WHO is demanding the immediate release of its detained staff member and renewed protection for humanitarian personnel and infrastructure. The agency says a ceasefire is not just necessary — it’s long overdue.

Art restorers have successfully taken down a deteriorating graffiti piece by the renowned street artist Banksy, known as “The Migrant Child,” from a building that overlooks a Venetian canal.

At least 37 people were injured in a Russian airstrike on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Thursday, including a 10-year-old child and a 28-day-old baby, authorities said.

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the trial of the former Minister of Justice resumed on July 23 before the Court of Appeal.

A new report from the Timbuktu Institute sheds light on Russia’s latest move in the Sahel. The transition from the shadowy Wagner Group to a new, state-run force called Africa Corps marks what analysts describe as an unprecedented strategy to expand Russian influence in the region.

Ten people, including volunteers, were killed while battling wildfires in Turkey’s Eskisehir province on Wednesday.

Demographers say the trend reflects a long-term delay in childbearing, not a population crisis. But the gap between policy and reality continues to spark national debate.

Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day’s news.

Thousands of Ukrainians rallied for a second day in Kyiv and Lviv, protesting a controversial new law they say threatens the independence of key anti-corruption bodies.

HRW is urging Niger’s ruling junta to release Mohamed Bazoum, who has been detained in the presidential palace since his leadership was toppled in a coup by military authorities in July 2023.

While both sides acknowledged progress on humanitarian issues, talks on a full ceasefire remain stalled. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan called for “result-oriented negotiations” to end the devastating war.

Youth climate change activists celebrated as the United Nations’ highest court issued a significant advisory opinion on Wednesday stating that countries could breach international law if they neglect to implement measures to safeguard the planet against climate change.

The Wall Street Journal published a report on Wednesday saying that Trump was told by the US Attorney General in May that his name appeared in files related to the Epstein sex trafficking case. The report adds to the mounting political pressure Trump has faced over the Epstein case in recent days.

Candace Owens, a right-wing commentator and influencer from the United States, has been spreading theories that Brigitte Macron is a man through an eight-part podcast series and her social media presence, for several months. The French presidential couple has now taken her to court for defamation.

Edouard Ngirente’s term in office as prime minister of Rwanda abruptly came to an end on Wednesday, when president Paul Kagame fired him. Ngirente has been replaced by deputy governor of the National Bank of Rwanda Justin Nsengiyumva.

The publication of these lists marks a crucial milestone on the road to what many hope will be a peaceful and credible vote.

In Klaipėda, Lithuania, older and disabled residents are taking part in bodyboarding sessions in the Baltic Sea, as part of a new summer initiative to promote physical activity.

The Appropriation Bill is the third major part of the country’s annual budget. But passing it constituted a headache for the government for several months. On Wednesday, the legislation was approved by the national assembly.

More than two years of conflict, a death toll ranging from 60,000 to 150,000 according to different sources, and a divided country: Sudan’s civil war is among the deadliest conflicts in the world. But this year, the military dynamics have shifted.

Libya on Wednesday denounced the dire conditions in the Gaza Strip during a meeting with US officials in Tripoli.

Preparations to host the African Nations Championship, or CHAN, across three East African countries are at an advanced stage ahead of the official kick-off on 2 August. Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda are co-hosting the event.

Nations failing to tackle climate change could violate international law, the United Nations’ top court said on Wednesday, and the consequences could be expensive.

A cruise ship carrying Israeli tourists left the Greek island of Syros on Tuesday without allowing passengers to disembark, following a large pro-Palestinian protest at the port.

Climate activists gathered outside the International Court of Justice in The Hague on Wednesday, holding banners that read, “Courts have spoken. The law is clear. States must ACT NOW.”

Desperation is mounting in the Palestinian territory of more than 2 million, which experts say is at risk of famine because of Israel’s blockade and nearly two-year offensive.

Renewed fighting in the DRC’s eastern North Kivu region, despite the ink being barely dry on a peace deal signed last week in Doha between Kinshasa and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels.

Just one day after the United States announced it would once again withdraw from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), China has issued a strong rebuke.

Kenya’s cost of servicing its debts is expected to remain stubbornly high, ratings agency Moody’s said on Wednesday, as the government leans on the domestic debt market to fund its budget shortfalls.

King’s family, including his two living children, Martin III and Bernice, were given advance notice of the release and had their own teams reviewing the records ahead of the public disclosure.

Twenty-two years after the original hit theaters, Freaky Friday is back with stars Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis reprising their iconic roles in Freakier Friday. The sequel, filmed in Los Angeles just like the 2003 original, blends supernatural comedy with heartfelt nostalgia.

The Crocodile Park in Agadir has launched a heart-racing new feature, allowing visitors the chance to zipline directly over live crocodile enclosures.

Nigerian Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has vowed to take the Senate leadership back to court after she was barred from entering the National Assembly building on Tuesday.

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has warned that heavily discounted Russian petroleum products are flooding African markets, threatening the continent’s emerging refining sector.

Morocco moved in to control most of the sparsely populated territory after former colonial ruler Spain withdrew in 1975.

Thousands of Ukrainians gathered in Kyiv and other cities on Tuesday in a rare wartime protest, urging President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to veto a bill seen as undermining anti-corruption efforts.

In Mozambique, opposition politician Venancio Mondlane has been hit with five criminal charges, including instigation of terrorism, following last year’s post-election unrest.

Jade Rick Verdillo and Jamaica Aguilar were determined to get married on Tuesday, even if it meant wading through floodwaters inside a church in the Philippines.

The NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) has released a report accusing the armed forces of Mali and the Russian Wagner Group of committing crimes such as summary executions and forced disappearances against men from the Fulani ethnicity.

Fans gathered around Ozzy Osbourne’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, leaving flowers and candles in tribute to the late rock singer.

Under mounting political pressure for several reasons, US president Donald Trump has claimed without evidence on Tuesday that former president Barack Obama, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and others had “rigged” the 2016 elections, which Trump won, and that they were plotting against him.