ghana which tabled the motion earlier this month.
Protesters in South Africa call for stricter immigration laws and border controls/in /by
A controversial civic group took to the streets of Durban on Wednesday to demand the immediate arrest of illegal immigrants.
South Africa’s top cop to be charged in corruption case/in /by
National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola has been served with a summons to appear in court next month, said a spokesman for South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority