Watch: Somalia faces rising costs amid Red Sea shipping disruptions
Somalia is facing rising prices and growing maritime security concerns as Houthi attacks disrupt shipping through the Bab al-Mandab Strait. The cost of a 10kg cooking... Read more.
Zambia warns of food insecurity as El Niño drought looms
About 1.2 million Zambians could face acute food insecurity from October this year to March next year due to an El Niño-induced drought, a senior government official... Read more.
BRICS cooperation helps reshape Global South health landscape
As Global South nations seek stronger healthcare resilience and pharmaceutical self-sufficiency, BRICS is turning political commitments into tangible health cooperation.... Read more.
Xi proposes five initiatives on greater BRICS cooperation
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday proposed five initiatives on “greater BRICS” cooperation in areas of AI, trade and investment facilitation, digital... Read more.
OpenAI’s Altman rules out 2026 IPO, calls AI extinction risk ‘unacceptable’
OpenAI will not go public in 2026, CEO Sam Altman said in remarks published on Saturday, citing safety concerns over artificial intelligence that render “unacceptable”... Read more.
210 prisoners freed after capture of port city, Houthis say
Yemen’s Houthi group freed 210 of its members held by government forces after seizing a prison during its rapid advance along the country’s Red Sea coast,... Read more.
Passenger ship sinks in Indonesia, around 130 missing
A passenger ship that had lost contact in Indonesia’s Java Sea has sunk, with around 130 people unaccounted for, the country’s National Search and Rescue... Read more.
BRICS leaders adopt joint declaration at summit in New Delhi
Leaders of BRICS countries at the 18th BRICS Summit adopted a joint declaration in New Delhi, the capital of India, reiterating their commitment to inclusive global... Read more.
Houthis claim hitting Saudi base in renewed fighting with Yemeni government forces
Yemen’s Houthi group said on Sunday that they used drones and missiles to attack a military base in southern Saudi Arabia as renewed fighting with Yemen’s... Read more.
Algeria cuts diplomatic ties with the UAE
The statement said the decision was made due to "increasingly provocative or hostile actions" by the Middle Eastern nation.... Read more.
