- — Egypt's President will not attend White House talks if they involve Trump's Gaza plan
- According to Egyptian security sources, the country's president will not travel to the White House for discussions if the agenda involves U.S. president Donald Trump's proposal to move Palestinians out of Gaza.
- — Sudan's army rejects ceasefire call during the holy month of Ramadan
- The Sudanese army has rejected a ceasefire call by the United Arab Emirates during the coming holy month of Ramadan.
- — Teachers across Algeria go on strike to protest low salaries and poor conditions
- Teachers and students are taking action at a time when public criticism of the government is becoming rarer.
- — Trump defends plastic straws amid global pollution crisis
- More than 390 million plastic straws are used every day in the United States, most for 30 minutes or less, according to advocacy group Turtle Island Restoration Network.
- — Nigerians outraged as telecom giants hike data prices amid economic hardship
- The data price hike is expected to have a ripple effect on small businesses and young entrepreneurs who rely heavily on affordable internet access.
- — After the 2024 Valencia floods, thousands of photos are to be restored
- In Valencia, with the help of volunteers and artificial intelligence, technicians are restoring thousands of photos damaged by last October's floods.
- — US Aid suspension undermines UN humanitarian initiatives in DRC
- The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Bruno Lemarquis, expressed significant concern on Tuesday regarding the U.S. administration's decision to suspend foreign aid.
- — Ghana missing $156 million in state budget after USAID freeze
- Ghana's Finance Ministry is looking to bridge a gap of $156 million in the state budget following US President Trump's decision to freeze funding from his government's biggest development and aid agency, USAID.
- — Pedigree on show: The grand names of the Westminster Kennel Club dogs
- The dogs of the Westminster Kennel Club in New York have sophisticated names that trace their ancestry, but go by simpler nicknames off the show circuit.
- — Guardiola takes responsibility for City's Champions League defeat
- Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola addressed the media after his team's 3-2 loss to Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League playoff round on Tuesday.
- — Goma camp residents fearful as M23 rebels demand their evacuation
- The clamor of hammering and the noise of rattling corrugated metal roofs echoed in Goma’s Bulengo camp for internally displaced people on Tuesday as residents took down the shelters they had lived in for years.
- — Trump reiterates plan to 'clear' Gaza in meeting with King of Jordan
- Meeting with Jordan's King, U.S. President Donald Trump once again made the controversial suggestion that Gaza could be emptied of all residents, controlled by America and transformed into a tourist area.
- — New York Fashion Week haute couture show for pets
- Dogs and a cat dressed in haute couture by Anthony Rubio took to the catwalk at New York Fashion Week, with looks inspired by Marc Chagall and the Moulin Rouge.
- — UNFPA provides safe spaces for women in CAR
- UNFPA provides healthcare and GBV support to women and girls in the Central African Republic
- — Olaf Scholz vows response to Donald Trump's tariff plans
- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has vowed a response to U.S. president Donald Trump's tariff plans. Trump has pledged to impose 25% tax on foreign steel and aluminium in the hopes that the move will relieve local producers of fierce global competition.
- — Besigye launches hunger strike amid prolonged detention
- Opposition leader Kizza Besigye has begun a hunger strike as his detention nears three months
- — Trump won't block immigration arrests in houses of worship
- “We have immigrants, refugees, people who are documented and undocumented,” said the Most Rev. Sean Rowe, the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church.
- — Iraq recovers ancient artifacts from Japan and Switzerland
- Iraq's foreign minister declared the successful retrieval of various artifacts and textured paintings from Japan and Switzerland.
- — Illegal internet access at high security prison in Peru
- Peruvian authorities have discovered two antennas near the Challapalca prison that allow prisoners to access the internet illegally.
- — Military community discusses role of AI in conflicts across the world
- The Artificial Intelligence summit in Paris prompted discussion on how new technologies impact conflict across the world, with the military community gathering to discuss the issue. The summit also sparked debate on the impact of AI on the environment.
- — At least 55 civilians killed by militia fighters in northeastern Congo
- Violence has surged across eastern Congo, where conflict has raged for decades. More than 120 armed groups are fighting in the region, most for land and control of mines with valuable minerals, while some are trying to protect their communities.
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