Lisbon is pushing back after Guinea-Bissau abruptly expelled reporting teams from Portugal’s state news agency Lusa and two African units of public broadcaster RTP.

A tragic bus crash in Algiers has left 18 people dead and 24 others injured after a passenger bus veered off a bridge and plunged into the Oued El Harrach streambed around 5:45 p.m. Friday.

Just three months after the first group of White South Africans arrived in the United States under a special refugee program, the Trump administration is now preparing to cap total refugee admissions at around 40,000 for 2026, according to Reuters.

Ghana has bid a final farewell to the eight victims of one of the country’s worst air disasters in more than a decade.

Talks between the US President and Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded without an agreement on ending the war in Ukraine, despite being widely anticipated as a possible turning point.

Petitioned by environmentalists, the ruling cited major flaws in the French company’s environmental review process.

Czech National Museum Director General Michal Lukeš called the loan “a unique insight into the past” and a chance to deepen understanding of humanity’s roots.

Julius Maada Bio has stressed the importance of maintaining regional unity as the bloc deals with various challenges, including insecurity.

The NCM continues to monitor the situation closely, while emergency services remain on alert to respond to any weather-related incidents.

The agency says with just 23% of its funding requirements for this year filled, it has been forced to cut programmes.

The World Humanoid Robot Games, an international sports competition for human-form robots, opened in Beijing on Thursday

Flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed more than 200 people in India and Pakistan over the past 24 hours, with scores still missing, officials said.

Erik Prince says his private security company can secure Haiti’s main roads in about a year.

Thousands, including survivors, gathered in Tel Aviv for the Nova Healing Concert, held to remember victims of the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack on the Nova music festival.

While less known than the Hajj, Arbaeen attracts far more participants, underscoring its profound spiritual significance for Shiite Muslims worldwide.

The ‘Correct The Map’ campaign, led by advocacy groups Africa No Filter and Speak Up Africa, is calling for adoption of the 2018 Equal Earth projection, which more accurately shows countries’ true proportions

A new fissure has opened on Sicily’s Mount Etna, sending a stream of glowing lava down its slopes in a striking display for visitors and guides.

The one-on-one meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled for Friday in Anchorage, Alaska

Homeless residents removed their belongings as officials prepared to clear encampments under US President Trump’s newly launched federal policing and homelessness crackdown initiative.

The United Nations says that 17 areas in Sudan are classified as at risk of famine, including parts of Darfur, the Nuba Mountains, Khartoum, and Jazira.

There were 92 to 97 migrants on board when the boat departed Libya, according to survivor accounts. Authorities were still searching for any remaining survivors

There were 92 to 97 migrants on board when the boat departed Libya, according to survivor accounts. Authorities were still searching for any remaining survivors

Kazakhstan marked its National Day at Expo 2025 in Osaka on 10 August with a programme of music, traditional dress, and cultural presentations.

Negotiations on a global treaty to end plastic pollution will draw to a close Friday, as nations remain deadlocked over whether to tackle the exponential growth of plastic production.

Protesters in Anchorage, Alaska, opposed US President Donald Trump meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin without Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The national television broadcast photos of 11 people it said were members of the group that planned the coup. The security minister also identified the two Malian generals he said were part of the plot

In Congo’s Kivu alone, health workers treated more than 17,000 victims of sexual violence over just five months last year, according to the report, as battles between Congolese forces and M23 rebels intensified

Women’s Day marks the anniversary of the 1956 adoption of the Personal Status Code which granted women equal rights.

Reconstruction work is underway at the facility after the army recaptured it in March amid the ongoing civil war.

Teams remain on high alert to prevent the flames from spreading further as the country braces for continued high fire risk.

Humanitarian organizations warn that the central Mediterranean route remains one of the world’s deadliest migration corridors, with thousands dying each year in desperate attempts to reach Europe.

In Senegal, a significant draft law concerning asset declarations is set for debate in the National Assembly on August 18, 2025.

More than 9,000 hectares have been burned in wildfires across Spain’s Ourense province in Galicia, where residents have been evacuated as flames approach homes.

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has vowed to return financial accountability to the Senegalese government after his predecessor embezzled public funds and left billions of dollars in hidden debt – yet, Faye himself is exempt from the new transparency law.

Constant Mutamba is accused of attempting to steal nearly $20 million in public funds intended to finance the construction of a prison in the city of Kisangani.

A US composer had alleged that South Korean entertainment company, Pinkfong, had plagiarised his tune.

A drone strike on the Russian city of Belgorod injured three civilians on Thursday, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said in a statement.

The postponement brings both hope and tension, as her supporters rally for civil liberties, while conservative voices call for strict enforcement of religious protections.

Nigeria’s president has set a target of 7% annual economic growth, aiming to lift the country out of its financial struggles. In the first quarter, Nigeria’s economy grew by 3.13%, a figure boosted by a rebasing of its gross domestic product (GDP).

Putin sees a meeting with Trump as a chance to cement Russia’s territorial gains, keep Ukraine out of NATO and prevent it from hosting any Western troops