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[allAfrica] Geneva -- Political, security and human rights safeguards required for a peaceful and credible vote are largely absent in South Sudan, a UN commission has warned.
[New Dawn] MONROVIA -- The headquarters of the Liberia National Police (LNP) became a scene of heightened political tension Wednesday when former Montserrado County District #8 Representative Moses Acarus Gray was escorted from the compound after arriving to show solidarity with former Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor.
[New Zimbabwe] THE government is losing millions of dollars through the theft of medication and hospital supplies by employees at public health institutions, Health and Child Care deputy minister Sleiman Kwidini has said.
[AI London] Responding to the reported fatal shooting of opposition party member and former cabinet minister Mutotwe Kafwaya during a security operation in Kabulonga, Lusaka on 14 August, and the arrest of at least three other opposition members, Amnesty International's Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Tigere Chagutah, said:
[RFI] A deadly landslide at a gold mine on the Cameroon-Central African Republic border has triggered calls for greater oversight of mining operations, after dozens of people were killed and many more were reported missing.
[RFI] On World Mosquito Day, attention remains focused on the devastating impact of the disease in Africa. The continent accounts for 95 per cent of malaria-related deaths worldwide. Five years after the roll-out of the first malaria vaccine, it is beginning to deliver measurable results - although significant challenges remain.
Khan has been imprisoned since August 2023 and says the cases against him are politically motivated, an accusation the government denies.
The man doused a pachinko parlour near his home in Osaka with petrol and set it on fire, killing four customers and one employee.
The naming of sites in a disputed border region has reignited tensions between China and India but for now, neither country wants an escalation, says former foreign correspondent Nirmal Ghosh.
In the final instalment of a three-part series, CNA looks at India’s booming private tuition scene, where fierce competition for coveted university places is fuelling a high-pressure coaching culture.
In total, 308 people were freed in what the government called the largest single-day rescue operation. But at the Kwara State University Teaching Hospital in Ilorin, a long road to recovery lay ahead
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been shifted from Adiala Jail to Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad following Supreme Court order, confirms Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
The ship, owned by Polar Movement Shipping, was carrying weapons bound for a Turkish military training facility in Mogadishu, as well as communications and satellite equipment, the official said; the 10-member crew included six Indians, one Turkish national, one Georgian and two Serbian security guards
U.S. warned allies and China to join Mr. Trump’s new campaign to isolate the Iranian economy, vowing that Washington would “collapse this regime” in Tehran.
A federal official says a charter plane flying to a remote radar site in western Alaska crashed Thursday
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s comments underscored how Mr. Trump is shifting to economic rather than military pressure on Tehran the war drags toward the six-month mark
European countries and Canada pile on pressure over Israel's plans to expand settlements in a strategically vital part of the occupied West Bank.
Iran has so far proved adept at finding ways around years of already punishing sanctions on its economy.
Scientists say the growing El Niño weather pattern is an "unprecedented event" and means 2027 is likely to be the world's hottest year on record.
A jury last month cleared the YouTuber of several sexual assault offences, but it couldn't reach a decision on three others,
The US hit a debt milestone this week, but just how worried should we be about the world's largest economy?
Three activists were accused of inciting others to subvert state power under the China-introduced law.
The 26-year-old was jailed for a year after he sparked anger with an expletive-laden post about the sacred holiday.
This is the first time since June 2025 that the country has enacted capital punishment.
Alessandro Rapinese said the prohibition was for public safety, adding "I know what it's like to be hit by one of these beasts".
US military exercises with South Korea end early on Friday, at a time when the North is in a position of strength.
At least 17 people were killed in the "massive attack" overnight on Ukraine's capital, as mayor Vitali Klitschko warns hot water supply has been disrupted.
Prosecutors say the Albany woman had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, and wanted to bomb the statehouse to kill lawmakers.
It comes as the court had earlier this week ordered that he had to be taken for a hospital examination.
