Tue 14 October 2025: Andry Rajoelina’s announcement on Monday followed reports that he had been evacuated by a French aircraft on Sunday. President Andry Rajoelina has left Madagascar to ensure his safety as violent protests, which erupted late last month, continue to grip the nation. In a live Facebook address on Monday, the 51-year-old leader […]
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Tue 14 October 2025: Renewed fighting between rival leaders forces mass exodus across South Sudan’s borders as fears of wider war rise. About 300,000 people have fled South Sudan so far in 2025 as armed conflict between rival leaders threatens civil war, the United Nations warns. The mass displacement was reported on Monday by the […]
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Tue 14 October 2025: Major media outlets, including conservative publications, are criticizing the Pentagon for imposing restrictive new guidelines that they claim unlawfully limit journalists’ ability to cover the U.S. military. According to a September Department of Defense memo, reporters must sign an affidavit agreeing not to publish unauthorized material, including unclassified documents, to maintain […]
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Tue 14 October 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ ‘I respect the press, but…’: “I appreciate the work of many journalists and the media’s role in society. However, the Bill of Rights protects human dignity under our Constitution. When I addressed the ad hoc committee in Parliament last week, I urged lawmakers […]
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Mon 13 October 2025: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu canceled his planned trip to the Sharm el-Sheikh summit after a dramatic intervention by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to Israel Hayom. The Israeli website reports that Erdogan phoned Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi mid-flight, warning that his plane “would not land if Netanyahu attended.” Erdogan’s […]
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Mon 13 October 2025: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday warned that the possible delivery of Tomahawk cruise missiles to Kyiv could “end badly,” saying their launch would require the participation of American specialists. Peskov told reporters that handling complex weapons systems such as the Tomahawk would inevitably involve US personnel, adding that this point mirrored remarks […]
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Mon 13 October 2025: Thirty-two African nations now spend more servicing external debt than funding healthcare More than 30 leading economists, former finance ministers and a central banker have called for immediate debt relief for low- and middle-income countries, warning that loan repayments are preventing governments from funding basic services. In a letter released on Sunday, in […]
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Mon 13 October 2025: US President Donald Trump said Monday that Israel’s war on the besieged Gaza Strip is officially over, just minutes after the Palestinian group Hamas completed the release of all 20 living Israeli hostages who were held in the coastal enclave. Asked by a reporter if the war has concluded, Trump briefly […]
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Mon 13 October 2025: Europe begins phasing in a new Entry-Exit System to tighten border security and track movements of non-EU visitors. The system records biometric data such as fingerprints and facial images. European states on Sunday began the gradual introduction of a new border entry system for non-EU nationals designed to capture more traveller data and help combat […]
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Sun 12 October 2025: Border hostilities between Afghanistan and Pakistan escalated Saturday as their armies are engaged in cross-border shelling and firing of heavy artillery. The escalation comes a day after Afghanistan’s interim Taliban administration accused the Pakistani army of violating airspace over the capital Kabul and bombing a market in the Margha region of […]
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