Indonesia seeks to strengthen its ties with Africa but faces setbacks as many African countries choose to attend a separate forum in China.

President Sisi’s visit follows Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s trip to Cairo in February, which was his first since 2012

Brazil’s Supreme Court banned X on Friday after platform openly defied court’s orders, failed to pay imposed fines

 US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will travel Thursday to the Ramstein Air Base in Germany to host the Ukrainian defense contact group on Sept. 6, the Pentagon said Tuesday. “The Secretary and chairman (US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Charles Q. Brown) will join ministers of defense and senior military officials from nearly 50 nations to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine and the continued close coordination by the international community to deliver to Ukraine the support it needs to defend itself,” spokesman Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters. It will be the 24th meeting of the Ukraine defense contact group since Austin formed the international body in April 2022, he said. Austin will have a chance to meet Ukrainian and international partners later this week at Ramstein, where the US will be “very focused” on Ukraine’s security assistance needs. “In terms of any changes to our policy, I’m not going to have anything to provide again. There has been no changes. And as it relates to potential Ukrainian operations, I’m just not going to speculate or talk about potential future ops,” said Ryder. The US remains committed to supporting Ukraine’s ability to defend itself and to protect its sovereign territory, as well as build its ability to deter against Russia, he reiterated. The Pentagon recently announced its latest package of security assistance for Ukraine at up to $125 million. It included key weapons and ammunition to meet Ukraine’s most urgent needs, including air-defense capabilities.

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The officers have been primarily patrolling major roads in Port-au-Prince and conducting joint operations with Haitian police, with mixed results

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived on Monday in Mongolia, his first visit to a country that is member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) since the tribunal issued a warrant for his arrest in March 2023. “Vladimir Putin arrived in Mongolia on an official visit at the invitation of President of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, to attend celebrations of the 85th anniversary of the joint victory of the Soviet and Mongolian armed forces over the Japanese militarists on the Khalkhin Gol River,” the Kremlin said in a statement. Putin’s visit will last two days, and on Tuesday several bilateral meetings are scheduled, including with Khurelsukh, as well as signing some documents and laying flowers at the monument to Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov. “During their talks, the two leaders will discuss prospects for further developing Russian-Mongolian relations of comprehensive strategic partnership and will exchange views on current international and regional issues,” the Kremlin said. Mongolian authorities have shown no intention of arresting the Russian leader on the ICC warrant, and instead organized a welcome ceremony. Putin was greeted by a guard of honor at the Ulaanbaatar Airport in the capital. Putin is also expected to hold talks with Mongolia’s parliament speaker Dashzegve Amarbayasgalan and Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene. On March 17, 2023, the ICC in The Hague issued an arrest warrant for Putin at the request of prosecutor Karim Khan. The Hague-based tribunal accused Putin of the illegal deportation of children from Ukraine after the launch of the “special military operation” in February 2022. Russia denies allegations, insisting that children were evacuated from the battle zone to save their lives, and that the warrant is not applicable as the country is not an ICC member state.

Biden criticized Netanyahu for not doing enough to secure the release of Gaza hostages, as the U.S. prepares a final proposal for a ceasefire deal.

African leaders meet in Beijing as China seeks to boost exports of electric vehicles and solar panels.

Germany has officially withdrawn its troops from an airbase in Niger, marking the end of its military presence in the Sahel nation.

The withdrawal marks a significant setback for Russia’s influence in the West African nation.

A polio vaccination campaign in Gaza will include humanitarian pauses agreed upon with the Israeli army.

According to Palestinian health authorities, at least 12 Palestinians were killed in Wednesday’s operations

Ship carrying military cargo, including explosives, has been denied entry to Namibia’s port due to concerns about its destination and the potential implications for the conflict in Gaza.

New agreements aim to reduce the number of deaths on the perilous Atlantic route.

An Algerian tanker loaded with 30,000 tons of fuel arrived at the port of Tripoli in northern Lebanon on Tuesday, marking the first installment of aid from Algeria to help restart power plants that have been shut down for about 10 days.
Currently, Lebanon relies on private generators to provide electricity for public institutions and homes.
Sonatrach, Algeria’s state-owned oil company, said in a statement: “Our fuel-laden ship is preparing to offload at Tripoli Port in Lebanon.”
“In accordance with the directive of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to support Lebanon with energy and help it overcome its current crisis, Sonatrach announces the arrival of a fuel shipment to Tripoli Port in Lebanon which departed from Skikda oil port on August 22,” the statement added.
Sonatrach said that this initial shipment consists of 30,000 tons of fuel, intended to restart power generation plants and restore electricity in Lebanon.
On Aug. 17, Electricité du Liban (EDL), a state-owned electricity company, announced a nationwide power outage in Lebanon following a complete shutdown of all power stations.
The next day, the North African country announced that it would immediately supply Lebanon with fuel to help the country overcome the electricity outage.
The power outage has affected essential facilities, including Rafic Hariri International Airport, Beirut Port, prisons, wastewater treatment plants, and drinking water pumping stations, EDL said.
Two years ago, the frequency of power outages in Lebanon significantly increased as the country faced a severe financial crisis, leaving it unable to secure the foreign currency needed to import fuel.Previously, Lebanon’s electricity production ranged between 1,600 and 2,000 megawatts daily, but fuel shortages in recent years have gradually reduced production to unprecedentedly low levels.


