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Updated 1:38 AM CDT, July 8, 2025 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s government has issued a new death toll for its war with Israel, saying at least 1,060 people were killed and warning that the figure could rise. Saeed Ohadi, the head of Iran’s Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs, gave the figure…

By CHINEDU ASADU, MATTHEW LEE and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Updated 7:32 PM CDT, June 27, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda on Friday signed a peace deal facilitated by the U.S. to help end the decadeslong deadly fighting in eastern Congo while helping the U.S. government and American companies gain access to critical minerals in the region. “Today,…

By Rédaction Africanews with AP Last updated: 18/06 – 07:32 Heavy fighting in Sudan continues to escalate as a “direct result” of the continued flow of arms into the country meaning that the war is far from over, top independent human rights investigators said on Tuesday. In an update on the emergency in the northeast…

By Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Dawoud Abu Alkas July 3, 20255:28 PM CDT Summary Truce efforts gathered pace after Israel-Iran ceasefire Netanyahu due in Washington on Monday US says Israel accepted conditions for ceasefire Plan envisages hostages returning, phased Israeli withdrawal from parts of Gaza CAIRO/GAZA, July 3 (Reuters) – Hamas is seeking guarantees that a new U.S.-backed…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Updated 4:43 PM CDT, May 22, 2025 BANFF, Alberta (AP) — Top finance officials from the world’s seven wealthiest democracies set aside stark differences on U.S. tariffs after two days of talks and agreed to counter global “economic imbalances,” a swipe at China’s trade practices. In a communiqué issued Thursday, the Group of…

The life sentence handed down to Anglophone peace activist Abdu Karim Ali is an affront to justice, and he should be released immediately, Amnesty International said today, after obtaining the judgment convicting him. 15 May 2025 Abdu Karim Ali, who was charged with “hostility against the homeland” and “secession”, was sentenced by the military Court…

By Rédaction Africanews  Last updated: 13/05 – 15:44 Kenya and the Dominican Republic signed an agreement on Monday that would bolster support for the Kenyan police deployed in Haiti. The deal was signed by the Dominican Foreign Minister Roberto Alvarez and Kenya’s First Cabinet Secretary and Foreign Secretary, Musalia Mudavadi would see Kenyan police receive both…

By Ahmed Kingimi April 28, 2025 5:23 AM CDT MAIDUGURI, April 28 (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist miltants killed at least 22 people and wounded several others in two separate attacks over the weekend in northeastern Nigeria, residents and police said, the latest incidents in a region plagued by armed violence. Nigeria has been grappling with a…

By  WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Updated 3:06 PM CDT, April 23, 2025 DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An overnight Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City killed 23 people, as Arab mediators worked on a proposal to end the war with Hamas that would include a five-to-seven-year truce and the release of all remaining hostages, officials said…

By Reuters April 22, 2025 3:41 PM KYIV, April 22 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that Ukraine would be ready to hold talks with Russia in any format once a ceasefire deal is in place and the fighting has stopped. The Ukrainian leader also told reporters at a briefing that a Ukrainian delegation…