Belgium: Thousands protest alleged police violence in Brussels/in /by
Large crowds gathered in Brussels on 8 June to condemn what protesters described as excessive police force during recent demonstrations. The dispute is rooted in planned spending cuts affecting French-speaking education in Belgium
Cuba: Powerful offshore earthquake shakes Havana, prompting office evacuation/in /by
A powerful earthquake struck western Cuba on 8 June, sending people rushing out of buildings in Havana. Witnesses described scenes of confusion as offices were evacuated and workers waited outside for safety checks.
ICC suspends Chief Prosecutor over allegations of sexual misconduct/in /by
A key governing body of the International Criminal Court on Monday suspended chief prosecutor Karim Khan as he faces sexual abuse allegations against a member of his office.
Ukraine: Strikes in Zaporizhzhia and Sumy kill three civilians and injure dozens/in /by
Ukraine reported fresh civilian casualties on 8 June after Russian drone strikes hit residential areas in Zaporizhzhia and Sumy.
Ramaphosa warning to vigilantes fails to quell South Africa’s anti-migrant protests/in /by
Hundreds of anti-migrant protesters marched through a township outside Johannesburg on Monday, one day after South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa attempted to quell rising tensions in a televised address.
Somali referee Omar Artan denied entry to US ahead of World Cup/in /by
US Customs and Border Protection said Monday that a Somali national who was planning to referee in the World Cup had been denied entry after arriving to Miami International Airport from Istanbul on Saturday.
Hundreds of kidnap victims freed from Nigerian jihadists/in /by
Several hundred people kidnapped by Boko Haram earlier this year from a village in the northeastern state of Borno were freed over the weekend, a senator and local youth leader said Sunday
Nigeria: 360 kidnapping victims freed by the army [Africanews Today]/in /by
360 people abducted by Boko Haram in southern Nigeria have been freed by the national army
Gambia, China seek to strengthen trade ties/in /by
Gambian Vice President Muhammad B.S. Jallow commended north China's Tianjin Port for its zero-carbon, fully automated terminal as a model of how economic growth can align with environmental protection, saying the experience offers lessons for The Gambia
Ramaphosa hails Lenacapavir roll out as turning point in HIV fight/in /by
A twice-yearly injectable HIV prevention drug has arrived in South Africa. The rollout of the drug, lenacapavir, is underway in the country that needs it the most, about a-year-and-a-half after US aid cuts hit some of its HIV programmes.