Rwanda starts legal action against Britain to recover payments from the scrapped migrant agreement.

Around 50 migrants are feared dead after an overcrowded boat sank in the central Mediterranean, with one survivor rescued off Tunisia and others still missing.

Syria has extended a ceasefire with the YPG/SDF for 15 days to support a US-led operation transferring ISIS detainees from northeastern Syria to Iraq.

Iraq called on European countries to repatriate and prosecute their nationals linked to ISIS while reaffirming legal measures and international cooperation.

Boston lawsuit targets Trump administration over TPS for Ethiopians, citing politics and racism as motivations for ending protections.

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has approved the first overseas postings of four ambassadors from a group of 67 confirmed by the Senate in December.

The United States has finalised its exit from the WHO, leaving unpaid dues, cutting off disease data access, and raising fears over future pandemic readiness.

Germany has called for two permanent African seats on the UN Security Council while strengthening cooperation with the African Union during high-level talks in Ethiopia.

Khamenei blamed Trump for deadly unrest in Iran as rights groups reported thousands killed and mass arrests

Paris police have banned gatherings and pyrotechnics in the Champs-Élysées for the Africa Cup of Nations final between Morocco and Senegal.

The White House has announced a technocratic committee to oversee Gaza’s transition as a new phase of the ceasefire shifts focus to governance, demilitarisation, and reconstruction.

Yemen’s Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi said his group is serious about targeting any Israeli military presence in Somaliland following Israel’s recognition of the breakaway region.

Anthony Joshua shares gym footage weeks after a fatal car crash in Nigeria

An American financial company has sued the Democratic Republic of Congo and senior officials, alleging a corruption scheme, contract sabotage and financial losses.

The United States has ended temporary protected status for Somalis, setting a March deadline to leave as immigration raids intensify in Minnesota and protests grow over enforcement actions.

NATO and Greenland say they will strengthen Arctic defence cooperation as concern grows over President Trump’s renewed threats to bring the island under US control.

Iran is facing mounting international concern after a rights group accused authorities of mass killings during nationwide protests, as the government orders counter-rallies and arrests thousands.

Trump urged top US oil executives to invest in Venezuela after the capture of Nicolas Maduro, but major firms warned the country remains too risky without deep reforms.

Syria’s army renewed strikes on a Kurdish district of Aleppo after a ceasefire collapsed, killing civilians, forcing mass displacement, and threatening hopes for a stable transition.

South Africa has launched a weeklong joint naval drill with Russia, China and Iran near Cape Town, drawing domestic criticism and renewed concerns over strained relations with the United States.

US President Trump warns of more strikes in Nigeria if Christians are killed despite government denial of systematic persecution

South Africa is hosting joint naval exercises with China, Iran, and Russia, prompting criticism from the US and calls for transparency at home.

The African Union reaffirmed its support for the One China policy during Wang Yi’s visit amid tensions over Taiwan and Somaliland.

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger condemned the US seizure of Maduro as aggression and called for UN action.