An international socialist institute and Cuba's construction ministry are subject to the latest US sanctions, Marco Rubio announces.
The incident took place in the country's northwest Sokoto state, with many of the victims feared to be children.
Clément Vandenkerckhove was quietly brought into Prince Laurent's family at a town hall ceremony.
Melting sea ice from climate change has opened up the region for giant whales to undertake "feeding frenzies".
Lebanon handed over former General Adel Issa, as Syria steps up its pursuit of wanted members of the former regime.
Hui's sentencing marks a key moment in the fallout from Evergrande's collapse, which shook China's property sector.
The poor state of government schools is the focus of a new campaign by India's Cockroach Janta Party (CJP).
Once a giant of African politics, the PDP is in danger of being wiped out after January's elections.
Men born in Ukraine who fought for Russia are tried for treason, but at a prisoner of war camp in western Ukraine, many believe they were defending their homeland.
Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff used a speech to note the closeness of one aide to the president.
Postpartum psychosis is a psychiatric emergency that can involve mania, depression, hallucinations and delusions.
The men, aged 53 and 32, lost contact with their fishing cooperative on 14 August, 75 miles off the coast of Mexico.
The brothers have had a fractured relationship for a number of years.
BBC Verify looks at footage from two deadly strikes in under 24 hours in Gaza.
Mykhailo Fedorov has called for elections, without addressing concerns over how they could be held while at war.
Agreement is among largest third-country deportations driven by Trump administration’s immigration crackdown Twenty deportees from the United States arrived in Liberia on Thursday, as part of a new agreement that will see the west African country receive as many as 1,200 people under the Trump administration ’s immigration crackdown. The group arrived at the Roberts international airport outside the capital, Monrovia. The Liberia-US agreement is
The collapse was caused by a landslide, while local officials say the death toll is likely to rise as recovery efforts continue More than 100 people have died after an artisanal goldmine at a small village in western Central African Republic (CAR) caved in due to a landslide, local officials and aid workers said on Wednesday. The landslide happened on Tuesday afternoon in the village of Zamboye, about 50km (31 miles) from the town of Baboua and c
Officials say all seven people onboard killed, including Telemundo executive and Ecuador intelligence chief Seven people, including five Americans, were killed when a safari helicopter crashed on Wednesday morning in a remote part of northern Kenya, according to local police and the state department. Among the dead were an executive with Telemundo, the US-based Spanish-language network owned by NBC Universal, and the director of Ecuador’s nationa
Madrid government changes stance after previously saying anyone who entered territory illegally would be sent back Europe live – latest updates The Spanish government has U-turned and said it will allow 500 migrant children in Ceuta to relocate to the mainland. The majority of the estimated 70,000 people who crossed into Ceuta – a Spanish territory on the coast of north Africa – on 30 July have returned to Morocco. However, under Spanish law, the
Fernando Cerimedo, 42, arrested on suspicion of ordering shooting of Bolivian lawyer Nadia Beller A senior adviser to many of Latin America’s new wave of far-right leaders has been arrested for allegedly masterminding the attempted murder of his girlfriend. The businessman and political consultant Fernando Cerimedo, 42, had been working as an adviser to the Bolivian president, Rodrigo Paz Pereira, and was one of the main strategists behind Javier
Beto Coral held up banners in Florida warning fellow Colombians to not vote for Abelardo de la Espriella In the week before Colombia’s presidential election, Beto Coral, a well-known activist living in the United States, travelled to Florida to persuade fellow Colombians not to vote for the far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella. Coral held banners outside polling stations in Miami warning that the millionaire lawyer, whose candidacy was en
Pacific fleet launched missile drills near what Moscow calls the Kuril Islands but Japan regards as its Northern Territories Japan has criticised missile tests carried out by Russia’s navy around the disputed islands visited by Vladimir Putin last week amid continuing tensions between the two countries. Russia’s Pacific fleet said on Thursday that it had fired Bastion surface-to-ship missiles from Etorofu, the largest island in the disputed archi
Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung - leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance – were tried under under a 2020 national security law Two Hong Kong activists who organised annual vigils marking China’s deadly Tiananmen crackdown in 1989 were found guilty of “incitement to subversion”, in one of the most high-profile cases in Hong Kong since Beijing imposed its national security law in 2020. Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, and Chow Hang-tung, 41 “incited other persons to
