Terrorist turf war in north-east Nigeria kills about 200

As many as 200 terrorists were killed in a turf war on Sunday between rival jihadists in north-east Nigeria. The fighting between Boko Haram and rival militants from Islamic State West Africa Province (Iswap) broke out over the weekend in the village of Dogon Chiku, which lies on the shores of Lake Chad, a restive

Jacob Zuma’s daughter goes on trial over deadly South African riots

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, a politician and daughter of the former South African president Jacob Zuma, has pleaded not guilty to incitement to commit terrorism and public violence over deadly riots in 2021. The trial, which began on Monday in the coastal city of Durban, is the first prosecution in South Africa in which terrorism‑related charges are

Tanzania police arrest opposition party official after deadly election protests

Tanzanian authorities have detained a senior official from the main opposition party, Chadema, amid a spate of arrests in connection to deadly protests during elections last week. More than 1,000 people were killed by security forces during the demonstrations, according to Chadema and human rights bodies. The Tanzanian government has said these figures were exaggerated

Canada no longer measles-free as outbreaks spread

Canada is no longer measles-free because of ongoing outbreaks, international health experts said on Monday, as childhood vaccination rates fall and the highly contagious virus spreads across North and South America. The loss of the country’s measles elimination status comes more than a year after the highly contagious virus started spreading. Canada has logged 5,138

Small plane on hurricane relief flight crashes in Florida, two dead

A small turboprop plane on a hurricane relief mission to Jamaica crashed into a pond in a gated residential neighborhood of the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Coral Springs, killing two people shortly after takeoff and narrowly missing homes, authorities and a local resident said. The Coral Springs police department confirmed the deaths in a statement

Cop30 agenda agreed as crucial climate talks begin

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature That’s a wrap for day one of the 30th annual climate negotiations, here’s what happened: The formal Cop30 agenda was adopted on Monday afternoon amid concerns by some advocates and states that key issues such as climate finance could be relegated

Guyana in turmoil after opposition leader arrested and faces US extradition

Guyana has been thrown into political turmoil following the arrest and possible extradition to the United States of the country’s main opposition leader just two months after he emerged as the surprise contender in the presidential election that kept incumbent Irfaan Ali in power. Azruddin Mohamed, 38, and his father, Nazar Mohamed, 73, two of

Carney survives two confidence votes on budget, quashing fears of winter election

Canada’s prime minister Mark Carney’s minority government has survived two confidence votes on its budget, quashing fears – for now – of a winter federal election. The Liberals managed to pass the second of three votes on the plan on Friday, paving the way for tens of billions in new spending. The party, which needs

China’s CO2 Emissions Flat or Falling for 18 Months

China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months, analysis reveals, adding evidence to the hope that the world’s biggest polluter has managed to hit its target of peak CO2 emissions well ahead of schedule. Rapid increases in the deployment of solar and wind power generation – which grew by 46% and

MPs to examine Chinese influence at UK universities

The foreign affairs select committee is drawing up plans to examine Chinese government interference in academia as part of its inquiry into the UK’s strategy towards Beijing. MPs are broadening the scope of their investigation into the China audit, an internal government review of UK-China relations that concluded in June, to look into Chinese state
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