Global Affairs

Russia launches biggest wave of strikes on Ukraine for weeks

The attacks came as US President Donald Trump spearheads diplomatic moves to halt the war.

US offers up to $10m for information on ISIS-Somalia’s finances

Washington said ISIS-Somalia functions as a critical revenue generator and funding hub for the wider ISIS network

Africa poised for progress, UN boss Guterres tells development conference in Japan

US Judge Frank Caprio dies at 88 after battle with cancer

In a statement shared on his official Facebook page, his family confirmed that he “passed away peacefully after a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.”

Trump’s $46m border wall expansion includes black paint strategy

The move comes alongside the Trump administration’s broader immigration crackdown, with detentions and deportations forming the core of its strategy.

Death toll hits 50 in Nigeria mosque attack as dozens kidnapped

Witnesses said the attackers, riding on motorcycles, opened fire inside the mosque before moving through the village, torching houses and targeting residents.

177 pick nomination forms as Uganda’s 2026 presidential race begins

The Electoral Commission (EC) began issuing the forms last week, and the exercise is set to run until September 24

Israel defence minister approves plan to conquer Gaza City

Defence Minister Israel Katz's move piled pressure on Hamas as mediators pushing for a ceasefire in the nearly two-year war in Gaza

Bus carrying Afghans deported from Iran crashes, killing dozens

The bus, which had departed from Islam Qala, a town near Afghanistan-Iran border, was heading toward capital Kabul, when it crashed

Six severed heads found on road in Central Mexico

Authorities confirmed the shocking find on a road connecting the states of Puebla and Tlaxcala

Israel demands full hostage release as Hamas backs Gaza truce plan

The proposal, which outlines a 60-day truce, is almost identical to an earlier US-backed plan that Israel had agreed to

Finnish MP Eemeli Peltonen dies inside Parliament in Helsinki

The news of his sudden death has sent shockwaves across Finland’s political scene