Hui Ka Yan also forfeits all his personal property and the company he set up is given hefty fines Business live – latest updates The founder of Evergrande, one of China’s largest property developers, has been sentenced to life in prison and had all of his personal property confiscated. Hui Ka Yan, 67 and once named by Forbes as China’s richest man, with a net worth of $42.5bn (£31.2bn) in 2017, pleaded guilty in April to eight charges. Continue r
Launches, detected by South Korea and Japan, came after US scaled back exercises with South Korea in apparent overture to Kim Jong-un North Korea has launched about 10 short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea, South Korea’s military said, a day after Pyongyang shrugged off Donald Trump’s order to scale back US military drills with South Korea in an apparent attempt to resume diplomacy. The joint chiefs of staff said the missiles were launch
A landslide triggered by the quake had blocked access to the village where Paulina Pobi had lived, leaving her buried under the collapsed remains An 84-year-old woman has been discovered alive in the flattened remains of her home three days after a powerful earthquake hit eastern Indonesia, authorities have confirmed. The 7.7-magnitude quake struck off Indonesia’s Flores island on Saturday morning, killing at least 73 people, injuring more than 9
Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Woman behind allegation of sexual assault linked to Sydney Swans reportedly says she wants ‘justice’ The woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted in a Melbourne hotel told the Herald Sun “all I care about is justice”. I don’t want money. All I care about is justice. I’m going to stand up for what is right. And I’m never going to let this happen to anyone els
Church director tells parliamentary inquiry reporting by Nine newspapers a ‘complete lie’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church has denied it secretly paid far-right influencers to stage stunts targeting Anthony Albanese and other politicians during an appearance at a parliamentary inquiry into the 2025 election. The church also re
Jenny Ware, member of inquiry that recommended wagering advertising ban, says ‘public health crisis’ demands stronger response from major parties Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The former Liberal MP Jenny Ware has condemned her one-time Coalition colleagues for backing Labor’s gambling legislation, claiming “vulnerable Australians have been let down”, as the parl
Man, 32, charged with six counts of rape, stalking and assault after woman was allegedly attacked in Brookfield Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Queensland police say a man accused of raping and assaulting a young woman, who was taking a morning bushwalk, has been arrested after he returned to the crime scene in his vehicle later that evening. A woman, aged in her
Watchdog investigating whether Dallas McInerney arranged illegal political donations from schools to lobbying companies controlled by the Reformers Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The chief executive of Catholic Schools New South Wales, Dallas McInerney, has been sacked after appearing at a watchdog inquiry into allegations of corruption in the state’s Liberal par
Value of banknotes in circulation rises from €1bn in 2016 to €1.6bn in 2026 as people advised to keep stash of cash The number of banknotes in circulation in the EU is increasing despite widespread smartphone payments, new data shows, with wildfires ripping through parts of Europe fuelling demand for an emergency stash of cash. While cash plays second fiddle to contactless payments in many cities across Europe, the amount in circulation is actual
Missile and drone attack one of heaviest since war began, with children’s hospital and residential areas hit A heavy Russian missile and drone bombardment has killed at least 16 people in and around Kyiv in one of the most intense aerial attacks on Ukraine’s capital since the start of the war. Vitali Klitschko, the city’s mayor, said homes, a school and a children’s medical centre were among the buildings damaged overnight in an attack that began
Volodymyr Zhuravlev had been consulted on Snake Island, a dramatised reconstruction of incident Earlier this month locals in Zagreb noticed something odd outside an art deco building. Sandbags and barricades appeared in front of the Esplanade hotel, along with a film crew and extras sporting Ukrainian military uniforms. Soon afterwards the actors Sean Penn and Adrien Brody were spotted on the set in the Croatian capital, together with Doug Liman
Meta chief executive paid roughly €20m for gothic-style mansion built in 1830 and its surroundings It stretches the definition of pied-à-terre but Mark Zuckerberg now has a pad in Ireland : Strancally castle. The Meta chief executive and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have bought the gothic-style mansion and its 178-hectare (440-acre) estate in county Waterford to use as a base during visits to Ireland. Continue reading...
The country risks ‘the collapse of the entire book ecosystem’ following destruction of warehouses in July and August, say Ukrainian publishers The Ukrainian Book Institute has called on the international publishing community to support Ukrainian publishers after Russian attacks in July and early August destroyed about 10m books and a significant share of the country’s book production capacity. The institute said the attacks on publishing, printin
Military orders criminal investigation into deaths of five-year-old and six family members in Gaza in 2024 The Israeli military admitted on Wednesday its troops had opened fire on a car carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab and six family members in Gaza in 2024, saying it had ordered a criminal investigation into the killing. The killing of Hind and her family was one of the most high profile of a series of incidents involving civilian casualties du
Far-right minister says those convicted in military courts of terror offences will be executed after passing of death penalty law that does not apply to Jewish extremists Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has posted a gloating video of the construction of a gallows complex where Palestinians convicted of terror offences – but not Jewish extremists accused of similar crimes – will be hanged. Ben-Givr, who has previous
US president pivots towards ‘crushing’ economic operation against Iran and its trading partners as military strikes fail to bring Tehran to the table Donald Trump has announced a new campaign to isolate Iran’s economy, threatening “tremendous economic consequences” on any country that helps or does business with Tehran, a move that could set up a fresh confrontation with China if implemented. “Today, I am announcing the most crushing economic ope
Supreme court ordered transfer of ex-leader whose health is reportedly deteriorating, but he was returned to prison several hours later Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan was briefly taken to a hospital in the country’s capital on supreme court orders after weeks of uproar about his deteriorating health. Khan, 73, was transferred to the hospital in the early hours of Friday, but then moved back to Adiala prison in Rawalpindi after
Decade-long study finds stark gender difference in outcomes of people with heart disease Millions of men with heart disease have a higher risk of developing and dying from cancer, according to a decades-long study. The biggest drivers behind male cases were smoking, obesity and drinking too much alcohol, researchers said, with the link most pronounced in lung and oesophageal cancers. Continue reading...
National Trust’s Holnicote estate says restored wetlands and rivers offer proof of resilience to drought, wildfires and flooding Aerial footage of an estate in Somerset has revealed the benefits of rewilding land in the face of extreme weather brought about by the climate crisis. The area of the National Trust’s Holnicote estate where rivers have been returned to their natural courses and wetlands have been restored have remained green and lush d
Chester zoo resident, 23, ‘back to her usual feisty self’ after electrochemotherapy for tumour in her jaw A 15ft (4.5-metre) python is believed to be the first snake in the world to be given a pioneering, life-saving cancer treatment normally used on humans. The 50kg reticulated python, named Jodie Foster after the Hollywood star, has just turned 23 and lives at Chester zoo. Keepers first became concerned that she may be unwell when she began eat
Government announce plan for ‘stepping stone’ qualification as 620,000 year 11 students face retaking maths or English after failure to achieve grade 4 The government’s plans to make young people continue studying maths and English if they fail GCSEs could be demotivating and ineffective, according to education experts and school leaders after retake pass rates slumped this year. Only one in seven students in the age group retaking GCSE maths aft
Researcher Nathan Cofnas previously claimed Black people would hold few high-profile positions in a meritocracy Nathan Cofnas, the academic who made plagiarism allegations against Prof Jason Arday before his death, has been suspended by a university. Arday, 41, resigned from his role at the University of Cambridge this month after coverage of Cofnas’s accusations of plagiarism. The allegations, which were not proven in any formal investigation, t
