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US imposes sanctions on Turkish bank, prompting legal threat 

05 September 2026

News|Banks The United States Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on a Turkish bank and its subsidiaries over alleg...

At least five killed in Sudan’s South Kordofan in attack by rebel group 

05 September 2026

News|Conflict At least five people, including a child, have been killed and several others injured after a Sudanese rebe...

After Pretoria peace deal, old enemies in Ethiopia’s Tigray find new ground 

05 September 2026

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – When Ethiopia’s federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) signed ...

Malaysia declares emergency in Sarawak as haze from Indonesia worsens 

05 September 2026

News|ASEAN Malaysia has declared a state of emergency in a district in Sarawak state after haze caused by wildfires in n...

Blasts at Bolivian military base kill at least 10, injure dozens 

05 September 2026

News|Military Two explosions at a military facility in the Bolivian city of Viacha have killed at least 10 people and in...

‘To challenge deadly blockade’: New flotilla mission sets sail for Gaza 

04 September 2026

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) has announced that a new international mission is under way, with vessels stopping ...

Ecuador defends US sinking of vessels as joint anti-drug operation 

04 September 2026

News|Drugs Ecuador has defended a US operation this week that sank three vessels accused of sustaining drug-trafficking ...

Senior EU official cancels Serbia trip over planned tribute to Mladic 

04 September 2026

News|Crimes Against Humanity The European Union’s enlargement chief Marta Kos has cancelled her upcoming visit to Serb...

Tunisia arrests journalist amid crackdown on government critics 

04 September 2026

News|Censorship Tunisian police have arrested prominent journalist Mohamed Yousfi, a vocal critic of President Kais Saie...

‘Small potatoes’: US President Trump downplays war on Iran 

04 September 2026

As the United States and Israel’s war on Iran enters its seventh month with no clear end in sight, President Donald Tr...