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Prague Castle is silhouetted against a partial solar eclipse Photograph: Martin Divíšek/EPAView image in fullscreenPrague Castle is silhouetted against a…
The International Police Organization has warned that artificial intelligence is enabling 55 per cent of reported cybercrimes across Africa, making…
Firefighters battle a wildfire in the Casaboli Forest near Palermo in Italy in July 2026. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty ImagesView image in…
Faten Omar Ben El Azizi, a 26-year-old football player in Morocco’s regional league, died with at least at least 141…
Researchers from Nasa gather in Burgos, Spain, ahead of the eclipse on Wednesday evening. Photograph: Santi Otero/EPAView image in fullscreenResearchers…
Spanish police check documents of travellers from Italy at Madrid Barajas airport, 8 August 2026, after a dispute between the…
Lebanon’s parliament has voted to abolish the death penalty, becoming the first country in the Middle East and the Arab…
Four human rights groups in the United States have sued the Trump administration for “illegally sanctioning” individuals and organizations affiliated…
A Research Professor of Development Studies at the Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, Kenya, Prof. Karuti Kanyinga, has…
Bashar al-Assad (pictured) and his brother Maher, who was also sentenced to death, fled to Moscow in December 2024. Photograph:…