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A train crew was surrounded by wildfire flames near Armstrong, Ontario, Canada, on 13 July 2026. The Canadian National Railway crew escaped safely as more than 160 fires burned across the region.
A fire tore through an orphanage on the outskirts of Algiers early Thursday, killing at least 11 people and injuring 19 others, Algerian civil defence officials said.
Local media are reporting Michel Martelly is expected to testify in investigations into the 2021 killing of another ex-president, Jovenel Moïse.
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Along with the fatalities, 19 people suffered injuries, the authorities say.
A thick orange haze hung over Toronto on Wednesday 15 July as smoke from wildfires in northwestern Ontario engulfed Canada's largest city, giving it the worst air quality of any major city in the world that morning, according to monitoring service IQAir.
After discharging its last Ebola patient on Thursday, Uganda will start a 42-day countdown to declaring the country free of the virus.
Tens of thousands celebrate in Buenos Aires after Argentina’s 2-1 win over England sends them to the World Cup final against Spain.
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A Sudanese court has sentenced Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, widely known as Hemedti, and 15 senior commanders to death in absentia
Concerns are mounting in Kenya over the increasing use of hired gangs to disrupt political events and intimidate opponents ahead of the 2027 general election.
Zimbabwe reports that nearly 100,000 citizens have returned from South Africa since late May amid heightened immigration tensions in the neighboring country.
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s visit to Morocco marks a significant step in rebuilding bilateral relations between the two countries. It comes
Tanzania’s foreign policy has transformed since President Samia Suluhu Hassan succeeded the late John Magufuli in 2021. Unlike her predecessor, whose
The Trump administration is intensifying efforts to broker a power-sharing agreement between Libya’s rival leaders, eastern commander Khalifa Haftar and
Mali and Algeria have restored diplomatic relations by reopening their airspace and reinstating ambassadors. The move ends a dispute that began in April 2025
Morocco has signed an agreement to join the International Stabilization Force for Gaza, committing military officers, police personnel, and a field hospital
New research based on interviews with former Boko Haram members suggests terrorist groups are increasingly using generative artificial intelligence to improve
Ethiopia has begun a month-long national dialogue involving about 4,000 participants to address longstanding political divisions, rebuild national consensus,
Another milestone for France-Morocco relations as French Prime Minister Sebastian Lecornu arrived in Rabat on Wednesday.
Israeli airstrikes have killed at least a dozen people in Gaza over the past two days, local health officials said Wednesday, as strikes continue almost daily despite a months-old ceasefire with Hamas.
Scientists describe "amazing feeling" to look into the face of an animal that so few people knew existed.
Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye refused to accept the lawyers being forced upon him for his treason trial on Wednesday after his chosen advocates were arrested or barred from the country.
