Safa Younes walks through the quiet home where her life changed forever. She is 33 now, but the memories of what happened in Haditha two decades ago still feel painfully fresh. “This is the room where my whole family was killed,” she says softly. The walls are scarred with
United Nations officials are sounding the alarm over the rapidly worsening crisis in Sudan, where fighting between the national army and the Rapid Support Forces continues to devastate the country. The conflict, which began in 2023 after tensions between the two former allies erupted, has already claimed tens of
A group of Palestinian arrivals landed at O.R. Tambo International Airport on November 13 aboard a chartered flight, raising concerns about how they travelled and whether they were forcibly removed from their home region. The group initially struggled to enter South Africa because their documents were incomplete, but the Department
Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) launched a deadly ambush on a Nigerian military convoy in Borno State on Friday night. During the attack, a serving general — reported to be a brigade commander who was leading the operation — was allegedly abducted. Several soldiers, including
US President Donald Trump says he plans to take legal action against the BBC over an edited clip of his 6 January 2021 speech that appeared in a Panorama documentary. The BBC has apologised for the edit, saying it was unintentional, but it has refused to offer him any financial
The United States has confirmed that four people were killed in a recent strike on a boat in the Caribbean, marking the 20th such attack on vessels in the region. The operation, ordered by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, targeted what officials described as a narcotics-trafficking vessel, though no evidence
Zimbabwean opposition leader Job Sikhala has been granted bail following his dramatic arrest in Pretoria, where police claim they discovered explosives inside his vehicle. Sikhala, 53, was travelling with his 78-year-old uncle, Alexander Ferrowst Thema, when officers stopped their car on Kgosi Mampuru Street on 6 November 2025. During the
A deadly wave of Russian drone and missile strikes tore through Kyiv, leaving four people dead and injuring many more. President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the attacks as deliberate and cruel, saying around 430 drones and 18 missiles were launched, damaging numerous high-rise buildings across the capital. Kyiv’s energy network suffered
More than 200 Kenyans are reportedly fighting for Russia in its ongoing war against Ukraine, according to Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Musalia Mudavadi. Authorities fear that even more citizens could be recruited into the conflict. The minister revealed that some of those fighting include former members of Kenya’s security forces.
After 43 days, the United States government has officially reopened. President Donald Trump signed a bill on Wednesday to end the country’s longest government shutdown, calling it “a great day” for America. The shutdown, which began on October 1, left hundreds of thousands of federal workers without pay and
