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G7 leaders call for strong, coordinated response to Ebola outbreak
G7 leaders called on Tuesday for a strong and coordinated response to the Ebola outbreak in Congo, urging other nations to dedicate resources to ensure the virus remains contained to as small an area as possible.
Trump agrees to two-week ceasefire, Iran says safe passage through Hormuz possible
U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday, less than two hours before his deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face devastating attacks on its civilian infrastructure.
Iran ceasefire deal a partial win for Trump – but at a high cost
At 18:32 Washington time, President Donald Trump posted on his social media website that the US and Iran were "very far along" with a "definitive" peace agreement and that he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire to allow negotiations to proceed.
Los Angeles Stadium workers urge FIFA to bar ICE from World Cup
A union representing about 2,000 food service workers at the Los Angeles Stadium has asked FIFA to keep United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) away from World Cup operations in the city.
Search for six-year-old Ebola patient after armed men storm DR Congo hospital
Authorities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are searching for a six-year-old Ebola patient and her mother after armed men stormed the hospital where they were being treated.
Africa’s voice in global journalism grows as funding, AI and misinformation shape newsrooms
Journalism in Ghana and across Africa is entering a critical new phase as funding shortages, misinformation, and artificial intelligence (AI) continue to reshape how news is produced. This is according to the State of Journalism 2026 report BY Muck Rack, which shows that Africa contributed 6% of all respondents globall...
Raúl Castro indictment threatens to ignite war between US and Cuba
The U.S. Justice Department’s unsealing of a federal indictment against former Cuban President Raúl Castro represents far more than a delayed pursuit of legal accountability; it is an aggressive deployment of judicial diplomacy designed to shift the geopolitical equilibrium in the Florida Straits. By resurrecting a let...
Equatorial Guinea government resigns after failing to meet barely 10% of its targets
Equatorial Guinea’s government has resigned after failing to meet its objectives, Vice-President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue said. Obiang, who is also the son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, said the prime minister had presented the resignation of all members of the government because it had barely reached...
Only 14% of the world’s cities breathed safe air in 2025, new global report finds
Every breath matters. But for most people on earth, every breath also carries a hidden cost. The IQAir 2025 World Air Quality Report, released this year by Swiss-based air quality technology company IQAir, paints a stark picture of a planet still struggling to clean up its act. Covering 9,446 cities across 143 countrie...
PPE failures left NHS staff poorly protected and wasted £10bn, Covid inquiry finds
The lives of NHS staff and patients were put at risk in the pandemic because of a lack of adequate personal protective equipment (PPE), with almost £10bn of taxpayer's money wasted in a scramble to buy more, the Covid inquiry has said.
Russian artist and Putin critic shot dead in Poland
Police in Poland are investigating the murder of a Russian artist and vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin. Polish prosecutors said Robert K, known as the artist Semyon Skrepetsky, was shot dead on Monday morning in the Polish town of Biała Podlaska, about 40km (25 miles) from the Belarusian border. The 44-year-old...
Russian artist and Putin critic shot dead in Poland
Police in Poland are investigating the murder of a Russian artist and vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin.