Africa & rest of the world

Africa & rest of the world

Nigeria violence / Communal clashes kill at least 40

A fresh bout of suspected intercommunal violence in Nigeria’s north-central Plateau state earlier this week has killed more than 40 people, officials told AFP on Friday.

3d ago

South Sudan clashes kill 30

At least 30 people were killed when a northern South Sudanese town was briefly overrun by an armed youth group, a local official said Thursday, following a cattle raid.

3d ago

Canada to avoid counter-tariffs on most US food imports: reports

Canada will not impose retaliatory tariffs on most US food and other essentials or on components essential to avoiding job loss in key sectors of the economy, the Globe and Mail reported on Tuesday citing comments by two federal trade advisers

6d ago

Sudan army retakes Khartoum airport from paramilitaries

The Sudanese army yesterday recaptured Khartoum airport from the Rapid Support Forces, an army source told AFP, while troops surrounded the paramilitaries’ last major holdout position south of the city.

1w ago

New PM Carney says Canada will never be part of US

Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday launched his term in office with a whole-hearted rejection of US President Donald Trump's repeated threats to annex his northern neighbor

3w ago

Mark Carney wins vote to replace Trudeau as Canada PM

Canada's Liberal Party overwhelmingly elected Mark Carney as the country's next prime minister Sunday

4w ago

Floods hit eastern Australia, 200,000 properties blacked out

Torrential rain from the remnants of Cyclone Alfred flooded swathes of Australia's east coast on Monday, as workers battled to restore power to more than 200,000 homes and businesses

4w ago

Australia’s cyclone name changed to avoid confusion with PM

The change was made to avoid confusion with Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's name

1m ago

South Sudan clashes kill 30

At least 30 people were killed when a northern South Sudanese town was briefly overrun by an armed youth group, a local official said Thursday, following a cattle raid.

3d ago

Communal clashes kill at least 40

A fresh bout of suspected intercommunal violence in Nigeria’s north-central Plateau state earlier this week has killed more than 40 people, officials told AFP on Friday.

3d ago

Canada to avoid counter-tariffs on most US food imports: reports

Canada will not impose retaliatory tariffs on most US food and other essentials or on components essential to avoiding job loss in key sectors of the economy, the Globe and Mail reported on Tuesday citing comments by two federal trade advisers

6d ago

Sudan army retakes Khartoum airport from paramilitaries

The Sudanese army yesterday recaptured Khartoum airport from the Rapid Support Forces, an army source told AFP, while troops surrounded the paramilitaries’ last major holdout position south of the city.

1w ago

New PM Carney says Canada will never be part of US

Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday launched his term in office with a whole-hearted rejection of US President Donald Trump's repeated threats to annex his northern neighbor

3w ago

Mark Carney wins vote to replace Trudeau as Canada PM

Canada's Liberal Party overwhelmingly elected Mark Carney as the country's next prime minister Sunday

4w ago

Floods hit eastern Australia, 200,000 properties blacked out

Torrential rain from the remnants of Cyclone Alfred flooded swathes of Australia's east coast on Monday, as workers battled to restore power to more than 200,000 homes and businesses

4w ago

Australia’s cyclone name changed to avoid confusion with PM

The change was made to avoid confusion with Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's name

1m ago

'Erratic' cyclone creeps towards eastern Australia

Tropical Cyclone Alfred was 250 kilometres (155 miles) east of busy Brisbane city on Thursday afternoon

1m ago

NZ minister quits after putting hand on staffer’s arm

A New Zealand government minister said yesterday he has resigned from his post for putting his hand on a staff member’s upper arm during an “animated” discussion.

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