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This aerial view shows the town of Komanda, Ituri province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.-- AFP

At least 35 killed in rebel attack in northeast DR Congo

BUNIA, DR Congo: At least 35 people were killed Sunday in an attack by Allied Democratic Forces rebels in northeastern DR Congo, ending a months-long period of regional calm, local sources told AFP. The ADF, originally formed from former Ugandan reb...

ODDAR MEANCHEY: People who fled their homes near the border between Cambodia and Thailand, gather to get some food at a pagoda in Oddar Meanchey province on July 26, 2025. Thailand and Cambodia clashed for a third day, as the death toll from their bloodiest fighting in years rose to 33 and Phnom Penh called for an “immediate ceasefire”. – AFP

Fleeing Thais, Cambodians call for peace

KANTHARAROM: As Cambodia and Thailand traded deadly strikes, fleeing civilians on both sides described their cross-border neighbors as “siblings” and “friends” - swapping calls for peace against the backdrop of artillery barrages. The death ...

MOGADISHU: Doctors and nurses treat injure youth at the Somali Sudanese Hospital in Mogadishu on May 18, 2025. -- AFP

Somalia donors losing faith as Al-Shabaab insurgency surges

NAIROBI: Despite billions of dollars in international support, Somalia’s army has melted in the face of a months-long offensive by the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab insurgency, and donors are running out of patience. Using hundreds of fighters and a ...

MONGUNO, Nigeria: Residents queue up to receive medicines distributed by the Nigerian army in Monguno, Borno state, Nigeria.-- AFP

Nigerian garrison town offers haven for people fleeing jihadists

MONGUNO, Nigeria: From the air, Monguno looks like a fortress, with deep trenches slashing into the sand around this garrison town in northeast Nigeria’s volatile Borno State. These defenses have kept the Monguno largely secure despite the region ...

LONDON: Britain's King Charles III (left) receives President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari during an audience at Buckingham Palace, in London in this November 9, 2022 file photo.-- AFP

Buhari’s hometown prepares to bury late Nigeria leader

DAURA, Nigeria: Funeral preparations were underway Monday in the hometown of former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari, as his hometown of Daura readied to bury the one-time military leader and twice-elected democrat. Children were turned away from...

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PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron (left) welcomes Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas prior to their meeting at the Elysee Palace in this file photo. French President said his country would formally recognize a Palestinian state during a UN meeting in September, the most powerful European nation to announce such a move. – AFP

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MALE: Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu, Acting Director General of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development Waleed Al-Bahar, and representatives from the Saudi Fund for Development, the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, and the OPEC Fund for International Development. — KUNA photos

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