Regional governor Ndeye Nguenar Mbodj says four more bodies were found this morning, raising the death toll from 35. Twenty-three victims have been identified by their families.

President Donald Trump in his first major interview since his party lost control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections said he thinks his administration was too aggressive on deportations and that he thinks he can work with Democrats in the new Congress on some kind of immigration deal.

Pix of the Day, 9th November, 2026 – Across the world

More than 200 sailors, including a special operations team trained to retake vessels seized by pirates, are deployed aboard the frigate as part of the EU’s Operation Atalanta anti-piracy mission

John Mahama specifically cited investments in education, health, economic growth and debt treatment as interventions that could be considered as reparations to redress historical wrongs

Rail workers began repairing damaged tracks in Al-Ayyat, Egypt, on Monday 9 November, a day after two passenger trains collided south of Cairo, killing seven people and injuring at least 125 others.

Women protesters took to the streets of Manila on Monday 9 November ahead of Donald Trump’s visit for the 49th ASEAN summit. Carrying “Trump Out” placards, they also denounced a US-led initiative on semiconductors and critical minerals.

Ahmed Haroun, a senior security official during the rule of longtime dictator Omar al-Bashir, and later chairman of the former ruling National Congress Party, was detained in Omdurman, the sister city of the capital, Khartoum, according to two lawyers on his defense team. The lawyers had said earlie

The synthetic strands allow hairdressers to create braids, plaits and other styles not possible with their client’s natural hair. But once the hairstyle is done with, they can be a problem

Egypt’s latest prosecution of journalists attempts to “silence” the last surviving vestiges of the free press, Lina Attalah, head of preeminent outlet Mada Masr, told AFP days before she faces jail time in court.

Iranians see no prospects of change to Israel’s policy over Tehran even under a new Israeli government.

On the beaches of Dakar, a surf school is making the waves accessible to local children. Founder Ibra Samb, who learnt to surf on plywood, hopes to inspire a new generation.

The African National Congress, which has dominated South African politics since the end of apartheid, took 30.76 percent of votes in municipal elections, its worst-ever electoral performance, the electoral commission said Sunday

Pope Leo XIV has arrived in Argentina, on Sunday 8 November, for the first papal visit to the country in nearly 40 years. President Javier Milei welcomed him at Buenos Aires airport, while the city’s iconic obelisk was illuminated in his honour.

Seven people were killed and at least 125 others injured when two trains collided Sunday south of the Egyptian capital, Cairo, the Chief Prosecutor’s office said in a statement

Tens of thousands of people, many dressed in red, marched through Amsterdam in the Netherlands on Sunday 8 November, demanding that the Dutch government take stronger action against Israel over the war in Gaza.

Kraków’s historic main square in southern Poland reopened to the public on Sunday 8 November, just over 24 hours after a deadly shooting left six people dead and 15 others injured. Residents are lighting candles in memory of the victims, while bullet marks remain visible on café windows.

The African National Congress came in first place in South Africa’s local elections but suffered its worst-ever electoral setback, according to final results on Sunday.

Four people are dead and dozens injured after two trains collided south of Cairo on Sunday. Egypt’s railway authority said a train traveling to Giza from Fayoum crashed into the rear of another service heading south from Cairo to Aswan.

Police in the northern Spanish enclave of Ceuta are introducing a new identification process for migrants as authorities move to dismantle a temporary camp.

The African National Congress came in first place in South Africa’s local elections but suffered its worst-ever electoral setback, according to final results on Saturday.

Artists in Lagos used brushes and spray cans to bring their works to life on Saturday at the second edition of the city’s Street Art Festival. The event is aimed at making art more accessible by taking out of the galleries and into public spaces – engaging with a wider audience.

Across Israel people are divided over President Herzog’s decision to pick Gadi Eisenkot to lead country’s next government. But one thing everyone can agree on is that it forming a new government won’t be easy.

The sixth edition of the ‘Forever Is Now’ art exhibition is set against the Pyramids of Giza. The Egyptian landscape and its ancient monuments are more than just a backdrop, they also provide the works’ conceptual anchor, creating a dialogue between past and present.

Egypt’s foreign minister Badr Abdelatty was in Tripoli on Saturday to reopen his country’s embassy. The mission has been closed since 2012, when chaos swept Libya following the ouster of long-time leader Muammar Gaddafi.

Supporters of Gambia’s UNITE-led coalition celebrated on Friday as their party leader Talib Ahmed Bensouda filed his candidacy papers for next month’s presidential election. The move comes despite a government report last week accusing the popular former mayor of financial improprieties.

Footage shows people fleeing as cars speed away during a deadly shooting at Krakow’s Main Market Square, which left six people dead and about 15 injured.

Russian strikes have damaged infrastructure in the Kyiv region and left a kindergarten in ruins in the Ukrainian capital. Firefighters battled a major blaze as Ukraine faced renewed attacks on its energy network.

Tens of thousands of displaced families in the Gaza Strip spent a sleepless night on Saturday, as heavy rain flooded their fragile tents, and soaked their mattresses and belongings.

Pope Leo XIV declared he was in “fairly good shape” after his cancer treatment, as he kicked off a three-nation South America tour on Friday.

Partial results for South Africa’s local elections point to coalition battles in several major metros, including Johannesburg, Tshwane and eThekwini.

Former Paraguayan Vice President Pedro Alliana was sworn in as president Friday to serve out the term of his predecessor, Santiago Peña, who was impeached earlier the same day for misconduct in office.

Tanzania’s main opposition Chadema party celebrated a “victorious day” on Friday, after a court found their leader Tundu Lissu not guilty of treason.

Somalia’s political crisis is deepening, with the opposition accusing the president of sending troops to arrest the Supreme Court’s chief justice after the tribunal declared an extension of his term “unlawful”.

The anniversary comes as the decades-old territorial conflict enters a new diplomatic phase, with a U.N. peacekeeping mission winding down after 35 years. Western Sahara is Africa’s longest-running territorial conflict

Some called the prison term of 200 years for Paul Mackenzie fair, while others said it did not go far enough

Greenpeace activists unfurled a giant 26-by-26-metre banner outside a data centre construction site in Beringen, northeastern Switzerland, on Friday 6 November, protesting against the growing environmental impact of major technology companies.

Egypt ranked fourth with four gold and five medals in total. South Africa has so far scored one gold, three silver and one bronze

The United Nations on Friday said about 15.4 million people who have fled conflict in Sudan need emergency shelter and essential household items, but humanitarian organisations are facing funding shortages.

Children around the world are at greater risk from disease, malnutrition and violence due to a sharp rise in attacks on water and sanitation systems. Now UNICEF is calling on conflict parties, governments and humanitarian actors to treat those systems as life-saving civilian infrastructure.