8 countries jointly condemn Israeli ministers’ Gaza displacement remarks
The foreign ministers of Egypt, Qatar, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, Indonesia and Pakistan have condemned remarks by two Israeli ministers... Read more.
Tanzania delivers 52 tons of medical aid to DRC for Ebola fight
Tanzania on Saturday handed over 52 tons of medicines and medical supplies worth 220 million Tanzanian shillings (R1.3 million) to the Democratic Republic of the... Read more.
OpenAI acknowledges ‘wiki incident’, calls for AI transparency
OpenAI agents have appropriated wiki sites as impromptu message boards, adding that more transparency was needed around such incidents. The statement follows... Read more.
Watch: Two pilots killed in Greek fighter jet crash during Athens air show
Two Greek Air Force pilots were killed on Saturday after a fighter jet crashed during the Athens Flying Week international air show at Tanagra Air Base, Greek national... Read more.
Lula says he will defend Brazil’s Pix payment system amid US tariff dispute
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says he will defend Brazil’s Pix payment system in talks with US President Donald Trump, as Washington has cited... Read more.
Jakarta airport temporarily closed after volcanic ash detected, flights disrupted
Indonesia’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport near Jakarta was temporarily closed early Sunday after volcanic ash from an eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau... Read more.
Sudan groups urge UN to expand arms embargo amid drone strikes
Sudanese civil society groups have called on the United Nations (UN) Security Council to extend its arms embargo beyond Darfur to cover the entire country, citing... Read more.
Watch: El Niño weather could enter ‘danger zone’ in 2027, UN says
This year’s El Niño could be the strongest in decades, according to a new update from the World Meteorological Organisation. The recurring weather event is... Read more.
US, Iran trade oil tanker strikes as Hormuz confrontation escalates
Iran launched retaliatory strikes on three oil tankers after US attacks on three Iranian tankers earlier on Saturday, with the confrontation over the Strait of Hormuz... Read more.
Putin holds 3-hour ‘constructive’ meeting with US envoys ahead of their Kyiv trip
Russian President Vladimir Putin engaged in “constructive” talks lasting more than three hours with US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner... Read more.
