No end to Sudan fighting despite RSF paramilitaries backing truce plan
Agencies : An end to fighting in Sudan still seems far off despite the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, fighting the army for more than two...
International
Tanzania rights group condemns ‘reprisal killings’ of civilians
AFP : Tanzanian rights groups condemned on Friday widespread reports of “reprisal killings” of civilians, some in their own homes, in post-election violence that the...
N Korea fires ballistic missile toward S Korea’s east coast
AP : North Korea on Friday fired at least one ballistic missile toward its eastern waters, South Korea’s military said, as Pyongyang steps up its...
Bosnia nursing home blaze death toll rises to 13
Agencies : The death toll from a nursing home blaze in Bosnia earlier this week rose to 13 after a woman died from her injuries...
China launches new aircraft carrier in naval race with the US
BBC : China’s most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, has entered service days after a grand commissioning ceremony overseen by Chinese leader Xi Jinping, state...
UN Security Council removes sanctions on Syria’s president, interior minister
Reuters : The United Nations Security Council has removed sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who is due to meet US President Donald Trump at...
54 people injured at Jakarta high school
Agencies : Dozens of people have been injured in an explosion during Friday prayers at a mosque inside a high school complex in Indonesia’s capital,...
Typhoon barrels towards Cambodia after killing 193 in Philippines, Vietnam
BBC : Typhoon Kalmaegi has killed at least 188 people in the Philippines and five in Vietnam, according to the latest figures from the two...
Afghanistan, Pakistan to resume truce talks in Istanbul
AFP : Afghan and Pakistani negotiators are set to resume ceasefire talks in Turkiye on Thursday, aiming to prevent a return to hostilities following their...
Pope Leo, Palestinian President Abbas urge Gaza aid
AP : Pope Leo XIV held his first in-person meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday, where the two leaders discussed the urgent need...
Mamdani victory fires up Europe’s left against right-wing
Reuters : The blistering rise of Zohran Mamdani to become mayor of New York City has offered encouragement to left-wing parties across Europe that an...
Vietnam evacuates thousands from coast
Agencies : Vietnam evacuated thousands of people from coastal areas as Typhoon Kalmaegi, already among the world’s deadliest cyclones this year, closed in on the...