The U.S. Secretary of State will initiate a full-scale review of Kenya’s status as a Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) to be completed within 180 days.

A plane belonging to an air ambulance service provider crashed in a residential area just outside Kenya’s capital on Thursday, killing at least six people, according to a local official and the aircraft’s owner.

The remains of the eight victims killed in Wednesday’s military helicopter crash have been flown to South Africa for advanced forensic analysis, as Ghana grapples with the loss of two government ministers and six others in the tragic accident.

The decision, made after a late-night meeting of top officials, drew Palestinian rejection, fueled mounting international calls to end the war and provoked worries in Israel over the fate of hostages still held by Hamas.

Protesters demanding the return of hostages and an end to the Gaza war staged a beach display outside the US embassy in Tel Aviv on Friday, depicting Donald Trump’s profile with the slogan “End BB’s War”.

Heavy rain lashed Japan’s southern Kyushu island on Friday, triggering floods, landslides and mass evacuations as authorities issued the highest-level warnings in parts of the region.

Despite his disqualification, Kamto said the struggle for democracy in Cameroon will continue, calling the move a “political crime” against the Cameroonian people.

Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko completed a dream run to the National Bank Open title Thursday night, overcoming a slow start to beat Japanese star Naomi Osaka 2-6, 6-4, 6-1.

Sea of lanterns is lighting up Philadelphia’s Franklin Square this summer as the Chinese Lantern Festival returns for its eighth year.

A wealthy businessman on Thursday became the head of Haiti’s transitional presidential council tasked with restoring order in the troubled country as a top gang leader underscored the challenges facing the nation by vowing to overthrow the government.

Egypt and Sudan discussed the Nile River and cooperation during a visit to Cairo by Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil al-Taib Idris on Thursday.

Just a week after the Ivorian president announced his intention to run for a controversial fourth term this October, supporters and members of his administration gathered in the central city of Bouaké to mark the country’s 65th independence anniversary with a military parade.

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko met with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Thursday

AMREF Flying Doctors said that the mid-size jet, a Cessna Citation XLS, took off from an airport in Nairobi and was heading to the territory of Somaliland when it crashed

Adrian De Wet was one of three men facing murder charges after two Black women were killed at a farm and their bodies fed to pigs near Polokwane in Limpopo province last year

It followed a US embassy alert Wednesday which warned of ‘hazardous and carcinogenic substances’ in Chambisi, an area in northern Zambia affected by a spill from a copper processing plant in February

The call comes against the backdrop of a 30% U.S. tariff imposed on South African imports, which has triggered serious economic concerns at home

The weather office says people can expect a sharp rise in temperatures through to Sunday, increasing to as much as 47 degrees Celsius.

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A new kind of fitness centre has opened in Shanghai’s West Bund — but its clients are all dogs.

Organizers say the festival is not only social in nature but a vital way to keep heritage alive and promote shared values among future generations.

A noh play portraying the inner torment of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the scientist behind the atomic bomb, was staged in Tokyo to mark 80 years since the Hiroshima bombing.

In a letter to the prime minister, President Emmanuel Macron directed that the foreign ministry officially notify Algeria of the suspension of a 2013 agreement that exempted diplomatic and official passport holders from visa requirements

US President Donald Trump has escalated levies on Indian goods to 50 per cent from 28 August.

France’s most severe wildfire in decades continued to burn across the south on Thursday, having already scorched over 16,000 hectares and claimed one life.

The Marhaba operation, now in its 24th year, is a cornerstone of Morocco’s commitment to maintaining strong ties with its diaspora and facilitating their return during the busy summer months.

It claims the aircraft took off from the Gulf and was carrying Colombian mercenaries and military equipment intended for the Rapid Support Forces.

The eight victims of a helicopter crash in Ghana, including the defence and environment ministers, were received with military honours at the Accra airbase Wednesday evening.

Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko rallied to reach the National Bank Open final, beating ninth-seeded Elena Rybakina 1-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4) on Wednesday night.

Four rare Barbary lion cubs are set to leave Safari Park Dvůr Králové as part of an international effort to protect the critically endangered subspecies.

Twenty juvenile inmates at Ngaragba Central Prison in Bangui have completed a motorcycle mechanics training program, supported by MINUSCA and the Central African Directorate of Prison Services.

Some trucks were seen returning from the border Wednesday, reportedly after Israeli forces rejected their cargo, while dozens more awaited clearance.

The UN Human Rights Office has condemned the escalation in deadly attacks on civilians by the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group in eastern DRC amid continued fighting, despite the ceasefire that was recently signed in Doha.

Ghana has opened investigations into the crash of a military helicopter that killed all eight people aboard, including the West African country’s defense and environment ministers and other top officials.

Defense Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed were killed alongside the vice-chair of the National Democratic Congress ruling party, a top national security adviser, and crew members

With thousands of confirmed cases, the outbreak appears to be the biggest ever in China. Chikungunya is transmitted by infected mosquitoes and mostly causes mild symptoms

Women have been hit hardest, with more than 300,000 Black women losing their jobs in the first half of the year.

The exhibition, ‘Yesterday’s Caftan Seen Today’ includes some dating from the 19th and 20th centuries and is currently underway at the National Finery Museum in Rabat.

This alert comes against a backdrop of recent devastating floods, including the May Mokwa disaster in Niger State, in which over 500 people died, numerous homes and farms were destroyed, and thousands were displaced—highlighting the nation’s vulnerability as rainy season intensifies