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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has reaffirmed his refusal to make any territorial concessions to Russia, ahead of a European Council meeting scheduled for Thursday in Brussels. “No territorial concessions,” insisted Zelensky, who is also scheduled to attend the meeting. He…

Some 140,000 homes were without power in France on Thursday morning, as Storm Benjamin continued to sweep across much of the country, according to a report released by Enedis at 11:30 a.m. local time. The electricity grid operator specified that…

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group, in Sunda carried out a new wave of drone strikes on Khartoum International Airport on Thursday, for the third consecutive day. Sudanese media outlet Sudan News, citing witnesses, reported that seven drones…

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has deployed 80 election observers from 10 member states to monitor Tanzania’s 29 October general elections, though four regions will not be covered due to logistical constraints. Head of the SADC Electoral Observation Mission…

Mozambique’s maritime authorities have launched an emergency search and rescue operation after a cargo vessel, Cara, sank in the access channel to the port of Beira, killing three Indian crew members and leaving one Mozambican missing. The incident, which occurred…

In Europe, Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is expected to begin a five-year sentence Tuesday in Paris’ La Santé prison. Sarkozy, convicted of criminal conspiracy in a scheme to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from Libya, will become…

Namibia has declared a national mpox outbreak following confirmation of its first case in the coastal city of Swakopmund. Health and Social Services Minister Esperance Luvindao confirmed that the patient is receiving treatment in isolation at a District Hospital and…

Madagascar’s newly appointed Prime Minister, Andriamatoa Herintsalama Rajaonarivelo, has ordered a comprehensive inventory of state property and outlined operating rules for public services. The directive follows the first official statement by President Michaël Randrianirina, signalling the government’s early steps toward…

In Kenya, former Prime Minister and opposition leader, Raila Odinga, was buried in a state funeral in the west of the country on Sunday. Thousands of people crowded into the city of Bondo for the funeral, having travelled from all…

In Sudan, the UN migration agency said at least 1,730 people have been displaced in North Kordofan and North Darfur states due to escalating insecurity and ongoing armed clashes across the country. The IOM said that 1,500 more people were…

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu says he will propose suspending President Macron’s controversial 2023 pension reforms — a move aimed at avoiding no-confidence votes set for Thursday, 16th October, 2025. The reforms, which raised the retirement age from 62 to…