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‘I’ve never been counted’: DR Congo’s first census in 42 years 

08 August 2026

Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo – For Heritier Ramazani, being counted is about more than a population figure....

Hundreds camp on sweltering Rome street amid tussle over squatted building 

08 August 2026

Rome, Italy – Ana Bizdoaca has stopped expecting to be able to sleep on a mattress on the pavement a few streets from ...

Italy vows to maintain border checks despite Spain’s countermeasures threat 

07 August 2026

Italy has doubled down on its temporary reinstatement of border controls following the deadly rush of thousands of migr...

Inside the results: How redistricting shaped Tennessee’s primary election 

07 August 2026

Thursday’s primary in the southern state of Tennessee has provided the first test of the state’s new congressional d...

Several killed in attacks on Ukraine as Kyiv hits Russian e-commerce giant 

07 August 2026

Russia’s latest attacks on Ukraine have killed at least six people, local authorities say, as Moscow and Kyiv trade in...

Two civilians killed in Houthi strike on Marib, says Yemen’s government 

07 August 2026

News|Conflict At least two civilians have been killed and 14 injured in the latest Houthi attack on the Yemeni governmen...

Sri Lanka prisoners riot leaving 3 dead, 23 injured in chaos 

07 August 2026

News|Prison Police and riot squads have been deployed after three inmates were killed and nearly two dozen others were i...

Russia drops record number of glide bombs on Ukraine as casualties pile up 

07 August 2026

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has claimed that Russia’s army suffered 42,800 casualties in July, wh...

Turkiye, Saudi Arabi, Pakistan sign joint defence agreement: What’s in it? 

07 August 2026

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye have signed a joint defence pact as tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate ...

Northern Ethiopia’s shifting alliances explained 

07 August 2026

Between 2020 and 2022, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) fought a bloody war against Ethiopia’s federal go...