Despite previously comparing him to a ‘mobster’, Trump’s former personal lawyer showers him with praise. This blog is now closed. Trump administration faces questions over top aide Natalie Harp’s security clearance Sign up for the US Breaking News email An FBI team seized electronic devices from former US representative Eric Swalwell at the San Francisco airport on Saturday, then raided his home in Washington, DC, the next day, CNN reported Thurs
Fawning, deferential, oleaginous – this was the Untruth and Reconciliation Commission as Trump called in to 77 WABC “Our next guest is a ‘ racist ’, a ‘ conman ’ and a ‘ cheat ’ – someone who behaves more like a ‘mobster’ than a president. Please welcome Donald J Trump!” That is how Michael Cohen could have introduced Trump on his New York radio show on Thursday. After all, Cohen used such terms to describe the US president in his testimony to Co
State senator beats rival Melissa Hernandez and will replace US congressman who quit amid sexual misconduct claims Progressive Aisha Wahab has been elected to Congress in a special election following a bitter intra-party battle over the seat formerly held by Eric Swalwell, who resigned in April after facing sexual misconduct allegations . Swalwell has denied the allegations. Wahab, a state senator, was widely considered the frontrunner in the dis
The former gang leader was charged with planning the drive-by shooting that killed Tupac Shakur in 1996 Jurors on Thursday heard Duane “Keffe D” Davis tell detectives in 2008 that his nephew Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson fired the shots that killed Tupac Shakur. Davis, who said in the interview that he was also in the car with Anderson, is accused of orchestrating the 1996 killing of the 25-year-old hip-hop superstar in Las Vegas. At the time of t
State sought to stop system off coast of Santa Barbara from resuming operations after Trump ordered its reopening An oil pipeline can continue to operate off the California coast after a judge gave it the green light this week, despite the opposition of state regulators and environmental groups. The system off the coast of Santa Barbara resumed operations earlier this year for the first time in more than a decade after Donald Trump ordered Sable
Popular former prime minister received treatment after Supreme Court order
GTA 6 leaks; elastic expectations; Russia’s Wikipedia clone; LinkedIn dating; perv glasses
Also in this newsletter: Healey’s deficit warning and HSBC’s job cuts
Bank of Japan under pressure to act on rates in September as yen weakens despite joint intervention
New chancellor plans to stay ‘well within’ Labour’s fiscal rules, say allies
Young non-graduate men face unique setbacks
Wall Street investors say move to buy more long-term US debt is a ‘band-aid on a bullet hole’
So long as the region’s wealth accumulation continues to outpace that of most developed economies
Like Starmer and Sunak before him, he risks focusing too much on things beyond his control
Mocha, a Yemeni former trading hub, is on the front line of the rebel group’s campaign against Saudi Arabia
Mateusz Morawiecki turns against party leader after being forced out
On tiny, community-owned Gigha in the Hebrides, the sole hotel has recently reopened. Natalie Whittle checks in and finds her two-day stay as restful as a week
New management wants the sport to become more commercial, but others worry billionaires have too much say
Some drivers are considering skulduggery in an attempt to show the limits of autonomous vehicles
Starlink-equipped drones could strike targets up to 200km inside Russia
City’s new designated open-air swimming sites offer respite amid heatwaves
Wonder chief Marc Lore bets that owning the entire process — from food production to delivery — will pay off
Regulations designed to stop criminals washing millions of pounds through high-value art sales are ensnaring small businesses
Kim Jong Un’s backing for Russian war on Ukraine fuels construction boom and sales of luxury goods
Star 50 index up almost a quarter this year, leaving rivals behind
Also in this newsletter: food safety regulator cracks the whip
US Treasury secretary has made a high-stakes bet he can beat back soaring borrowing costs
Good weather and the ‘Burnham bounce’ brought on by a new prime minister continued to have a positive effect in August
Retailer to use almost $2.9bn in tariff refunds to deliver price cuts for squeezed American consumers
Free Speech Union called on vice-president to focus on censorship at time of Starmer visit to US last year
[UN News] The under-reported humanitarian crisis in South Sudan risks deepening with the real possibility of further atrocity crimes unless renewed fighting stops, a UN-backed probe said on Thursday.
