Somali forces retake Bal'ad after deadly Al-Shabaab attack
Authorities said government troops regained control of the strategic town after a pre-dawn assault by the militant group.
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Hamas returns four bodies as first phase of Gaza ceasefire deal reaches final swap
More than 600 Palestinian prisoners were released in exchange, while negotiators prepared to move toward a second phase that is still unwritten.
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Somali security forces kill teenager at Mogadishu beach ahead of Abiy Ahmed visit
Witnesses and local reporting say a beach clearing operation in Mogadishu turned deadly when security forces opened fire, killing a teenage boy and injuring others.
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Öcalan urges PKK congress to end armed organisation
A message delivered after a prison visit asked the Kurdish movement to choose political integration, adding momentum to contacts promoted by Turkey’s DEM Party.
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Texas rancher dies after explosive detonates on Tamaulipas ranch
Texas officials say a 74-year-old rancher was killed in Tamaulipas after driving over an improvised explosive device near the border.
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WFP pauses aid in Sudan’s Zamzam camp as fighting intensifies
The UN agency said combat around El Fasher had become too dangerous to keep feeding one of Darfur’s biggest displacement camps.
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Somalia and African Union settle troop numbers for new AUSSOM mission
The new stabilization mission in Somalia will have 11,900 personnel after weeks of dispute over who would contribute what.
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Ukraine says it has reached a minerals deal with the United States
Ukrainian officials said they had reached an agreement with Washington on a minerals deal that would create a joint fund for future resource revenues.
Read report »Senegal and Casamance rebels sign peace accord after talks in Bissau
A new agreement between the Senegalese government and MFDC rebels was mediated by Guinea-Bissau president Umaro Sissoco Embalo.
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Rebel attack leaves 9 dead and more than 700 homes burned in northern Central African Republic
Local officials said 3R rebels attacked Nzoroh, killing nine people and forcing residents to flee after more than 700 houses were burned.
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Israel says it is conducting strikes in southern Syria as tensions rise over the border zone
Israel’s defense minister said the air force was attacking strongly in southern Syria after the new Syrian government demanded a full withdrawal of Israeli forces.
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French police investigate projectiles thrown at Russian consulate in Marseille
No one was injured after three objects were thrown at the consulate wall in Marseille on the anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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Suwayda militia leaders announce new military council in southern Syria
Local commanders in Suwayda say they are organizing armed groups around a secular and decentralized political vision for the province.
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US breaks ranks and joins Russia against UN resolution condemning war in Ukraine
CNN said the vote marked a sharp shift from years of US policy, with Washington siding with Moscow against the General Assembly text.
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Final Australia Frontier Massacre Map Records at Least 10,657 Deaths
Researchers associated with the University of Newcastle released final findings from an eight-year project mapping colonial frontier massacres, documenting at least 438 massacres and more than 10,000 Indigenous deaths.
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Israel sends tanks into Jenin as West Bank crackdown deepens
Israeli tanks entered the occupied West Bank for the first time since 2002, as officials said troops would stay in parts of the territory for up to a year and block tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians from returning.
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Zelenskyy says he is ready to resign if it would help secure peace
In remarks reported by CNN, the Ukrainian president said he was willing to leave office if that could help bring peace and move his country toward NATO membership.
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Puntland, U.S. airstrike kills three ISIS fighters in Cal Miskaad mountains
Puntland officials and a Somali outlet said the joint operation targeted ISIS positions in Bari region and killed three fighters.
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Mali opens probe into killings blamed on soldiers and Wagner mercenaries
Mali’s army says it has opened an investigation after the Tuareg independence movement accused soldiers and Wagner Group mercenaries of killing 24 civilians near Gao.
Read report »Cook Islands deep-sea minerals deal with China draws New Zealand scrutiny
The Cook Islands signed a five-year memorandum with China on seabed minerals, technology transfer and ecosystems research, but the deal stops short of granting a mining license.
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Israel delays release of Palestinian prisoners after hostage handovers
Israel postponed the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, tying the move to the way Hamas has staged handovers of Israeli hostages.
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AP: French authorities detain four after deadly stabbing in Mulhouse
French prosecutors said four people were detained after a fatal stabbing in Mulhouse that officials linked to Islamic extremism.
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Israel says forensic tests show returned body was not Shiri Bibas as ceasefire dispute deepens
Israel says a body handed over by Hamas in the latest hostage exchange did not match Shiri Bibas, adding a fresh flashpoint to an already fragile ceasefire process.
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Israel identifies Shiri Bibas after Hamas returns corrected remains
Forensic officials say the recovered body belongs to the hostage mother and found no evidence of bombing, after Hamas first handed over the wrong remains.
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