At least 22 people have been killed in violent protests across Angola following a sharp fuel price hike, authorities said Wednesday, marking a dramatic escalation from the previous day’s death toll of four.

Tunisia’s Ahmed Jaouadi clinched his first significant title by winning the 800m freestyle at the world swimming championships on Wednesday, executing a perfectly timed strategy.

Both the GAZAP and the Hayalet bombs can be dropped from a US F-16 fighter jet and weigh nearly a tonne each.

Thirteen-year-old Ahmad Zayed breaks down in Gaza City as he mourns his father, one of dozens killed in Israeli strikes and gunfire in the Gaza Strip.

While filming the “Pickup” movie, Eddie Murphy said he doesn’t feel the need to guide co-stars Keke Palmer and Pete Davidson.

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI extended an olive branch to Algeria on Wednesday, calling for a “fraternal and sincere dialogue” over the “various outstanding issues” between the two-North African neighbours.

On Tuesday, the 83-year-old president announced he would stand for a fourth term in office in the October polls.

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One of the strongest earthquakes in decades struck Russia’s Far East on Wednesday, sending tsunami waves across the Pacific and forcing evacuations in several affected regions.

Pope Leo XIV has expressed his sorrow at Sunday’s attack on Christian worshippers in the DRC by an affiliate of the so-called Islamic State.

It aimed at compelling the Nigerian authorities to nullify fuel import licences issued by the regulatory authority.

Healthcare workers across Nigeria walked out for a 7-day strike at midnight on Tuesday after the government failed to respond to a 15-day ultimatum issued by the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives.

Officials and workers fear this may be a sign of what’s to come for other factories in Lesotho, where poverty is widespread and upwards of 30,000 people are employed in the textile industry.

The foreign minister says there have been 15 incident this years in the north of the country.

More than 2,500 people have been affected by severe flash floods in Suceava county, northern Romania, where three people were confirmed dead and hundreds of homes damaged.

A diplomatic showdown may be brewing as U.S. President Donald Trump signals he could skip this year’s G20 summit in South Africa. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said he might send someone else in his place, citing what he called “very bad policies” by the South African government.

Despite its relative stability, Somaliland, which declared independence from Somalia in 1991, is yet to be recognised as a sovereign state.

Nine months after the Dana floods claimed 228 lives in the province of Valencia, the town of Catarroja held a protest on Tuesday over the regional government’s handling of the disaster.

Hong Kong’s iconic bamboo scaffolding may be phased out as the government pushes for wider adoption of metal alternatives, citing safety concerns and industry trends.

Parts of northwestern Nigeria are now underwater after a heavy deluge triggered flash flooding across Adamawa State. The flooding began Sunday in five communities around Yola, sweeping away homes and livelihoods.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu told ministers that he has given Hamas a few days to agree to a ceasefire, or Israel will begin to gradually annex parts of the Strip until Hamas surrenders, according to a report by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.

Japan’s Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami alert along the Pacific coast after detecting waves as tall as 40 cm (1.3 ft) at 16 locations,stretching from Hokkaido down to just northeast of Tokyo. Authorities warned that larger waves may follow and urged coastal residents to remain cautious.

A deadly assault on a military base in Dargo, northern Burkina Faso, has left around 50 soldiers dead. Local sources say about 100 militants stormed the base on Monday, killing troops before looting and setting it ablaze.

A senior United Nations official has called on the Security Council to back peace operations as essential tools of diplomacy, warning that a growing “trust deficit” is hampering conflict resolution efforts across the globe.

Nearly one in five children under the age of five in Gaza City is acutely malnourished, experts say.

“The fuel price issue is just the last straw that has reignited widespread public discontent… People are fed up. Hunger is rife, and the poor are becoming miserable”, said local activist Laura Macedo.

Food from the UN and the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is originally handed out for free but neither organisation is able to track who receives its aid.

Ouattara’s announcement on Tuesday ends month of speculation about whether he would be a candidate in the 25 October polls.

The spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians promoted interreligious dialogue during the opening ceremony of the summit.

The spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians promoted interreligious dialogue during the opening ceremony of the summit.

Pope Leo XIV received a rock star’s welcome at the Vatican’s festival of Catholic influencers on Tuesday and thanked them for using their digital platform to promote Catholicism. But he told them to ensure that online culture remains human,

The man fatally shot himself after killing four people, including an off-duty police officer, at a midtown Manhattan building.

England head coach Sarina Wiegman has called for greater investment in women’s soccer as her side celebrated Euro 2025 success at a “very, very special” reception at 10 Downing Street.

The two countries hope to extend the 90-day pause on triple-digit tariffs negotiated in Geneva in May.

Soldiers and civilians gathered in Kyiv’s Independence Square on Monday to mark three years since the deadly explosion at Olenivka prison that killed 53 Ukrainian prisoners of war.

Opened on 1 July, the Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone is seen as a key part of President Kim Jong Un’s ambitions to boost tourism.

Monday’s court filing requested that Murdoch give his testimony within 15 days over concerns for the 94-year-old media mogul’s ill health and age.

Speaking at the UN on Monday, the French foreign minister called on the European Union to pressure Israel to agree to a two-state solution with the Palestinians.

A recent law passed by the West African country of Benin grants citizenship to anyone who can show they are descended from slaves. American singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to take up the offer.

Portugal is battling multiple forest fires across its northern and central regions on Tuesday, as high temperatures and strong winds fuel dangerous conditions, civil protection authorities reported.