UK planning officers to oversee progress of Gaza ceasefire
A group of planning officers from the UK have been dispatched to Israel to work with a US-led unit responsible...
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Cameroon: One dead amid contentious election
One person has died after reportedly being shot by a police officer in the Cameroonian city of Garoua during a...
Paris’s Louvre museum reopens after jewellery heist
The Louvre reopened for visitors on October 22 after $102 million in historical jewellery was stolen in a heist, damaging...
US presidential advisor: We are working on North Africa peace deal
The US presidential advisor, Steve Witkoff, told CBS's "60 Minutes Overtime" program that the administration is working on a peace...
UN: Over 1000 people flee Sudanese city in two days
A report from the UN's International Organisation for Migration (IOM) found that 1,070 people have fled the Sudanese city of...
Social media platforms restrict Iraqi activism accounts
Social media platforms, including Facebook, X and TikTok, have reportedly restricted or banned Iraqi accounts critical of the government following...
Egyptian president backs Tony Blair as post-war Gaza leader
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi has signalled his support for former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair to oversee the post-war Gaza Strip,...
Nigerian police clash with separatist protestors in Abuja
On October 20th, Nigerian police forces fired teargas against protestors to stop demonstrations in favour of clearing separatist leader Nnamdi...
World Food Programme: not enough food is entering Gaza
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) stated on October 21st that, since the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, food supplies reaching Gaza are...
DRC nears end of Ebola outbreak
The last Ebola patient from the outbreak declared in early September was discharged on the 20th of October, marking the...
Japan elects first female prime minister
Sanae Takaichi, a self-described admirer of Margaret Thatcher, has become Japan’s first female prime minister after securing a strong parliamentary...
Renewed violence shatters hopes for peace in Gaza
Hamas released the bodies of several Israeli captives on October 14th while Israel announced it would cut aid deliveries to...
Egypt to be a key contributor to Trump’s Gaza peace plan
Egypt is expected to adopt a central role in implementing US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan over the next...
US envoys discuss regional updates with Israel
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss regional developments on October...
Record defence budget for Algeria
Algeria presented its draft 2026 budget with a record $25 billion for its defence ministry, reports the New Arab on...
