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Head of Sudan's RSF accuses Egypt of being involved in airstrikes on group's troops
He also accused Cairo of training and providing drones to the country's army, which has recently gained an upper hand in the conflict that has ravaged the country for almost 18 months.
Air France opens internal probe after plane flew over Iraq during Iranian attack on Israel
The company said flight AF662 from Paris to Dubai was travelling at the time of the attack through a special corridor used by all airlines in southern Iraq and fifteen minutes later it left the country's air space, which was not closed to airplane traffic until 1756 GMT....
Russia, Burkina Faso talk military cooperation
Moscow has been pursuing a combination of military, diplomatic, and economic interests in Africa, vying with the West for influence after Russia's war in Ukraine triggered the biggest confrontation between Moscow and Washington in decades.
Hezbollah reports clashes with Israeli troops along Lebanese border
Hezbollah has been launching rockets against Israel for a year in parallel with the Gaza war and is now fighting it in ground clashes that are spreading along Lebanon's mountainous frontier with Israel.
Biden, Netanyahu speak with focus on Israeli plans for retaliation against Iran
The call, under way late Wednesday morning U.S. time, was the leaders' first known chat since August and coincided with a sharp escalation of Israel's conflict with both Iran and Iran-backed Hezbollah with no sign of an imminent ceasefire deal to end the conflict with Iran-backed Hamas in Gaza....
Haiti gangs are recruiting more child soldiers, human rights report says
The group, which advocates for human rights globally, said it had spoken to six children recently involved with gangs, all of whom said they wanted to leave and had joined because they were hungry and gangs were often the only source of food, shelter or money.
Kenya expects more IMF funding by year-end
Kenya and the IMF reached a staff-level agreement on the seventh review of its Ksh.446.4 billion programme in early June.But the review is yet to be approved by the Fund's executive board after the government was forced to scrap proposed tax hikes and draw up spending cuts in late June in...
Cameroon's 91-year-old President Biya in good health, government says
Opposition parties and civil society groups have been calling for an update on the status of Biya's health and his exact whereabouts.
Floridians flee looming catastrophe as Hurricane Milton approaches
With more than 1 million people in coastal areas under evacuation orders, those fleeing for higher ground clogged highways and gas stations ran out of fuel, further rattling a region still recovering from the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene less than two weeks ago....
Israel says senior Hezbollah official probably dead
Defence Minister Yoav Gallant made the announcement about Hashem Safieddine as Israel began ground operations in southwest Lebanon, expanding its incursions to a new zone, and as Hezbollah left the door open to a negotiated ceasefire.