[UN News] The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will receive 70,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine from the UN's international vaccine coordination group (ICG) to protect frontline communities against the Ebola virus disease.
[CJID] August 20, 2026 -- The Coalition for Whistleblower Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) strongly condemns the violent physical assault, harassment, unlawful seizure, and destruction of working tools belonging to Sunday Michael Ogwu, Editor of Pinnacle Daily, by officers of the Nigeria Police Force, supervised and led by the DPO of the Lugbe Police Division and members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN).
[RFI] Two French journalists detained in Togo since late July have been placed in pre-trial detention and charged with "false statements", Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has said, calling for their immediate release.
[AIM] Maputo -- An United Nations report submitted to the Security Council points out that the Islamist terrorists have stepped up recruitment in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, growing to between 400 and 500 fighters.
[allAfrica] Mombasa, Kenya -- Over the past year, South Africa has witnessed several incidents in which migrants, asylum seekers and undocumented people have reportedly faced barriers to essential healthcare, including maternal and child health services.
[allAfrica] Geneva -- Sudan is facing mounting displacement and humanitarian pressures as escalating conflict and destructive seasonal flooding compound an already grave humanitarian situation, says the UN migration agency.
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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Schools across the country are set to reopen on Monday after the Ministry of Education ruled out reports of a postponement.
[Unicef] Bissau/Dakar -- UNICEF strengthens surveillance, prevention, and community outreach as country responds to its first mpox outbreak
[AIM] Maputo -- The French oil and gas company TotalEnergies, which heads the liquefied natural gas (LNG) consortium, in Palma district, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, has already trained 100 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in that province.
[New Times] Dozens of members of the United States Congress have raised concerns about the Trump administration's critical minerals agreements with the DR Congo and other countries.
[Ghanaian Times] Ghana loses more than US$3 billion every year through corruption, the Deputy Chairman, Operations, of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Mr Samuel Asare Akuamoah, has disclosed.
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- An immigration judge has denied a request to release Dr. Berhanu Kibret, an Ethiopian-born instructor at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, keeping him in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention nearly a month after he was arrested at a Texas airport.
[allAfrica] Liberia : L'ex-vice présidente Taylor inculpée pour trafic de drogue
[RFI] Où en est le processus de désarmement des Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda (FDLR), l'un des principaux groupes armés étrangers opérant en République démocratique du Congo (RDC), dont une partie des membres sont issus des forces et milices impliquées dans le génocide des Tutsi au Rwanda en 1994 ? Le 30 mai, Victor Byiringiro, président des FDLR, a formellement confirm&#x
[RFI] En Zambie, la police confirme que le député Mutotwe Kafwaya est mort lors de l'opération menée vendredi 14 août dans une résidence du principal adversaire du président Hichilema à Lusaka, la capitale. Cela faisait plusieurs jours que ses proches demandaient des nouvelles.
[Togonews] Entre 2019 et 2026, la FAO aura investi plus de 4,65 millions de dollars dans le programme Mécanisme Forêts et Paysan (FFF).
[L'Express de Madagascar] Prévue initialement à Madagascar, l'assemblée plénière du Forum parlementaire de la SADC est délocalisée dans un autre pays. Un changement de programme qui intervient dans un contexte houleux à l'Assemblée nationale.
