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Cars line up at a gas station in Seoul, South Korea, on Sunday as oil prices surge due to the intensifying conflict in the Middle East. Photo: EPA
US, Israel war on Iran

G7 to discuss possible emergency release of oil reserves: French president

Concern is rising about the war and Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, through which much of the world’s energy supplies pass.

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Africa

Military deployed in Kenya after at least 23 die in flash floods in capital

Africa

DR Congo says least 200 dead in coltan mine collapse

US-China relations

Africa emerges as new arena in US-China competition over artificial intelligence

With a fast-growing digital economy and young population, the continent is becoming a critical front in the global race to shape AI’s future.

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Photo: Shutterstock
Extreme weather

Record-breaking? El Nino may return in 2026, making planet even hotter

However, scientists say there’s a risk of 2026 being ‘the warmest year on record even without El Nino, due to the global warming trend’.

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Ukraine war

Over 1,000 Kenyans recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine war: report

Russian embassy denied Moscow’s involvement in illegally recruiting, though it said ‌foreign citizens could voluntarily join its forces.

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South Africa

Mugabe’s son Bellarmine arrested after gardener shot in South Africa

Former Zimbabwean ruler Robert Mugabe’s youngest son sometimes lives in Johannesburg, where he has a reputation for partying.

Bellarmine is the youngest son of the late Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace, pictured here in June 2017. Photo: AP
Bellarmine is the youngest son of the late Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace, pictured here in June 2017. Photo: AP
South Africa

Trump’s new ambassador to South Africa arrives in country amid strained ties

The US president has accused South Africa of persecuting its white minority, criticised its ties with China and imposed tariffs on exports.

Africa

African Union: youth anger mounts over corruption, lack of accountability

Africa has the youngest population in the world, with more than 400 million people aged 15 to 35 years old – set to double by 2050.

Africa

Missing French tourist in Chad found dead ‘after a fall’

The 70-year-old man had set off with a friend, also French, ‘without a guide’ to ‘explore the area’.

The Bachikele Guelta, a natural reserve in the Ennedi Plateau in Chad. A French tourist has been missing since Wednesday in northeastern Chad after going off to visit an oasis in the Sahara desert. Photo: AFP
Indonesia

The bitter choice for Indonesian sailors abandoned off Africa

The crew must decide: return home to their families empty-handed or stay on their ship to hopefully get months of unpaid wages.

Crew members of the tuna longliner fishing vessel at the Porto Grande port in Mindelo. Photo: AFP
Crew members of the tuna longliner fishing vessel at the Porto Grande port in Mindelo. Photo: AFP
Africa

‘Burned in their houses’: survivors recount terror of Nigeria massacre

With 162 dead, survivors describe gunmen executing residents at close range and razing their village to ash.

Nigeria

Dozens of kidnapped Nigerian Christians released from captivity

Freedom for final 89 captives marks the end of a weeks-long ordeal for worshippers snatched from three churches in January.

Africa

Rounded up and executed: gunmen kill nearly 200 in Nigeria attacks

Attacks in Nigeria’s Kwara and Katsina states come as the African country remains in the grip of a complex security crisis.

People dig graves after a deadly attack by an armed gang in Katsina, Nigeria. Photo: Reuters TV
Libya

Son of Libya’s late ruler Gaddafi killed by gunmen who stormed home

Four masked men ‘executed’ Saif al-Islam Gaddafi at his residence in the western Libyan city of Zitan.

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi in 2021, registering to run in presidential elections. Photo: EPA
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi in 2021, registering to run in presidential elections. Photo: EPA
Africa

Nigerian army kills top Boko Haram commander, 10 militants in night raid

Abu Khalid, a commander of Boko Haram in the Sambisa Forest in Borno state, was a key figure within ‘the terrorist hierarchy’ according to the army.

Africa

Over 200 dead in DR Congo after landslide collapses mines: rebel authorities

The nation is a major supplier of coltan - dug out by hand - which contains a key component for smartphones, computers and aircraft engines.

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Africa

Islamic State claims bold attack on Niger’s strategic airport hub

Islamic State militants claim a coordinated raid on Niamey’s airport, targeting a strategic hub hosting uranium and regional military bases.

The Niamey airport in Niger, where damage is visible on the roofs of hangars on Thursday. Photo: 2026 Planet Labs PBC/AFP
The Niamey airport in Niger, where damage is visible on the roofs of hangars on Thursday. Photo: 2026 Planet Labs PBC/AFP
Africa

Niger’s junta accuses foreign leaders of sponsoring airport attack

Niger’s military ruler vows retaliation after gunmen attack an air force base before being repelled by Russian fighters.

United Nations

Hundreds feared missing or dead in Mediterranean shipwrecks, UN says

IOM investigates reports of vessels being impacted by bad weather after departing from Tunisia and Libya for Europe.

Africa

Uganda opposition leader’s wife in hospital after soldiers invade home

Incumbent ruler Yoweri Museveni, 81, president since 1986, was declared winner of the January 15 election, but Wine alleged extensive fraud.

Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, walks with his wife Barbara near Kampala, Uganda, on the day of the general election earlier this month. Photo: Reuters
China exports

Explainer | How are US tariffs and trade barriers redrawing China’s export map?

While exports to the US fell last year, other markets more than made up the difference.

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Containers awaiting shipment at the Longtan Container Terminal in Nanjing, Jiangsu province on January 14. Photo: AFP
Containers awaiting shipment at the Longtan Container Terminal in Nanjing, Jiangsu province on January 14. Photo: AFP
South Africa

13 children killed in South Africa as minibus collides with truck

As police probe a dangerous overtaking manoeuvre as the cause, President Ramaphosa demands action on ‘national shame’ of country’s road safety.

Uganda

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni wins in election marred by fraud claims

Museveni’s main rival, Bobi Wine, claimed there was ‘massive ballot stuffing’ and that his party’s polling agents were abducted.

Africa

Museveni leads Uganda vote as Bobi Wine under house arrest amid violence claims

Uganda election marred by violence and internet blackout as one MP accuses security forces of killing 10 supporters at his home during crackdown.

Police officers detain a voter on the ground near a polling station in Kampala on Thursday. Photo: AFP
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