Crowded market shelled in Sudan killing more than 20
At least 21 people have been killed and more than 70 others wounded by shelling at a busy market in south-eastern Sudan, a doctors' union says. The Sudan Doctors Network said the…
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Flooding kills more than a dozen people in Morocco and Algeria
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Torrential downpours hit North Africa's normally arid mountains and deserts over the weekend, causing flooding that killed more than a dozen people in Morocco and…
Tanzania leader condemns killing of opposition figure doused in acid
Tanzania's Presdident Samia Suluhu Hassan has denounced the brutal killing of a senior member of the main opposition party Chadema, who was kidnapped, beaten and doused with acid. On…
Radisson Hotel Group rebrands prizeotel to Prize by Radisson
Radisson Hotel Group has announced the rebranding of prizeotel to Prize by Radisson, alongside new hotel signings in Central Europe. The rebranding is expected to align the affordable…
Angola dog-meat bust pictures falsely linked to anti-immigrant rhetoric in South Africa
A blurred screenshot of the false X post, taken on September 4, 2024 The post had amassed hundreds of likes before the X account was suspended. The claim has circulated in different…
Chinese tanks pictured pulling back from contested border region, not 'invading Indian territory'
Screenshot of the false X post, captured on September 9, 2024 Nuclear-armed rivals China and India have long competed for strategic influence across South Asia (archived link). The world's…
Video of Pakistan policemen's funeral falsely linked to Balochistan attacks
A video showing rows of coffins racked up thousands of views in X posts that falsely claimed it showed last rites for "130 soldiers" who died in separatist attacks in Pakistan's restive…
Video shows pope at ceremony, not 'visiting Vatican embassy in Jakarta'
A video filmed in July 2024 in the Vatican was shared with a false claim that it showed Pope Francis visiting the Holy See's diplomatic post in Indonesia's capital in August 2024. The…
Forty-eight killed in Nigeria fuel tanker crash
At least 48 people have been killed in the central Nigerian state of Niger, after a fuel tanker collided with a lorry carrying passengers and cattle, the country's disaster agency said.…
Three Israeli civilians killed at crossing between West Bank and Jordan
Three Israeli civilians were killed on Sunday by a Jordanian gunman who opened fire at the Allenby Crossing connecting the West Bank and Jordan, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a…
Felittese Festival wraps up in Old Forge
OLD FORCE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — After a weather hiccup on Saturday, conditions could not be better for the final day of a festival in Old Forge. The Felittese Festival took…
Drought sinks longest Polish river to record-low level
Poland's longest river, the Vistula, on Sunday hit a record-low water level in the capital because of drought, the national weather agency said. Its level at one Warsaw measuring station…
Initial results show Algeria's Tebboune wins second presidential term
Algeria's incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has gained a clear win in the North African country's presidential election and secured a second five-year term in office, preliminary…
NASA Telescope Finds 'Distorted' Galaxy That Looks Like a Question Mark
Astronomers in Canada used the James Webb Space Telescope — and a third time-and-space-bending galaxy cluster — to capture an image of two galaxies millions of lightyears away NASA has…
Ethiopia warns against invasion amid regional tensions
Ethiopia's Prime Minister has warned that anyone planning on invading his country should "think 10 times" before doing so because, he said, any attack would be repelled. Abiy Ahmed did not…
Ferrari Purosangue Splits in Half in High-Speed Crash in China
Read the full story on Modern Car Collector A Ferrari Purosangue was recently involved in a catastrophic crash in China, resulting in the supercar splitting in half. Dramatic images shared…
German Chancellor Scholz calls for faster progress toward ending Russia's war on Ukraine
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Sunday he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agree that Russia should be included in a future peace conference aimed…
Super typhoon Yagi wreaks havoc in Asia, with global supply chain affects likely to follow
The News Key manufacturing and shipping hubs in China and Vietnam are grappling with widespread disruptions and closures in the wake of super typhoon Yagi, one of most formidable storms to…
Sudan rejects UN call for peace force to protect civilians
Sudan's military-led government has rejected a call by a UN fact-finding mission for the deployment of an international force to protect civilians from the country’s ongoing civil war.…
Typhoon Yagi Kills at Least 14 in Vietnam
People walk past a broken light post after typhoon Yagi hit the city, in Hai Phong, northern Vietnam, on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. Credit - Minh Quyet—AP HANOI, Vietnam — At least 14 people…
A Gazan girl’s pink rollerblades become an image of tragedy and desperation
Warning: This article contains graphic imagery. Tala Hussam Abu Ajiwa wanted to go outside and play on her pink rollerblades. At first Tala’s father, Hussam Abu Ajiwa, told his 10-year-old…
Girls boarding school engulfed by fire in Kenya
At least three students have been injured after a fire broke out at a girls boarding school in central Kenya's Isiolo town on Saturday, the Red Cross says. It comes after the deaths of at…
Man stabbed in western German hotel after fight over noise complaint
A man has been stabbed in a hotel in western Germany after a dispute over a noise complaint. The early Sunday morning incident in the town of Rödermark, south of Frankfurt, saw four guests…
Volkswagen chief executive says situation 'alarming,' cuts needed
The chief executive of Germany's Volkswagen Group has described the situation at the company's core VW brand as "alarming," days after plans for spending cuts and potential plant closures…