Palestine plans to officially apply for membership in the BRICS group of emerging economies at the upcoming summit in Kazan, Russia.

The country is also upgrading its existing embassies in South Africa, Kenya, Egypt, and Nigeria to regional hubs.

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 Hamas’ negotiating team left Cairo after reviewing the results of the latest round of Gaza cease-fire talks with Israel from the Egyptian and Qatari mediators, the resistance group said. Izzat al-Rishq, a Hamas leader, said on Telegram that their delegation “left Cairo this evening after meeting with mediators from Egypt and Qatar and hearing from them about the results of the latest round of negotiations,” without giving further details. “The delegation demanded that the occupation adhere to what was agreed upon on July 2, based on the statements made by US President Joe Biden and the UN Security Council resolution,” he added. Hamas reiterated “its readiness to implement what has been agreed upon to achieve the higher interests of its people and to halt aggression against them.” He said the delegation “emphasized the necessity for any agreement to include a permanent cease-fire, a complete withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, residents’ return to their areas, humanitarian aid and reconstruction, and a serious hostage swap deal.” Earlier in the day, the Israeli negotiating team returned to Tel Aviv from Cairo after taking part in Gaza cease-fire and hostage swap deal talks with Palestinian factions, Israeli public broadcaster KAN reported. The authority, citing unnamed Israeli officials, indicated that “the chances of making progress in the talks today are slim.” “The delegation’s mandate does not allow for reaching an agreement regarding the Philadelphi Corridor” in the border city of Rafah with Egypt, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insists on maintaining military control over, the officials added. Israeli news website Walla reported that David Barnea, the head of Mossad, took part in a quadrilateral meeting that included the head of the CIA, William Burns, the head of Egyptian intelligence, Abbas Kamel, and the prime minister of Qatar, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. – Philadelphi Corridor Netanyahu on Saturday pledged to US President Joe Biden that the Israeli army will withdraw one kilometer (0.6 miles) from the 14-km-long (8.7-mi) Philadelphi Corridor, which runs along the Gaza-Egypt border, while leaving a minimal number of military sites in the area. The pledge comes as part of ongoing discussions between Israel and the US over the military offensive on the Gaza Strip and the broader implications for regional security, reported Israel’s Channel 12. The broadcaster claimed that Egypt has agreed to provide Hamas with updated maps of Israeli army positions in the Philadelphi Corridor, although Cairo has made no official statement on the matter. The corridor, a demilitarized buffer zone along the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, remains one of the major sticking points in Israel-Hamas negotiations. For months, the US, Qatar and Egypt have been trying to reach an agreement between Israel and Hamas to ensure a prisoner exchange and cease-fire and allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza. But mediation efforts have been stalled due to Netanyahu’s refusal to meet Hamas’ demands to stop the war. Israel has continued its brutal offensive on the Gaza Strip following an attack by the Palestinian group Hamas last Oct. 7, despite a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire. The onslaught has resulted in over 40,400 Palestinian deaths, mostly women and children, and over 93,400 injuries, according to local health authorities. An ongoing blockade of Gaza has led to severe shortages of food, clean water and medicine, leaving much of the region in ruins. Israel faces accusations of genocide at the International Court of Justice, which has ordered a halt to military operations in the southern city of Rafah, where over one million Palestinians had sought refuge before the area was invaded on May 6.

 More than 200 firefighters have responded to a fire at a high-rise tower block partly used by residents in Dagenham, east London. At least 100 people have been evacuated from the residential building after the fire started shortly before 3:00 a.m. (0200GMT). Four patients were treated at the scene according to the London Ambulance Service. Two patients were taken to hospital. “We were called at 2.52 a.m. today (26 August) to reports of a fire on Freshwater Road in Dagenham,” a spokesman said. “We sent a large number of resources to the scene, including ambulance crews, incident response officers, an advanced paramedic in critical care, emergency planning officers, a command support vehicle and members of our hazardous area response team.” “Twenty fire engines and around 125 firefighters are responding to a fire on Freshwater Road in Dagenham,” The London Fire Brigade wrote on X an hour after the fire started. Alan Bendell, a fire station commander, said the fire was “producing heavy smoke and we’re advising local residents to keep windows and doors closed.” A similar fire in 2017 caused the death of 72 people in London’s Grenfell Tower.

The organization has urged member states and international partners to provide emergency assistance to the affected populations.

Egypt’s president Sisi and top us general discussed regional tensions as Israel strikes Lebanon, raising concerns about wider conflict and prompting calls for restraint.

This mission, requested by Haiti’s former government in 2022, has been slow to materialize, with Kenya being the only country so far to send forces