Senegal deny World Cup travel delay is due to coach dispute
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Senegal deny World Cup travel delay is due to coach dispute

Senegal were stripped of the AFCON title after a mid-game boycott of the final and now face turbulen…

Ethiopia to vote on June 1 as Abiy’s ruling party eyes landslide victory
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Ethiopia to vote on June 1 as Abiy’s ruling party eyes landslide victory

Opposition fragmentation and violence in parts of the country could potentially limit voter turnout.

Mexico backs amendment to annul election results over foreign interference
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Mexico backs amendment to annul election results over foreign interference

Critics say measure risks undermining electoral process and creating new avenues for contesting resu…

Netanyahu says he has directed IDF to increase control of Gaza to 70%
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
Netanyahu says he has directed IDF to increase control of Gaza to 70%

The expansion in control by Israel would contradict the terms of the ceasefire Israel and Hamas agr…

US and Iran 'very close' to deal but 'not there yet', Vance says
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
US and Iran 'very close' to deal but 'not there yet', Vance says

US officials earlier told the BBC that the framework of a ceasefire extension deal had been agreed, …

US citizen sentenced in Iranian murder-for-hire plot targeting dissident in New York
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
US citizen sentenced in Iranian murder-for-hire plot targeting dissident in New York

Former truck driver Jonathan Loadholt pleaded guilty to money laundering and stalking in the plot ta…

Israel hits Lebanese capital in 'targeted strike'
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
Israel hits Lebanese capital in 'targeted strike'

Beirut had until now largely been spared even as both Israel and Hezbollah accused each other of bre…

Are US and Iran close to peace or sliding back to war?
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
Are US and Iran close to peace or sliding back to war?

Neither side seems interested in a return to all-out conflict, despite the latest exchange of strike…

Learning from Ukraine war, Hezbollah is now using fibre-optic drones to hit Israel
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
Learning from Ukraine war, Hezbollah is now using fibre-optic drones to hit Israel

Fibre-optic drones are now Hezbollah's primary weapon against Israel's soldiers and civilians.

Fire kills 16 students at Kenyan girls’ boarding school
Al Jazeera 1 month ago
Fire kills 16 students at Kenyan girls’ boarding school

At least 16 students were killed and dozens injured after a fire tore through the dormitory of a gir…

WHO chief heads to ‘hardest hit’ Ituri as DRC’s 17th Ebola outbreak spreads
Al Jazeera 1 month ago
WHO chief heads to ‘hardest hit’ Ituri as DRC’s 17th Ebola outbreak spreads

DRC battles Bundibugyo strain as confirmed cases rise to 121, with 17 deaths and 246 suspected fatal…

Gaza City hospitals say several killed in strike, as Israel targets Hamas leaders
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
Gaza City hospitals say several killed in strike, as Israel targets Hamas leaders

At least five children were reportedly killed in the strike, which appears to have targeted a Hamas …