Leaders aim to consolidate power at in two polls in Africa

Paul MellyWest Africa analyst AFP via Getty Images Voters in Guinea and the Central African Republic…

Poland scrambles jets as Russia strikes Kyiv before US-Ukraine peace talks

Adam Goldsmithand Tiffany Wertheimer Reuters A multi-storey building in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, was one of several…

Thousands of US flights disrupted as winter storm looms

Getty Images Up to 9in (23cm) of snow could fall on New York City on Friday…

Central African Republic election: Who’s running and what’s at stake? | Elections News

Citizens of the Central African Republic (CAR) will vote on Sunday in highly controversial presidential and…

Russia using Belarus territory to bypass Ukraine’s defences, says Zelenskyy | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of using ordinary apartment blocks on the territory of…

N Korea, Russia bound in ‘blood’ of war, Kim tells Putin in New Year note | Kim Jong Un News

North Korean, Russian leaders send New Year’s greetings hailing their ‘precious’ shared experience of ‘blood, life…

Tajikistan-Taliban border clashes: What’s behind them, why it affects China | Explainer News

Tensions are flaring along the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border in Central Asia with the Tajik government reporting multiple…

Israel attacks press as ‘silencing’ policy: Palestinian journalists union | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel’s systematic campaign of violence against Palestinian journalists since October 2023 has peaked in 2025 with…

Salah seals Egypt qualification with win against South Africa at AFCON 2025 | Africa Cup of Nations News

Mohamed Salah has scored as 10-man Egypt have beaten South Africa 1-0 in Agadir to become…

Israel recognises Somaliland as independent state, Netanyahu says

Tom McArthurand Abdirahman Ali Dhimbil Getty Images Somaliland’s president Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi called the declaration “historic”…