Countries Nigeria warns over cholera outbreak that kills 30 Nigeria – Nigerian health officials are issuing warnings over a cholera outbreak that has killed at least 30 people,... Read more 19 Jun, 2024
Countries Kenya scraps most new tax hikes amid protest clashes Kenya – Kenya’s government on Tuesday scrapped plans to impose multiple tax hikes, the presidency said, amending a controversial... Read more 19 Jun, 2024
World Fighting in Gaza’s Rafah as tensions soar on Israel-Lebanon border Gaza – Israeli air strikes and clashes between troops and Palestinian militants rocked Gaza on Wednesday, as Israel’s army... Read more 19 Jun, 2024
World Russia ups attacks on frontline town after ‘lull’ – Kyiv Ukraine – Russian forces have escalated attacks near Toretsk, a frontline town in eastern Ukraine that has remained relatively... Read more 19 Jun, 2024
World UN sees tripling of children killed in conflict in one year Switzerland – Global conflicts killed three times as many children and twice as many women in 2023 than in... Read more 18 Jun, 2024
World Ukraine behind oil tanks attack in southern Russia: source Ukraine – Ukrainian forces staged an overnight drone attack that set several oil storage tanks ablaze near the town... Read more 18 Jun, 2024
World ‘Victory for the people’: Thailand approves same-sex marriage Thailand – Thailand on Tuesday became the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise same-sex marriage, in a historic... Read more 18 Jun, 2024
Countries Putin congratulates Ramaphosa on re-election Cape Town – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday congratulated President Cyril Ramaphosa, on his re-election, after the African National... Read more 18 Jun, 2024
Countries African Union condemns rebel ‘massacres’ in DRC Congo – The African Union on Monday condemned “massacres” in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo that... Read more 18 Jun, 2024
Countries Eight die in burning bus in Zimbabwe Zimbabwe – Eight people died and dozens were injured in Zimbabwe when a bus carrying churchgoers caught fire on... Read more 18 Jun, 2024