[HRW] Nairobi -- Les combattants ont tué 9 civils et incendié des maisons incendiées dans un village tenu par un groupe armé islamiste
[RFI] Ce 20 août marque la Journée mondiale du moustique, qui rappelle notamment le rôle de la femelle du moustique dans la transmission du paludisme. L'Afrique reste le continent le plus touché, avec 95 % des décès liés à la maladie. Cinq ans après la recommandation par l'OMS du premier vaccin antipaludique, le RTS,S, son déploiement commence à produire des résultats mesurables, mê
[RFI] L'Afrique du Sud a restitué à la Namibie les dépouilles de plus de 80 personnes décédées sous l'apartheid et pendant la période coloniale. Une cérémonie s'est déroulée mercredi 19 août 2026 au Cap, avant le retour des restes vers leur terre natale. Une opération souhaitée par Windhoek, capitale politique de la Namibie, qui pousse pour ce type de restitutions, à trave
[Les Dépêches de Brazzaville] Les organisations de la société civile africaine des pays de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, du centre, du Nord et de l'Est ont lancé, le 19 août à Brazzaville, la conférence de mobilisation et d'accompagnement de la candidature de l'ancien président sénégalais, Macky Sall, à l'élection du secrétaire général de l'Organisation des Nation
[RFI] Depuis quelques semaines, les habitants de Conakry subissent un manque cruel d'électricité : des coupures fréquentes et longues, parfois toute la journée, et qui agacent les citoyens. Car cette pénurie d'énergie provoque d'autres désagréments : sans courant, la qualité des réseaux téléphonique et Internet faiblit puisque certains émetteurs ne sont plus alimentés.
[RFI] Mercredi 19 août, des membres de la coalition de l'Alliance des forces du salut ont fait une descente aux abords de l'abattoir du pays, qui se trouve à 15 km de la capitale Nouakchott, pour protester contre des prix qualifiés d'exorbitants.
[RFI] En République démocratique du Congo (RDC), le ministère public a requis la peine de 15 ans de travaux forcés contre l'ancien ministre de la Justice Constant Mutamba et Chancard Bolukola, ex-coordonnateur du Fonds de réparation des victimes des activités illicites de l'Ouganda (Frivao). Ce fonds de 65 millions de dollars était versé chaque année depuis 5 ans à l'Ouganda suivant un arrêt
[RFI] Au Nigeria, un influenceur populaire a été arrêté mercredi 19 août 2026, soupçonné d'être à la tête d'un réseau international de trafic de drogue. L'Agence nationale de lutte contre la drogue (NDLEA) affirme avoir remonté sa trace après la saisie par les autorités de 184,5 kilogrammes de cocaïne en provenance d'Amérique du Sud destinés à être ache
[RFI] Le terrible éboulement survenu mardi 18 août 2026 sur un site d'exploitation aurifère à Zamboï, à la frontière entre la Centrafrique et le Cameroun, se compte en dizaines de morts, selon un bilan provisoire. Plusieurs dizaines de personnes sont également portées disparues et pourraient être ensevelies sous les décombres. Alors que les recherches se poursuivent, les partis d'opposition c
[RFI] Les affrontements entre l'armée soudanaise et les paramilitaires des Forces de soutien rapide (FSR) se sont intensifiés ces derniers jours au Kordofan du Nord et dans l'État du Nil Bleu, dans l'ouest et le sud du pays. Sur le terrain, l'armée affirme avoir repoussé une nouvelle offensive des paramilitaires au Kordofan du Nord, tandis que les FSR progressent dans le Nil Bleu. Autant de combats qui ont forcé des
[RFI] Human Rights Watch (HRW) accuse les combattants russes d'Africa Corps d'avoir tué neuf civils, dont quatre mineurs, le 10 juillet dernier à Bombori, dans la région de Mopti, dans le centre du Mali. Dans un rapport publié jeudi 20 août 2026, l'ONG documente également des passages à tabac, des pillages et des incendies de maisons lors de cette opération menée aux côtés de soldats maliens.
