Indonesian rescuers have resumed searching for some 80 people still missing in a deadly landslide, after the mission coordinator said operations had to be suspended overnight due to harsh weather. The death toll from Saturday’s landslide in a residential area…

South Africa has defended weeklong naval drills with Russia, Iran, China and other countries as “essential”, describing the manoeuvres off its coast as a vital response to rising maritime tensions globally. The Will for Peace 2026 exercises that began on…

The United States (US) has carried out a new round of large-scale attacks against the Isil or Isis group in Syria following an ambush that killed two US soldiers and a civilian interpreter in the city of Palmyra last month.…

At least seven people have died after a boat carrying more than 200 people capsized along a popular migration route off the Gambian coast, with dozens more believed to be missing, local authorities say. The boat was reported to have…

Zohran Mamdani has been sworn in as mayor of New York City, becoming the first Muslim and the youngest person in generations to take the oath of office in the United States’ (US’) biggest city. Mamdani, a Democrat, was sworn…

A drone attack has hit a United Nations (UN) facility in war-torn Sudan, killing six peacekeepers, UN secretary general Antonio Guterres says. The attack on Saturday hit the peacekeeping logistics base in the city of Kadugli in the central region…

A group of soldiers have appeared on Benin’s state TV announcing the dissolution of the government in an apparent coup in the west African nation. The group, which called itself the Military Committee for Refoundation, on Sunday announced the overthrow…

Gunmen have killed at least 12 people, including a boy (3), in a mass shooting at a bar near Pretoria, South Africa, according to the police. Athlenda Mathe, spokesperson for the South African Police Service (SAPS), confirmed on Saturday that…