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At least two people were killed and 13 others wounded on Sunday, 13 September, when an Israeli airstrike hit a car in Gaza City's Tel al-Hawa neighbourhood, according to local medical sources cited by news agencies. Israel said the strike targeted two Hamas engineers involved in weapons production.
More than 2,000 people have reached Djibouti, according to the International Organization for Migration, after the Houthis' capture of a key port city and an island on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in recent days alarmed Yemeni civilians, who fear a return to devastating civil war.
The DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak has passed 7,000 cases, Congolese authorities said on Saturday, including close to 3,400 deaths. But the government also said that the spread of the disease may have peaked.
More than 70,000 people crossed into Ceuta on July 30 and 31 in an unprecedented and deadly rush, although most returned to Morocco within hours.
Indonesia intensified its search operation on 14 September for 129 people still missing after the Virgo Transport 8 ferry capsized in rough seas in the Java Sea the previous day. By then, 108 survivors had been rescued and six bodies recovered.
Shares in Africa’s largest oil refinery went on sale on Monday with the initial public offering of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals. Owner Aliko Dangote, the continent's richest man, says it's a chance for ordinary Africans to buy in.
Ukraine said a Russian drone strike ignited a fire at a petrol station near the Yahodyn–Dorohusk border crossing with Poland in the early hours of Sunday, 13 September. Video filmed close to the crossing showed flames and thick smoke as firefighters tackled the blaze.
At a meeting in Abidjan on Sunday, the presidents of Guinea and Ivory Coast pledged to work towards diversifying and strengthening ties particularly in the economic, trade, political, security, and training sectors.
Thousands of people gathered in western Uganda on Saturday to pay their final respects to King Oyo. Oyo died last month at the age of 34, unmarried and without an official heir. Now a fight is underway over who will succeed him, pitting the royal clan against his closest relatives.
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Pope Leo XIV called for a renewed commitment to peace on Sunday as he marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on his home country.
Anti-immigration protesters gathered in the English city of Portsmouth on Saturday. The protesters gathered outside Portsmouth Guildhall for the South Coast Patriots march. Counter-protesters led by Stand Up to Racism were also present, as police separated the two demonstrations.
Tens of thousands of people have been displaced across Yemen in recent days, fleeing the advance of Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Some 1,400 people escaped across the Gulf of Aden to Djibouti, in the Horn of Africa.
Kenya's Brigid Kosgei wins the women's race at the Great North Run as Eilish McColgan drops out early with injury, while American Zouhair Talbi wins the men's event.
The Olympic flame was welcomed by music and dancing in Senegal 's capital Saturday, as a march by 100 women marked the countdown to the first Olympic sporting event held in Africa — the Youth Olympic Games.
A fire and stampede at a school in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed at least 26 children, the UN children's agency said on Friday, with some pupils leaping from windows on high floors to escape the carnage.
The BRICS group of emerging economies on Saturday expressed concern over rising tensions in the Middle East and condemned the use of sanctions not authorised by the UN, as the leaders met in New Delhi to strengthen their position in global affairs seen as dominated by the West.
Iran and Oman have reached an agreement over new entry and exit routes for the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran said on Saturday.
South Africa complete a 3-1 series win over New Zealand as the world champions' consistency, power and cohesion proves too much in the fourth Test in Baltimore.
A TV news presenter has been named as the traditional kingdom of Tooro's new monarch but the late king's family claim he chose an heir.
The Saudi Foreign Ministry said on Friday that a drone attack on its East-West Pipeline was launched from Iraq, causing injuries and damage.
