Beyond West Africa

Russia has agreed to allow the US and Europe to provide Ukraine with “robust” security guarantees as part of a potential peace deal, Donald Trump’s special envoy has confirmed. The plan, discussed at the Alaska summit, would offer Kyiv protections…

European leaders are in Washington to back Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as he faces mounting pressure from former U.S. President Donald Trump to accept a rapid peace deal with Russia. Trump, who recently met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska,…

More than 200 people are missing in northwest Pakistan after severe monsoon floods and landslides swept through several districts. Authorities report that over 300 people have been killed in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir in recent days, with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province…

The UN Refugee Agency says civilians fleeing violence in Sudan are receiving death threats from militias vowing to hunt them down. Protection officer Jocelyn Knight reported that people escaping the Zamzam displacement camp have been warned to “run” or be…

Ugandan opposition veteran Kizza Besigye has been denied bail in a treason case that has kept him in jail for nearly nine months. The decision comes amid growing concerns from rights groups and opposition figures about a political crackdown ahead…

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near the coast of Oaxaca, Mexico, early Monday, the US Geological Survey reported. The tremor hit at 02:21 UTC, just two days after another strong quake rattled the region. On Saturday, a 5.9 magnitude quake…

London’s Metropolitan Police say more than 466 people were detained during a Saturday protest against Britain’s decision to ban the activist group Palestine Action. The group was outlawed in July under anti-terrorism laws after members broke into a Royal Air…

North Korea has condemned upcoming joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States as a “direct military provocation” and vowed retaliation. Defence Minister No Kwang Chol warned that the drills, set to run for 11 days, pose a…

Australia will formally recognise a Palestinian state at next month’s United Nations General Assembly, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Monday. The decision follows similar moves by France, Britain and Canada, intensifying global pressure on Israel to seek a political…

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey’s northwestern Balikesir province on Sunday evening, killing one person and injuring 29, authorities said. Sixteen buildings collapsed in the tremor, which was felt as far as Istanbul. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said the victim,…