Update / At least 111 killed after 7.4 quake hits Colombia
Reuters, Bogota
10 August 2026 Natural Disaster
9 civilians killed in Sudan drone attack
AFP, Khartoum
31 July 2026 Africa & rest of the world
Australian PM says to enact laws to govern AI
AFP, Sydney
15 July 2026 Australia
Two dead, several hurt in Toronto shooting, attacker at large
AFP, Toronto, Canada
12 July 2026 Canada
WHO unveils $518m plan to fight Ebola
Reuters, Nairobi
7 June 2026 Africa & rest of the world
WHO unveils $518m plan to fight Ebola
Reuters, Nairobi
6 June 2026 Africa & rest of the world
Suspected Ebola cases top 900 in DR Congo: WHO chief
AFP
25 May 2026 Africa & rest of the world

13m displaced as Sudan war enters third year: UN

Sudan yesterday marked two years of a war that has killed tens of thousands, displaced 13 million and triggered the world’s worst humanitarian crisis -- with no sign of peace.
15 April 2025

Meta news ban intensifying Canadians' legacy media break

As Canada heads into an election this month, voters looking for campaign news on Facebook or Instagram will find material filtered through online creators and influencers -- and no links to articles from major media outlets
15 April 2025

Paramilitary strike in Sudan’s Darfur kills 12

A strike by paramilitaries on El-Fasher, the last city in Sudan’s Darfur region not under their control, has killed at least 12 people, both the army and local activists said.
10 April 2025

South Sudan clashes kill 30

At least 30 people were killed when a northern South Sudanese town was briefly overrun by an armed youth group, a local official said Thursday, following a cattle raid.
4 April 2025

Communal clashes kill at least 40

A fresh bout of suspected intercommunal violence in Nigeria’s north-central Plateau state earlier this week has killed more than 40 people, officials told AFP on Friday.
4 April 2025

Canada to avoid counter-tariffs on most US food imports: reports

Canada will not impose retaliatory tariffs on most US food and other essentials or on components essential to avoiding job loss in key sectors of the economy, the Globe and Mail reported on Tuesday citing comments by two federal trade advisers
2 April 2025

Sudan army retakes Khartoum airport from paramilitaries

The Sudanese army yesterday recaptured Khartoum airport from the Rapid Support Forces, an army source told AFP, while troops surrounded the paramilitaries’ last major holdout position south of the city.
26 March 2025

New PM Carney says Canada will never be part of US

Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday launched his term in office with a whole-hearted rejection of US President Donald Trump's repeated threats to annex his northern neighbor
15 March 2025

Mark Carney wins vote to replace Trudeau as Canada PM

Canada's Liberal Party overwhelmingly elected Mark Carney as the country's next prime minister Sunday
10 March 2025

Floods hit eastern Australia, 200,000 properties blacked out

Torrential rain from the remnants of Cyclone Alfred flooded swathes of Australia's east coast on Monday, as workers battled to restore power to more than 200,000 homes and businesses
10 March 2025

Australia’s cyclone name changed to avoid confusion with PM

The change was made to avoid confusion with Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's name
6 March 2025

'Erratic' cyclone creeps towards eastern Australia

Tropical Cyclone Alfred was 250 kilometres (155 miles) east of busy Brisbane city on Thursday afternoon
6 March 2025

NZ minister quits after putting hand on staffer’s arm

A New Zealand government minister said yesterday he has resigned from his post for putting his hand on a staff member’s upper arm during an “animated” discussion.
24 February 2025

Delta plane flips upside down in Toronto crash, at least 17 injured

A Delta Air Lines jet with 80 people onboard crash landed Monday at the Toronto airport, officials said, flipping upside down and leaving at least 17 people injured but causing no fatalities
18 February 2025

Australia, China trade blame over fighter jet incident

Australia has raised concerns with China over what it said yesterday were “unsafe and unprofessional” actions by a Chinese fighter jet towards an Australian maritime patrol in the South China Sea two days earlier, an account disputed by Beijing.
13 February 2025

56 killed as fighting grips greater Khartoum

Artillery shelling and air strikes killed at least 56 people across greater Khartoum on Saturday, according to a medical source and Sudanese activists.
1 February 2025

WHO says 70 killed in attack on western Sudan hospital

An attack on the main hospital in El-Fasher, a besieged town in western Sudan, has killed 70 people and wounded 19 others, the World Health Organisation chief said on Sunday
26 January 2025

Canada reduces international student permits for second year

Canada will issue 437,000 study permits this year, a 10% reduction from 2024
26 January 2025

Paramilitary shelling of Sudanese camp kills 16

Sixteen Sudanese civilians were killed and 18 others injured when paramilitary forces shelled a famine-stricken displacement camp in El-Fasher, the besieged capital of North Darfur, rescuers said.
21 January 2025

Trudeau announces resignation

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation yesterday, saying he will leave office as soon as the ruling Liberal party chooses a new leader after months of slumping polls and internal division.
6 January 2025