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  Istanbul (AFP) Aug 31, 2026 Turkey's top diplomat stressed Monday the regional defence pact with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia was not aimed at any particular country and open to others, including Egypt. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan's remarks came after the first ministerial meeting of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement which commits Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to mutual defence in the event of any of them being attacked. "This alliance is founded on international principles such as respect for the sovereignty and terri ... read more |
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Taiwan leader makes delayed visit to Eswatini after China objectionsMbabane, Eswatini (AFP) May 2, 2026 Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Saturday announced his arrival in Eswatini - Taipei's only diplomatic ally in Africa - after an earlier trip was cancelled when several countries revoked overflight permits. ... more  
Deadly virus stalks South Africa's sardinesGqeberha, South Africa (AFP) Aug 31, 2026 The tide came in last week carrying thousands of dead sardines onto South Africa's south coast and by dawn, stretches of Gqeberha's shoreline were flecked with silver. ... more  
Ancient Nile Dynamics Shaped the Rise of a Sudanese Empire for MillenniaLos Angeles CA (SPX) ) Jun 03, 2026 The ancient city of Napata, situated in what is now northern Sudan, served as a major urban and cultural hub of the Kushite empire for nearly a millennium. New research from University of Michigan a ... more 
Massive search continues for two missing US soldiers in MoroccoRabat (AFP) May 3, 2026 Two US soldiers that disappeared while on a training deployment in southern Morocco were last seen near seaside cliffs and may have fallen into the ocean, a US defense official confirmed to AFP. ... more |
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Rebels take key military base in Mali's northBamako (AFP) May 1, 2026 Mali's army and its Russian mercenary allies surrendered a strategic northern military stronghold to armed rebels on Friday, as Tuareg separatists and jihadists wage a unified front to bring down the country's junta. ... more  
Kenya flash floods death toll rises to 45Nairobi (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 Flash flooding after torrential rains in Kenya has killed at least 45 people and forced hundreds to leave their homes, police said Monday. ... more 
Drone strikes on Sudan markets kill 33: medical sourceKhartoum (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 A drone attack hit two markets in paramilitary-controlled towns in southwest Sudan, killing 33 people, a medical source told AFP on Sunday. ... more 
UN chief, Ghana condemn attack on peacekeepers in LebanonGeneva (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Ghana condemned on Saturday an attack a day earlier on a UN base in southern Lebanon that seriously wounded three Ghanaian UN peacekeepers. ... more |
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Protests across globe mark one week of Iran warParis, France (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 Lion-emblazoned flags of pre-revolution Iran fluttered in cities across the world on Saturday as demonstrators took to the streets a week after the start of the war in the Middle East. ... more
Flash floods in Nairobi kill 23Nairobi (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 At least 23 people have been killed in flash flooding in Nairobi, police said Saturday, as search and rescue operations continued amid widespread devastation. ... more 
DR Congo mine landslide death toll tops 200: governmentKinshasa (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 The death toll from a landslide at a mining site in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has passed 200, the government said Wednesday. ... more  
Aid trucks resume crossing Egypt-Gaza border after closureRafah, Egypt (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 More than 100 aid trucks crossed the Egyptian side of Gaza's Rafah border crossing on Tuesday, two sources told AFP. ... more |
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Prolonged drought risks famine for millions in Somalia: ICRCGeneva (AFP) Mar 3, 2026 Millions of people in Somalia are at risk of famine due to prolonged drought, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned on Tuesday. ... more |
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