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Dozens others, including school staff, were injured in the crash, suspected to have been caused by a mechanical fault.
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More than 1,000 speedcubers from 53 countries are competing in Arnhem, the Netherlands, from 16 to 19 July 2026. Events range from blindfolded solves to solving while wearing oven gloves.
Spain has deployed more than 400 firefighters and 19 aircraft to combat a fast-moving wildfire in the northeastern region of Aragon after flames swept across around 7,600 hectares by 16 July.
Algerian Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb speaks with survivors after a fire burning at an orphanage in the country's capital has killed at least 11 people, including children, according to authorities.
A group condemning the repression under former President Macky Sall’s rule in Senegal has spoken out against his arrival in Dakar on Friday to meet the Senegalese Head of State, as part of his campaign to lead the UN.
Algeria is probing a deadly orphanage fire near Algiers, early on 16 July, that killed at least 11, injured 19 and struck amid a heatwave and nearly 1,000 recent blazes.
The Strait of Hormuz is once again the scene of fighting, with Iran and the United States States continuing to trade fire in the early hours of Thrusday. Both sides are using their own means to monitor the strategic waterway.
They covered sectors including the economy, security, migration, and defence, further strengthening strategic partnerships between the two countries.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov welcomed his Guinea-Bissau’s counterpart Fatumata Jau in Moscow on Thursday.
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is on a two-day visit to Rabat as France hopes to cement their recent rapprochement.
In western Senegal, armed men on motorcycles took part in the 723rd edition of the "Miss de Diobaye” hunt, a centuries-old tradition believing to bring rain and protect the community.
The road condition determines whether food reaches markets, patients reach health facilities, and humanitarian aid reaches families in need.
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Hundreds protest in Kyiv after President Zelenskyy dismisses Defence Minister Fedorov, a moderniser credited with slowing Russia’s advance.
A fire burning at an orphanage in Algeria's capital has killed at least 11 people including children, authorities said Thursday, amid a heatwave that has sparked hundreds of blazes in the country's north.
Companies are now required to verify a person's identity electronically to curb theft and forgery.
Most of the recent cases were among travellers from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Studio ENESS has turned a decommissioned ATM machine into an interactive art installation that explores humanity’s relationship with AI.
It says it has expanded its repatriation and reintegration efforts as the number of Zimbabeans requiring assistance continues to rise.
Mongolian throat singing is gaining new audiences worldwide, as artists like Batzorig Vaanchig blend the ancient nomadic tradition of khoomei with modern forms of entertainment, from cinema to video games.
Ivory Coast secures more than $80 billion in international commitments to finance its 2026–2030 National Development Plan
