Sudan’s deepening civil war saw another deadly turn on Tuesday when a military transport aircraft crashed while attempting to land at an airbase in the country’s east, killing everyone on board. The incident coincides with major territorial and economic losses for the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), increasing pressure on the military as the Rapid Support

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As health posts across Malawi scale back operations or close entirely, communities and medical professionals warn that expectant mothers are losing access to the lifesaving services they depend on. The ripple effect of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) cuts is becoming increasingly visible in remote regions, where long distances, poverty, and strained hospitals

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At least 19 people, including several children, have been killed and 16 others injured after two residential buildings collapsed in the historic city of Fes, Morocco, according to state media. Emergency crews continued rescue operations through the night as authorities worked to locate survivors trapped beneath the rubble. The incident occurred late Wednesday in the

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Senior Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal has signaled a willingness to curb any future attacks from Gaza toward Israel, but firmly rejected the possibility of disarming the Palestinian resistance group. Speaking to Al Jazeera Arabic’s Mawazin, Meshaal said that laying down arms would be equivalent to “removing the soul” of Hamas, underscoring how central the movement’s

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The humanitarian crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is worsening rapidly, with the United Nations reporting that nearly 200,000 civilians have fled their homes in just a matter of days. The mass displacement comes amid a renewed and aggressive offensive by the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group, which has advanced toward the

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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, has arrived in Oslo but will not attend the official ceremony, according to Kristian Berg Harpviken, director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute. Her unexpected absence has added an air of intrigue to one of the world’s most renowned international events, especially after

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A 21-year-old Palestinian detainee has died in Israeli custody, according to the Palestinian Authority (PA), amid a sharp escalation of Israeli military operations and settler violence across the occupied West Bank. Rights organisations say the death adds to mounting evidence of widespread abuse within Israeli detention facilities. Death in Custody Sparks Outrage Abdul Rahman al-Sabateen,

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The Bank of Canada (BoC) is widely expected to maintain its key policy rate at 2.25% on Wednesday, reflecting strong economic performance and robust labor market data. After signaling in October that its current interest rate was appropriate, the central bank now appears poised to extend a long period of steady rates, bolstered by stronger-than-expected

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