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South Africa: Murder suspects appear in court as police find 10th body

Sep 22, 2026

Egypt: Compensation paid to familt of Shaimaa Al-Sabbagh

Sep 22, 2026

Man hid dad’s body in wardrobe for more than a year to keep claiming his pension

Sep 20, 2026

Former airline boss accidentally sets plane on fire after breaking power bank rules

Sep 20, 2026
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Sep 22, 2026

Putin's United Russia party tightens control on parliament, early results show

President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party has tightened its grip on parliament, winning a record 355 seats in Russia’s 450-seat Duma in a tightly orchestrated election.
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Tunisia: At least 11 detained following protest for release of activists

Sep 22, 2026

Cameroon: Thousands flee the Far North after Boko Haram attack [Africanews Today]

Sep 22, 2026

‘We fled to the sea to escape wildfire surrounding us – ash fell in people’s drinks’

Sep 20, 2026

Bear prowls into garden and mauls woman, 66, to death

Sep 20, 2026

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Sep 21, 2026

Man, 82, dies after fight over sunlounger on Greek beach

A man has died after a fight on a beach in Vouliagmeni (Picture: Costas Baltas/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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Nasa releases panoramic images revealing what a day on Mars looks like

The new shots were taken by the agency's rover Curiosity Mars.

Sep 21, 2026
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Man hid dad’s body in wardrobe for more than a year to keep claiming his pension

The 25-year-old told officers he had concealed his parent's body for more than a year after his death in the family home near Segovia, Spain's Civil Guard confirmed.

Sep 20, 2026
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Bear prowls into garden and mauls woman, 66, to death

Lyudmila was killed by a brown bear outside her house (Pictures: east2west news) A woman in her sixties was mauled to death by a brown bear outside her home on the edge of a remote forest.

Sep 20, 2026

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Putin's United Russia party tightens control on parliament, early results show

President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party has tightened its grip on parliament, winning a record 355 seats in Russia’s 450-seat Duma in a tightly orchestrated election.

Sep 22, 2026
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Police: "only a matter of time" before femicide perpetrators brought to justice

Police in South Africa said Monday they have arrested three suspects in connection with one of a series of killings of women in the same area on the outskirts of Johannesburg.

Sep 22, 2026
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Amnesty accuses M23 rebels of killings and abuses at Congo mines

Amnesty International is accusing Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo of serious abuses against miners, including killings, torture and forced labour, allegations it says could amount to war crimes.

Sep 22, 2026
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Tenth woman's body found in South Africa, three suspects arrested

A tenth victim has been found in South Africa's femicide series. The unidentified woman was found on Sunday afternoon in Soweto, partially wrapped in a duvet. South African police meanwhile announced having arrested three suspects in connection with another woman's death.

Sep 22, 2026

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Red Sea Film Festival postponed amid Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia

The Red Sea Film Foundation announced Monday that it has postponed the sixth edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival, which had been scheduled for December in the Saudi city of Jeddah, until the fourth quarter of 2027.

Sep 22, 2026
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Ethiopia: Seven armed groups form anti-government alliance

Seven Ethiopian armed groups have formed an alliance against the federal government, an official of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) said on Sunday.

Sep 22, 2026
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‘We fled to the sea to escape wildfire surrounding us – ash fell in people’s drinks’

A British couple were forced to flee towards the sea after raging wildfires surrounded their holiday resort in Croatia.

Sep 20, 2026
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Plane cabin collapses on passengers during emergency landing

Passengers endured terrifying seconds on board the flight, which was forced to do an emergency U-turn.

Sep 18, 2026

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African Union to push for bigger voice on world stage at UN meeting

This year’s UN General Assembly meeting is expected to see the African Union push for a bigger voice at the world body, including permanent African representation at the UN Security Council.

Sep 22, 2026
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Egypt: Compensation paid to familt of Shaimaa Al-Sabbagh

Over a decade after Shaimaa Al-Sabbagh was shot dead by police, Egypt has paid compensation to the poet and activist’s family. Al-Sabbagh was killed as she laid a wreath in memory of slain demonstrators.

Sep 22, 2026
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Cameroon: Thousands flee the Far North after Boko Haram attack [Africanews Today]

In Cameroon, insecurity is triggering a fresh wave of displacement in the Far North. Following an attack attributed to Boko Haram that left 15 people dead, thousands of residents are fleeing towards border towns, raising fears of another humanitarian crisis

Sep 22, 2026
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Thousands of residents arrive in Waza after Medouga massacres in Makary

Thousands of people have fled their villages in Cameroon’s Far North Region following retaliatory attacks allegedly carried out by suspected Boko Haram fighters, seeking refuge in the town of Waza. Families from more than 10 villages around Makary and Medouga have arrived by truck.

Sep 22, 2026

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South Africa: Murder suspects appear in court as police find 10th body

Two South African women appeared in court on Monday over the killing of one of nine women found dead near Johannesburg; meanwhile police found a tenth body.

Sep 22, 2026

Middle East War: Oil prices drop to their lowest in 10 days

Oil prices dropped to their lowest in 11 days on Monday, as investors hoped to see diplomatic progress on the Iran war with the UN meeting this week, as well as a partial recovery from shipments in Saudi Arabia.

Sep 22, 2026

Morocco: Youth vote in focus ahead of first parliamentary elections since Gen Z protests

As Morocco readies for Wednesday’s parliamentary elections, all eyes are on young voters. These are the first elections since youth-led protests spread across the country in late 2025.

Sep 22, 2026

British man killed in Spain after extreme flooding swept car away

A British man died after his Volvo was pulled into a river by severe flooding in Olivella, Barcelona.

Sep 20, 2026

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Sep 22, 2026

Ceuta: Madrid takes preventie measures amid migration calls

After a call on social media urging people to cross back to the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, Madrid says it's taking preventive measures.

Major investigation reveals scale and opacity of US deportations to Africa

The United States has deported more than 25,000 people under secretive agreements with 35 countries to take migrants with no ties to those nations, according to an investigation published Monday.

Sep 22, 2026

Iran says large numbers of army ground forces remain deployed along borders

Iran has kept large numbers of army ground forces deployed along its borders since the US-Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28 in response to potential threats, the commander of the army's ground forces said on Sunday.

Sep 22, 2026

Funeral for hot tub couple shown touching mementos from their lives

Thomasina Tobin,51,and her husband Patrick ‘Paddy’ Tobin,48,died at the villa they were renting with their teenage children (Picture: Pixel8000)

Sep 20, 2026

Swimmer dies in shark attack after being thrashed ‘like a ragdoll’

Dozens of beachgoers witnessed the attack.

Sep 20, 2026