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AfricaDaily Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)

Strikes hit Sudan cities as army chief defiant after US visa snub

Two Sudanese cities were targeted by strikes on Sunday, witnesses told AFP, a day after army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan vowed to press ahead with the years-long war against a rival paramilitary force despite a US visa ...

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AfricaDaily Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
European development bank cuts growth outlook as war hits Iraq exports

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development cut its growth forecasts Thursday, as the Middle East war drives an energy sh...

AfricaDaily Sep 23, 2026 (AFP)
Several Niger soldiers killed in fighting near Mali: ministry

Several soldiers in Niger's army were killed on Wednesday in fighting with "heavily armed" men near the Malian border, an area pla...

AfricaDaily Sep 22, 2026 (AFP)
Sudan vows to bring down inflation as war fuels hardships

Sudan has vowed to bring its eye-watering inflation rate below 60 percent by the end of 2026, as three years of war leave people s...

RadarDaily Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
Iran Guards say seized US underwater drone in Hormuz

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday that they seized an American submarine drone in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, which T...

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PolicyDaily 'Worry and sorrow': Middle East war opens old wounds in Kurdistan US Treasury chief claims successes in isolating Iran Saudi strike on Yemen's Taiz kills seven: Houthi media
DisasterDay Powerful storm pummels northeast US with rain, high winds Bangkok floods force thousands into shelters Bangkok declares flood disaster across city
OilGasDaily Syria says sending imported petrol to Iraq At UN, Saudi FM warns world failing to protect Gulf shipping Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia to hold talks after Houthi attacks
SinoDaily Two giant pandas, emblems of China soft diplomacy, arrive in US US, China to set up 'communication channel' for AI incidents China says it 'respects' Trump's 'super intelligence' switch from AI
IndoDaily Heavy rain kills 56 in India's Uttar Pradesh state: disaster agency Nepal's hydropower ambitions face climate reality check Nepal tunnel survivor wants to help post-flood rebuild
DarwinDaily Floods, landslides kill 56 in India, 12 in Nepal: officials Trump admin to gut car fuel-economy standards on Monday Nor'easter lashes US east with punishing rain and wind
SeedDaily Drought declared in three-quarters of India's richest state Bulgaria's battery boom pays off as drought hits power plants Guatemala to provide food aid as El Nino causes severe drought
RoboDaily TikTok to pay Alabama $100 mn under pre-trial settlement TikTok agrees to teen limits in US settlement following Meta OpenAI says its AI agents posted user images online in error
RussoDaily Kazakhstan puts final toll from naval drills accident at 14 Zelensky says Trump made 'final decision' to give Ukraine Patriot licence Eight killed in wave of Russian strikes on Ukraine
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AfricaDaily MILITARY Sep 22, 2026 (AFP)
More than 10,000 could flee Yemen fighting to Djibouti in coming months: UN

Renewed fighting in Yemen could see the number of refugees fleeing across the Red Sea to Djibouti jump to 10,000, while displacement inside Yemen could swell to over 230,000, the U...

AfricaDaily MILITARY Sep 22, 2026 (AFP)
Heavy security in S.Sudan as election law changed

Heavy security was deployed in South Sudan's capital on Tuesday after the president altered the election law to keep himself in office while removing the vice-presidents in the run...

AfricaDaily MILITARY Sep 22, 2026 (AFP)
Niger jails lawyer for relaying unrest within army

Military-ruled Niger on Tuesday jailed a lawyer on Tuesday for saying on social media that the army had split into two factions.

AfricaDaily MILITARY Sep 22, 2026 (AFP)
S.Sudan government dissolved ahead of December vote

South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Tuesday dissolved the government and appointed a caretaker administration ahead of the country's first elections, a move analysts said gave him ...

RadarDaily MILITARY Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
French military support to Saudi Arabia 'defensive': FM

French military support being given to Saudi Arabia to help it confront attacks from Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis is "strictly defensive", French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot s...

PolicyDaily MILITARY Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
Washington denounces Iran's truce proposal as 'cynical'

A top US official on Sunday dismissed a proposal for reopening the Strait of Hormuz presented by Iran as "cynical" and indicated it was a non-starter for Washington.

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PolicyDaily Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
Riyadh schools adopt remote learning for a week

Parents across Riyadh received messages from schools on Sunday announcing a last-minute plan to shift to remot...

PolicyDaily Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
Trump expects talks with Iran to resume in coming week

US President Donald Trump said Sunday that he expects talks with Iran to resume in the coming week, a day afte...

PolicyDaily Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
UK police call in bomb disposal team near air force base

British police Sunday declared a major incident and evacuated villagers living near a base used by the US air ...

PolicyDaily Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
Houthis say Saudi strikes on Yemen's Taiz leave dozens of casualties

Saudi airstrikes on Taiz in southwest Yemen caused dozens of casualties in an area controlled by the Houthis, ...