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The African National Congress, which has dominated South African politics since the end of apartheid, took 30.76 percent of votes in municipal elections, its worst-ever electoral performance, the electoral commission said Sunday
Pope Leo XIV has arrived in Argentina, on Sunday 8 November, for the first papal visit to the country in nearly 40 years. President Javier Milei welcomed him at Buenos Aires airport, while the city's iconic obelisk was illuminated in his honour.
Kenyan police said investigations started after a key suspect was arrested in Tanzania last week.
Seven people were killed and at least 125 others injured when two trains collided Sunday south of the Egyptian capital, Cairo, the Chief Prosecutor’s office said in a statement
Tens of thousands of people, many dressed in red, marched through Amsterdam in the Netherlands on Sunday 8 November, demanding that the Dutch government take stronger action against Israel over the war in Gaza.
Kraków's historic main square in southern Poland reopened to the public on Sunday 8 November, just over 24 hours after a deadly shooting left six people dead and 15 others injured. Residents are lighting candles in memory of the victims, while bullet marks remain visible on café windows.
Several carriages derailed after two trains travelling in the same direction crashed outside the city of Giza.
The African National Congress came in first place in South Africa's local elections but suffered its worst-ever electoral setback, according to final results on Sunday.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the verdict must be respected, while the party's secretary-general calls the outcome "catastrophic".
It is yet unclear what caused the accident but Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said an investigation is underway and will "hold accountable anyone who proves their negligence".
Four people are dead and dozens injured after two trains collided south of Cairo on Sunday. Egypt’s railway authority said a train traveling to Giza from Fayoum crashed into the rear of another service heading south from Cairo to Aswan.
Police in the northern Spanish enclave of Ceuta are introducing a new identification process for migrants as authorities move to dismantle a temporary camp.
The African National Congress came in first place in South Africa's local elections but suffered its worst-ever electoral setback, according to final results on Saturday.
Artists in Lagos used brushes and spray cans to bring their works to life on Saturday at the second edition of the city’s Street Art Festival. The event is aimed at making art more accessible by taking out of the galleries and into public spaces - engaging with a wider audience.
Across Israel people are divided over President Herzog’s decision to pick Gadi Eisenkot to lead country’s next government. But one thing everyone can agree on is that it forming a new government won't be easy.
The sixth edition of the ‘Forever Is Now’ art exhibition is set against the Pyramids of Giza. The Egyptian landscape and its ancient monuments are more than just a backdrop, they also provide the works’ conceptual anchor, creating a dialogue between past and present.
Egypt’s foreign minister Badr Abdelatty was in Tripoli on Saturday to reopen his country’s embassy. The mission has been closed since 2012, when chaos swept Libya following the ouster of long-time leader Muammar Gaddafi.
Supporters of Gambia’s UNITE-led coalition celebrated on Friday as their party leader Talib Ahmed Bensouda filed his candidacy papers for next month’s presidential election. The move comes despite a government report last week accusing the popular former mayor of financial improprieties.
Footage shows people fleeing as cars speed away during a deadly shooting at Krakow's Main Market Square, which left six people dead and about 15 injured.
Russian strikes have damaged infrastructure in the Kyiv region and left a kindergarten in ruins in the Ukrainian capital. Firefighters battled a major blaze as Ukraine faced renewed attacks on its energy network.
