Authorities in Ethiopia's Tigray region have accused the federal government of launching a drone strike near the state capital Mekelle. Tensions between Tigray and Addis Ababa have been mounting in recent weeks, with both parties massing forces on either side of the regional border.
READ MOREOfficials have maintained that the military deployment is intended to support—not replace—long-term policing efforts, but lawmakers say urgent changes are needed if the operation is to have any meaningful impact.
Zambia has resumed vote counting after a nationwide suspension over election-related violence, with the Electoral Commission saying security threats have been contained. The first presidential results are expected at 10:00 p.m. local time, or 2000 GMT.
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda will sign a U.S.-brokered peace agreement on 27 June,aiming to end years of deadly conflict in eastern Congo.
An Israeli flag placed over a damaged car after a ballistic missile strike in a residential area in Ramat Gan,near Tel Aviv,Israel (Picture: EPA)
In a post on its Farsi-language X account this morning,the Israel Defence Force (IDF) told Iranians near weapon factories or ‘their support facilities’ to ‘immediately leave these areas and not ret
Gazans inspect the site of an Israeli strike on the Bureij camp for refugees on Sunday (Picture: AFP via Getty)
Thousands of protesters are facing a struggle to stage a huge protest march near Egypt's border with Gaza.
'A war in the East that will destroy the West.'
Amnesty International has issued an urgent appeal to Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar to immediately disclose the fate and location of Member of Parliament Ibrahim Al-Dressi,who has been miss
The UN Security Council has voiced grave concern over the escalating violence across Sudan,particularly in and around El Fasher,the capital of North Darfur. In a statement released on June 12,the Cou
The first group of South African National Defence Force soldiers who were deployed to the Democratic Republic of Congo is expected to arrive back on home soil this week.
Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM),an al-Qaeda affiliate,has emerged as the most powerful militant force in West Africa,now commanding up to 6,000 fighters and staging coordinated,high-impa
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