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Iran’s President Pezeshkian seeks to quash divided leadership narrative 

07 May 2026

Tehran, Iran – A meeting between two of Iran’s leaders may seem routine, but President Masoud Pezeshkian’s announ...

Somali pirates abandon hijacked UAE dhow due to dwindling supplies 

07 May 2026

An Emirati dhow hijacked by Somali pirates last month has been abandoned in the Arabian Sea after the gang failed to use...

Chad declares national mourning after deadly Boko Haram ambush 

07 May 2026

News|Boko Haram Chad has declared three days of national mourning after a Boko Haram ambush in the volatile Lake Chad Ba...

US-Israel war on Iran leaves Jordan’s Petra nearly empty of tourists 

07 May 2026

Ukrainian tourist Ruslana Novak and her friend had Jordan’s ancient city of Petra largely to themselves as they stood ...

MSF accuses Israel of manufacturing a malnutrition crisis in Gaza 

07 May 2026

Israel has manufactured a malnutrition crisis in the besieged Gaza Strip by restricting deliveries of food and aid, caus...

UK voters head to the polls in local elections 

07 May 2026

News|Politics Millions of people across the United Kingdom are heading to the polls in what is shaping up to be the most...

US seeks UN help to open Hormuz: Can its resolution succeed? 

07 May 2026

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has urged the United Nations to pressure Iran “to stop blowing up ships, remove the ...

Ivory Coast dissolves electoral body amid criticism 

07 May 2026

Ivory Coast’s government has dissolved the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) after sustained opposition criticism...

Africa sees winners and losers as Iran war pushes up oil prices 

07 May 2026

Eric Wainaina, a motorcycle taxi driver in Nairobi, Kenya, was already bracing for a loss in income when the rainy seaso...

Turkiye unveils its first intercontinental ballistic missile: What we know 

07 May 2026

Turkiye has unveiled a prototype of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) as part of a push to become self-relian...