Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday discussed efforts to consolidate the Gaza ceasefire and advance a political settlement. Egypt’s presidency disclosed this in a statement following their meeting in Cairo. Al-Sisi reaffirmed Egypt’s support for a just and comprehensive settlement of the Palestinian issue. He …
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Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after a war crimes tribunal in The Hague found him guilty of murder, torture, illegal detention and cruel treatment committed during the 1998–99 Kosovo conflict. The judgment was delivered on Wednesday, September 16, in one of the …
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Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul plans to campaign for a German seat on the UN Human Rights Council for the 2027-2029 term in Geneva on Tuesday. Wadephul will meet International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) head Mirjana Spoljaric and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. A meeting with …
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Zambia has established a national digital trust infrastructure designed to support secure digital identity, electronic signatures and trusted online transactions as the country expands its digital government services. The National Public Key Infrastructure (NPKI) was formally established during a production key ceremony held by the Zambia Information and Communications Technology …
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The United States has delivered military equipment to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) as Washington and Abuja continue to strengthen security cooperation against terrorism and other threats in the region. The equipment was transported by a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III and delivered at locations in Lagos and Kainji. …
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Guinea-Bissau has approved a new constitution in a referendum, with provisional results of expanding presidential powers and reshaping electoral rules ahead of a presidential election scheduled for December. The West African country, led by military officers who seized power in a coup in November 2025, voted on Sunday on reforms …
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The death toll from last week’s devastating floods in Nepal has risen to 1,127, police said on Wednesday. Only 95 of the recovered bodies had been handed over to affected families by Wednesday morning, according to Nepalese police. One week after the disaster, the full scale of the devastation remains …
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President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened a prominent NBC broadcast journalist with possible punishment by US media. regulators, as the Republican expressed disappointment with coverage of his candidate endorsements ahead of November’s midterm elections. Trump took to his Truth Social platform to attack Kristen Welker as the “unpopular ‘hostess’ of …
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The U.S. is set to revoke no fewer than 200,000 visas, according to the Department of State. The move would be the largest single mass revocation of visas in U.S. history and is expected to face legal challenges. According to documents obtained by The Associated Press and two U.S. officials, …
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Colombia’s right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella has ordered an immigration crackdown, instructing authorities to begin detaining undocumented foreigners convicted of crimes with a view to deporting them. The hardline lawyer took office on August 7 after campaigning to fight crime and drug-trafficking guerrillas. Immigration was not a central theme …
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