Around 60 heads of state and government and 15,000 attendees came together in southern Spain on Monday to kick off the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, an event that only takes place once a decade.

South Africa’s auto sector, a cornerstone of the country’s manufacturing industry, faces a challenging period. Yet, some experts believe that the evolving landscape may open new opportunities for investment in cleaner, more sustainable technologies — provided stakeholders are ready to adapt.

Fluminense defeated Inter Milan 2-0 on Monday, eliminating the Italian giants from the FIFA Club World Cup.

This marks another setback in an injury-plagued season for Jabeur, who has battled shoulder and leg issues throughout 2024. A finalist at the 2022 U.S. Open, Jabeur’s future remains uncertain as she seeks to recover both physically and mentally.

“Africa is facing a growing problem of obesity and overweight, and the trends are rising. This is a ticking time bomb. If unchecked, millions of people, including children, risk living shorter lives under the burden of poor health,” said Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa.

“Don’t Let’s Go To The Dogs Tonight” is an adaptation of Alexandra Fuller’s 2001 memoir.

Al-Baqa café at the seaside in Gaza City was a popular spot among journalists, activists and locals. According to inhabitants, a children’s birthday party was taking place when the location was hit by an Israeli airstrike on Monday.

The US president and his former close ally billionaire Elon Musk are once more on the warpath: after Musk criticised Trump’s signature spending act, dubbed “the Big Beautiful Bill” by the president, Trump threatened to cut government subsidies to Musk’s companies.

Victims include 38 children. The youngest fatality is an infant about 12 months old.

Congolese-American company Nuru has set up a 1.3-megawatt solar mini-grid in Goma.

Donald Trump’s decision to drastically cut US humanitarian aid is expected to have disastrous consequences, researchers warn.

Chadian opposition leader and former Prime Minister Succès Masra, who has been in detention since mid-May, has ended his hunger strike after about a week of fasting, his lawyers announced Monday.

UN Women marks its 15th anniversary by calling for bold action and push forward for gender equality.

They are sifting through the sometimes graphic and emotional testimony about Combs’ propensity for violence and his sexual predilections.

The three biologists stayed on in France after the UN Ocean Conference to do the training in Marseille.

The 40-year-old’s exercising the $52.6 million dollar option in his contract to remain with the Los Angeles Lakers until the season ends in April 2026.

Tehran says it cannot ensure the safety of the agency’s inspectors when the ‘peaceful nuclear facilities’ were attacked just a few days ago.

World leaders gather in Seville to confront the widening gap between rich and poor. The four day Financing for Development meeting co-hosted by the UN and Spain focuses on a 4 trillion dollar annual shortfall. A gap that’s stalling efforts to lift millions out of poverty.

Across Morocco, museums opened their doors for free—inviting young people to explore their roots. It’s part of the 4th Night of Museums, themed “Moroccan Youth, Guardians of Tomorrow’s Heritage. Organisers say it’s about inspiring pride and cultural connection.

Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has confirmed that he will run in Nigeria’s 2027 election while rejecting a joint ticket with fellow ADA-alliance member Atiku Abubakar, according to a press release on Monday.

The World Food Programme warned that it could suspend food assistance without new funding.

President Biya, now 92 and in office since 1982, has not announced whether he intends to run for another term. His silence is fuelling uncertainty in a country where political succession has long been a taboo subject.

Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola says he fears taking part in the tournament could “destroy” the English Premier League club due to the lack of rest for players.

The Scattered Islands were part of Madagascar when it was a French colony but were split off when it gained independence in 1960.

From June 21–28, 2025, Bamako hosted the first Alliance of Sahel States Games. Over 500 athletes from Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger competed in football, wrestling, and more—marking a show of unity among nations facing conflict and recent political change.

The former Olympic swimming champion from Zimbabwe was officially inaugurated as head of the IOC on 23 June.

Analysts say it is going to be difficult for the M23 rebels to withdraw from the cities they seized during their major advance this year and that such withdrawal may either take a long time or another round of fighting.

Tibetan exiles gathered in India’s hillside town of Dharamshala on Monday to celebrate the 90th birthday of Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, according to a Tibetan calender.

Sheep compete for prizes at one of Senegal’s regularly held sheep pageants.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday urged progress in ceasefire talks in the 20-month war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, though some weary Palestinians were skeptical about the chances. Israel issued a new mass evacuation order for parts of northern Gaza.

At least seven people have been killed and many more injured during recent anti-government protests in Togo’s capital, Lomé, according to preliminary figures provided by civic groups on Sunday.

The Kenyan mask vendor who was shot at close range by a police officer during a protest has been declared brain dead, his family announced on Sunday.

Judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir posted on the office’s official Mizan news agency website that those killed on Monday included staff, soldiers, prisoners and members of visiting families

On June 13, Israel started bombing Iran’s nuclear facilities, and assassinated top military figures and scientists. Later, the US also carried out bombing raids

The former Juventus and Manchester United player will play in the French top flight for the first time

Citing anonymous US officials, the New York Times reported in January that government soldiers deployed chlorine gas, known to cause severe respiratory pain and death, in military operations. Sudanese officials denied the accusation

The withdrawal from the ‘national dialogue’ by the Democratic Alliance (DA) is the latest instability to rock South Africa’s unity government which has just marked its first anniversary

It will be the first time Messi faces his former club since his exit from Paris Saint-Germain in 2023 after two seasons

While the agreement principally talks about Kinshasa and Kigali, there are dozens of armed groups and proxy forces in the picture, which could complicate any chances of a lasting solution

Gbagbo who ruled Ivory Coast from 2000 until he was forced from power in 2011 had ran to the continental court to challenge his disqualification from seeking the presidency over a criminal conviction