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Nigeria issues flood alert for 14 states as rainy season intensifies/in /by
Fourteen of Nigeria’s 36 states were put on flood alert on Wednesday as authorities warned of the risk of moderate flooding over the next few days as the rainy season intensifies.
Kyiv hit again as Ukraine reports two dead in Russian strike/in /by
Russian missiles killed two people and wounded five, including a child, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 16 July 2026.
Joy in Nigeria’s Oyo State as abducted students reunite with relatives/in /by
Scenes of joy erupted in Nigeria's Oyo State on Wednesday, as rescued students reunited with their relatives after months in captivity.
Two Nigerien journalists freed after months in detention/in /by
Two journalists in Niger have been released from prison, their families and a court source confirmed Wednesday.
South African police probe murder of anti-immigrant provincial leader/in /by
The acting police chief has set up a multidisciplinary team to investigate the killing of March and March's Andile Mvuyiselwa Somgaxa.
One person reportedly killed as Algeria battles wildfires/in /by
Wildfires burning across northern Algeria have killed a municipal worker who was taking part in firefighting, media reports said Wednesday.
Canada: train crew escapes flames near Armstrong, Ontario/in /by
A train crew was surrounded by wildfire flames near Armstrong, Ontario, Canada, on 13 July 2026. The Canadian National Railway crew escaped safely as more than 160 fires burned across the region.
At least 11 dead in Algiers orphanage fire/in /by
A fire tore through an orphanage on the outskirts of Algiers early Thursday, killing at least 11 people and injuring 19 others, Algerian civil defence officials said.
Former Haitian president expected to testify in court on rare visit home/in /by
Local media are reporting Michel Martelly is expected to testify in investigations into the 2021 killing of another ex-president, Jovenel Moïse.
Toronto choked by wildfire smoke, records world’s worst air quality/in /by
A thick orange haze hung over Toronto on Wednesday 15 July as smoke from wildfires in northwestern Ontario engulfed Canada's largest city, giving it the worst air quality of any major city in the world that morning, according to monitoring service IQAir.