Iran threatens 45 tankers with fines, confiscation in Hormuz escalation
Iran said it had blacklisted 45 tankers that had broken its rules for crossing the Strait of Hormuz, and would take action against any vessels...
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30 killed in landslide at Guinea landfill
A mountainous heap of refuse collapsed at the largest landfill in Guinea ‘s capital of Conakry early on Sunday, killing 30 people, according to the...
Mediator Pakistan to hold talks in Iran on US ‘economic D-Day’
Pakistan’s army chief was visiting Tehran on a mediating mission on Monday as the United States prepared to roll out “the greatest financial offensive ever”...
Landfill collapse kills 30 in Guinea
Thirty people died in Guinea’s capital Conakry on Sunday when a mound of rubbish in a landfill collapsed before dawn onto neighbouring homes following heavy...
Solar kiosks bring healthcare closer in Chad
Bitkine, Chad – For Ache Kodo, seeing a doctor once meant saving money for the journey. Living in Bitkine, in central Chad, she said a...
Wartime elections could ‘destroy’ Ukraine : Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected his ex-defence chief’s calls for a wartime election, calling the prospect a “huge risk” amid the more than four-year...
Canada sets retaliatory tariffs against US
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced retaliatory tariffs on the United States after Washington imposed a 50 percent levy on $20bn worth of Canadian...
Japan earthquake injures dozens
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck near Tokyo early Sunday, injuring at least 37 people and disrupting travel in the bustling megacity. The quake caused violent...
Iran permits Iraqi oil tankers to cross Hormuz
Iran has granted permission for a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz following repeated requests from Baghdad through various...
Khan’s party seeks contempt over hospital move
The party of Pakistan’s jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan filed a contempt petition against the government on Saturday after authorities took the cricketer-turned-politician to a...
DR Congo receives over 16,000 Ervebo vaccine doses
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has received more than 16,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine as the country faces its deadliest-ever Ebola outbreak. The 16,250...
Jihadists kill, kidnap dozens in Nigeria clashes
AFPJihadists kidnapped and killed scores of people in an attack during Friday prayers in central Nigeria’s Niger state, survivors and lawmakers told AFP Saturday, though...