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Explosions light up Gaza as Israeli offensive intensifies
Desperation is mounting in the Palestinian territory of more than 2 million, which experts say is at risk of famine because of Israel's blockade and nearly two-year offensive.
Fighting erupts in eastern DRC despite recent peace deal between Kinshasa and M23 rebels
Renewed fighting in the DRC’s eastern North Kivu region, despite the ink being barely dry on a peace deal signed last week in Doha between Kinshasa and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels.
China condemns US withdrawal from UNESCO
Just one day after the United States announced it would once again withdraw from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), China has issued a strong rebuke.
Kenya’s debt costs to remain high as government relies on local borrowing, Moody’s says
Kenya's cost of servicing its debts is expected to remain stubbornly high, ratings agency Moody's said on Wednesday, as the government leans on the domestic debt market to fund its budget shortfalls.
Trump administration releases 240,000 pages on FBI surveillance, assassination of Martin Luther King
King’s family, including his two living children, Martin III and Bernice, were given advance notice of the release and had their own teams reviewing the records ahead of the public disclosure.
Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis return in Freakier Friday, a sequel tied to nostalgia and tragedy
Twenty-two years after the original hit theaters, Freaky Friday is back with stars Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis reprising their iconic roles in Freakier Friday. The sequel, filmed in Los Angeles just like the 2003 original, blends supernatural comedy with heartfelt nostalgia.
Agadir’s Crocodile Park launches Morocco’s first zipline over live reptiles
The Crocodile Park in Agadir has launched a heart-racing new feature, allowing visitors the chance to zipline directly over live crocodile enclosures.
Nigerian senator barred from parliament accuses Senate leadership of contempt of court
Nigerian Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has vowed to take the Senate leadership back to court after she was barred from entering the National Assembly building on Tuesday.
Dangote warns influx of Russian fuel threatens Africa’s refining industry
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has warned that heavily discounted Russian petroleum products are flooding African markets, threatening the continent’s emerging refining sector.
Portugal backs Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara
Morocco moved in to control most of the sparsely populated territory after former colonial ruler Spain withdrew in 1975.