Dutch supreme court orders gov't to reassess F-35 parts exports to Israel
The Hague [Netherlands], October 4: The Dutch Supreme Court on Friday ordered the government to reassess within six weeks a license allowing the export of...
Dutch police arrest 205 at pro-Palestinian protest in The Hague
The Hague [Netherlands], October 4: Dutch police said Friday they arrested 205 people during a pro-Palestinian protest at The Hague's central station on Thursday evening.
Rain-triggered flood hits Bulgaria, at least one dead
Sofia [Bulgaria], October 4: Torrential rains caused severe flooding in Bulgaria on Friday, leaving at least one person dead and another missing on the Black...
Baltic region's largest art fair opens in Vilnius
Vilnius [Lithuania], October 4: ArtVilnius'25, the largest contemporary art fair in the Baltic states, opened Friday at the LITEXPO exhibition and congress center in the...
Cameroon minister pledges security in restive Anglophone regions ahead of election
Yaounde [Cameroon], October 4: Cameroonian Minister of Territorial Administration Paul Atanga Nji on Friday assured that security forces have heightened security measures to ensure a...
Floods kill 19, affect nearly 640,000 in South Sudan: UN
Juba [South Sudan], October 4: Widespread flooding caused by heavy rains in South Sudan has killed 19 people and affected an estimated 639,225 others across...
Uganda, AU destroy illicit firearms to curb proliferation of small weapons
Kampala [Uganda], October 4: Uganda and the African Union (AU) on Friday destroyed more than 100 illicit firearms, marking the launch of joint efforts to...
AU launches 10-year initiative to improve education in Africa
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], October 4: The African Union (AU) has launched a decade-long initiative to improve learning across Africa and elevate teachers' role in the...
Mozambique's Coral North FLNG project reaches final investment decision
Maputo [Mozambique], October 4: The Coral North Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) project in Mozambique reached its Final Investment Decision (FID) on Thursday, with a...
Trump sets Sunday deadline for Hamas to accept 20-point peace plan on...
Gaza City [Gaza], October 4: U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that Hamas must accept the 20-point peace plan on Gaza by 6 p.m. Eastern...
Trump administration reverses homeland security funding cuts targeting New York
Olympia [Washington], October 4: U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he had reversed 187 million U.S. dollars of cuts his administration attempted to make...
U.S. government shutdown drags into weekend as Senate Democrats block GOP plan
Olympia [Washington], October 4: U.S. Senate Democrats on Friday blocked a Republican bill to temporarily fund the government, which means the government shutdown will likely...
Trump administration freezes 2.1 bln USD in Chicago infrastructure projects
Olympia [Washington], October 4: The Trump administration on Friday put on hold 2.1 billion U.S. dollars in Chicago infrastructure projects, as the federal government shutdown...
Trump administration prepares for mass firing of federal workers amid gov't shutdown
Olympia [Washington], October 4: On the first day of a federal government shutdown, Russell Vought, the White House budget director, said Wednesday that the administration...
Massive fire erupts at Chevron refinery in Los Angeles
Los Angeles [California], October 4: A massive fire broke out Thursday night at a Chevron refinery in El Segundo, Los Angeles County in the U.S....
Premature baby dies of measles in Canada amid national outbreak
Ottawa [Canada], October 4: A premature baby infected with measles has died in Alberta, marking the province's first measles-related death and the second nationwide since...
Mexico demands release of activists detained by Israel
Mexico City [Mexico], October 4: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday demanded the "immediate repatriation" of six Mexicans Israeli authorities took into custody after intercepting...
Ebola outbreak in DR Congo shows decline but challenges remain: WHO
Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of the Congo], October 3: The Ebola outbreak in Kasai Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is showing early...
Protests sweep South Africa following Israel's interception of Gaza-bound flotilla
Cape Town [South Africa], October 3: Protests were held on Thursday at several healthcare facilities in South Africa against Israel's illegal interception and abduction of...
Severe flooding, aid cuts deepen hunger crisis in South Sudan: charity
Juba [South Sudan], October 3: Widespread flooding for the sixth consecutive year in South Sudan, combined with aid cuts, is aggravating the country's hunger crisis,...
Kenya rallies Africa to create resilient tourism
Nairobi [Kenya], October 3: Kenyan Deputy President Kithure Kindiki on Thursday called on African countries to diversify tourism products that are sustainable and resilient to...
Death toll from Lassa fever outbreak hits 166 in Nigeria
Abuja [Nigeria], October 3: The death toll from the Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, has risen to 166 since the beginning...
Feature: Jane Goodall, whose Tanzania research reshaped primatology, dies at 91
Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], October 3: The world is mourning Jane Goodall, the renowned ethologist, primatologist, and conservationist, who died Wednesday at 91. Her pioneering...
Ghanaian president inaugurates joint national cyber security committee
Accra [Ghana], October 3: Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has inaugurated an 18-member Joint Cyber Security Committee at a ceremony in Accra, the national capital,...
AU meeting on voluntary surrender of illicit arms opens in Uganda
Kampala [Uganda], October 3: An African Union (AU) meeting on the voluntary surrender of illicit arms opened Thursday in Kampala, the Ugandan capital, as experts...
Feature: Kenya embraces digital health to expand access, improve healthcare
Nairobi [Kenya], October 3: Over a year ago, while working as a midwife at a hospital in Kakamega County, western Kenya, Maureen Maria was not...
COMESA launches e-certificate of origin system to spur intra-regional trade
Nairobi [Kenya], October 3: The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) on Thursday launched its electronic certificate of origin system in Kenya, aiming...