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Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro raises death toll from police raid to 132
Rio de Janeiro’s state public defender’s office has said that 132 people were killed in Tuesday’s bloody police…
Bangladesh’s fugitive ex-leader warns of mass voter boycott in 2026 polls
Bangladesh’s fugitive former leader Sheikh Hasina has warned that excluding her Awami League party from next year’s elections…
Eleven killed in Kenya plane crash near Maasai Mara National Reserve
A light plane crash has killed 11 people, mostly foreign tourists, in Kenya’s coastal region of Kwale while…
Sudan army announces withdrawal from el-Fasher, UN warns of RSF atrocities
Sudan’s army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has announced the withdrawal of his soldiers from their last stronghold in…
Turkiye signs deal with the UK to buy 20 Eurofighter jets
Turkiye has reached a deal with the United Kingdom to buy 20 Eurofighter Typhoon jets for almost $11bn,…
Turkiye court charges jailed opposition leader with ‘political espionage’
A Turkish court has filed new charges against opposition leader Ekrem Imamoglu, whose arrest in March sparked mass…
Brazil on the cusp of US trade deal: Lula
A trade deal between Brazil and the United States could be sealed within days, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio…
Milei’s party wins big in high-stakes Argentina polls, early results show
Argentinian President Javier Milei’s party has pulled off a stunning win in Sunday’s legislative elections, according to early…
Pakistan says five soldiers and 25 fighters killed in Afghan border clashes
Fresh clashes near the border with Afghanistan have killed at least five Pakistani soldiers and 25 fighters, Pakistan’s…
Kurdish PKK announces it’s withdrawing fighters from Turkiye to Iraq
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has said it is withdrawing all its forces from Turkiye to northern Iraq…
Nigeria replaces top security officials days after coup plot denial
Nigeria’s president has replaced top security officials as the West African country grapples with unabated violence in the…
At least 25 killed in India after bus catches fire in crash with motorcycle
A passenger bus has erupted in flames after a crash with a motorcycle, killing at least 25 people…
WHO warns $1.7bn funding shortfall threatens polio eradication efforts
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), a coalition including the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Gates Foundation,…
Israel’s Netanyahu fires national security chief Tzachi Hanegbi
Israel’s national security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi says he has been fired by Benjamin Netanyahu, as the Israeli prime…
General strike shuts down Tunisia’s Gabes over pollution crisis
A general strike and tens of thousands of protesters have brought the southern Tunisian city of Gabes to…