Netanyahu has requested a presidential pardon, arguing his lengthy corruption trial is dividing Israel, while critics accuse him of evading justice and supporters say the process is politically driven.

Senegalese authorities deployed crews and tugs to prevent an oil spill after water entered the engine room of the Mersin tanker near Dakar.

Former President Jacob Zuma’s daughter steps down from Parliament while under police investigation for allegedly sending men to fight in Ukraine.

Lebanon and Egypt met in Beirut to advance arms control and prevent escalation amid ongoing Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon.

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A German woman of Congolese origin was sentenced to 10 years in Congo for attempting a daylight bank robbery in Kinshasa.

Trump orders review to label several Muslim Brotherhood branches as terrorist organizations

A new Max Planck Institute study estimates that more than 100,000 Palestinians may have died in the Gaza war, far exceeding the previously reported official figures.

The AU urges permanent UN Security Council seats and fair global representation while leaders call for stronger multilateralism and balanced economic ties.

A 17-year-old is arrested over the fatal stabbing of Yassin Alama in Handsworth, Birmingham, UK

A former British soldier has been denied bail in London over Kenya’s 2012 Agnes Wanjiru murder case

President Donald Trump announced plans to label the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization,

Smaller EU nations are expanding diplomatic, trade and security engagement across Africa as global competition for influence on the continent intensifies.

Hamas leaders met Egyptian intelligence officials in Cairo to review the Gaza ceasefire, warning that Israeli violations and unresolved issues threaten the agreement’s next phase.

Gaza officials say Israel’s repeated ceasefire breaches have caused widespread casualties and destruction across the enclave.

G20 leaders met in South Africa to endorse a declaration addressing critical minerals, climate change, inequality, and calls for lasting global peace.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will not hand over the G20 presidency to a US embassy representative after President Trump refused to attend the Johannesburg summit.

Yemen’s army downs a Houthi drone over Saada amid rising drone activity on several fronts

An Israeli strike on the Ain al-Helweh Palestinian camp in southern Lebanon killed at least 13, while Hamas denied military targets existed.

The UN Security Council approved a US-backed resolution establishing a Board of Peace and international force to stabilize Gaza, while Russia and China abstained.

Nigeria and the United States are in talks after Donald Trump threatened military action over killings of Christians, with Nigeria rejecting claims of targeted attacks and urging balanced dialogue.

Eswatini received over five million dollars from the United States to host deportees under a controversial third-country programme.

Bangladesh ex-PM Sheikh Hasina is sentenced to death for the deadly protest crackdown

South Africa is investigating chartered flights that brought Palestinians from Gaza, suspecting a coordinated scheme to mislead and relocate them internationally.

Egypt and Russia held consultations on competing UN Security Council drafts concerning Gaza while emphasising the need to strengthen the ceasefire and advance a path toward Palestinian self-determination.