Tigray leader reports talks with archrival Eritrea

Mekelle/Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — The leader of Tigray People's Liberation Front Debretsion Gebremichael has reported previously undisclosed talks between his region and the leaders of Eritrea

Arrested Nigerian workers' union leader freed

Abuja, Nigeria — The Nigerian secret police released labor union leader Joe Ajaero on Tuesday after hours of interrogation over alleged terrorism financing

Workers call off protest that grounded flights at Kenya's main airport

Nairobi, Kenya — Kenya's airport workers' union has called off a strike that grounded flights in the country's main airport on Wednesday over awarding the contract for its modernization and operations to an Indian firm

Aflatoxin kills hundreds of dogs in southern Malawi 

Blantyre, Malawi    — Malawi has recently recorded the sudden deaths of dogs that consumed meals prepared from maize husks contaminated with aflatoxins

International arms embargo on Darfur renewed as fighting rages

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US, UK top diplomats head to Ukraine with eye on weapons

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Wagner lost veteran fighters in Mali ambush, in setback to Russia's Africa campaign 

LONDON/DAKAR — Among the dozens of Wagner mercenaries presumed dead after a lethal battle with Tuareg rebels during a desert sandstorm in Mali in July were Russian war veterans who survived tours in Ukraine, Libya and Syria, according to interviews w[..]

Generation Z drives far-right support in Europe

Support for the far-right among young voters appears to be growing in several European countries – not least in Germany, where the AfD party is hoping to secure another victory in an upcoming state election

Generation Z drives far-right support in Europe

London — Support for far-right figures among young voters appears to be growing in several European countries

House speaker pushes funding bill that includes proof of citizenship mandate

washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson vowed Tuesday to press ahead with requiring proof of citizenship for new voters as part of a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown in three weeks, though the measure appeared likely to be voted down

Congress bestows highest honor on 13 troops killed during Afghanistan withdrawal

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday presented Congress' highest honor — the Congressional Gold Medal — to 13 U

China takes lead in critical technology research after 'switching places' with US

SINGAPORE — An Australian think tank that tracks tech competitiveness says China is now the world leader in research on almost 90% of critical technologies

Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for president after debate ends

WASHINGTON — Taylor Swift, one of the music industry's biggest stars, endorsed Kamala Harris for president shortly after the debate ended on Tuesday night

Top takeaways from the Harris-Trump debate

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump faced off on Tuesday night in Philadelphia in a debate that comes less than two months before the presidential election

Trump, Harris exchange barbs on debate stage

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