Felipe VI no descarta esa intervención o la visita a la ciudad si lo pide el presidente y cuando sea “útil y razonable”
Frente a la monarquía de perfil más ejecutivo de Rabat, el rey de España se ve supeditado a la primacía constitucional del Gobierno. Ambos soberanos se conocen desde la infancia
El Gobierno reubica a unos 1.400 migrantes que vivían en el mayor asentamiento irregular de la ciudad autónoma y otros 500 se instalan en la zona horas después de comenzar a limpiarla
La mujer, de 28 años, que entró a nado a Ceuta, explica que vio una salida en la llegada masiva después de no lograr la visa tras trabajar en otros países como Emiratos Árabes y Qatar
Los niños pueden ser devueltos siempre que se den las circunstancias y el consentimiento. Mientras están en España, deben gozar de la misma protección que los nacionales
Esa comunidad y Castilla y León concentran casi la mitad de las horas de vuelo de los aviones y helicópteros contraincendios del Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica
Los brigadistas denuncian que el récord de hectáreas quemadas en Ávila revela que el dispositivo sigue sin mejorar pese a años de desgracias
La industria del sexo no para de crecer. En varios países de Europa, el debate sobre cómo regularla o abolirla ha vuelto al centro de la conversación política. España es uno de ellos
La situación de la ciudad autónoma solo puede tratarse con estricto respeto al marco legal vigente; así, la devolución de los menores a su entorno familiar o a las instituciones marroquíes debe seguir la ley
Los gobiernos deben ir más allá de las lógicas prohibicionistas, y las grandes tecnológicas asumir que el bienestar mental es un requisito esencial de sus diseños
Los duques de Sussex planean establecerse fuera de Londres y seguirán sin ejercer tareas de representación. Los posibles encuentros o desencuentros con Guillermo de Inglaterra pasarán a ser el nuevo objetivo de los tabloides británicos
Hace tiempo que dejé de tomarme el verano como paz y me lo empecé a tomar como guerra. Salgo a la calle como quien sale de una trinchera
Resulta asombroso que, en esta era de gentrificación de la intimidad, a la sobremesa se le permita ser, todavía, el acto sencillo que es
Bernal Díaz del Castillo, que tomó Tenochtitlán con Hernán Cortes, escribió una crónica clásica en la que dio su versión de la conquista. Ahora se publica adaptada y en español moderno
El líder de Élite Taxi afronta la fractura del sector ante la tramitación de la ley que ha impulsado, mientras vive con su prometida en Isla Margarita, en Venezuela
El cerco comercial y financiero que Trump quiere intensificar daña a Teherán, pero no hace descarrilar la matriz productiva del régimen. La población civil es la más golpeada
No jogo que marcou o retorno do atacante holand�s Memphis Depay ao time, o Corinthians conseguiu superar a expuls�o do volante Raniele e venceu o Rosario Central de �ngel Di Mar�a por 1 a 0 na noite desta quinta-feira (20) na Neo Qu�mica Arena, em S�o Paulo, no jogo da volta v�lido pelas oitavas de final da Copa Libertadores , garantido lugar nas quartas de final pela primeira vez desde 2022. Leia mais (08/20/2026 - 23h24)
Dave Bautista foi confirmado no elenco da s�rie de TV baseada na franquia de jogos de videogame "God of War". De acordo com a revista Variety, ele foi escalado para viver Kratos na obra, que � uma coprodu��o entre Amazon Prime Video e Sony. Leia mais (08/20/2026 - 23h14)
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O ministro do STF (Supremo Tribunal Federal) Andr� Mendon�a pretende usar precedentes firmados pela corte para manter as investiga��es contra F�bio Lu�s Lula da Silva, o Lulinha , sob sua al�ada. Leia mais (08/20/2026 - 23h00)
A TV Folha realiza nesta sexta (21) uma transmiss�o ao vivo para analisar os resultados da nova pesquisa Datafolha sobre a elei��o presidencial de 2026, a primeira feita ap�s o registro das candidaturas. Leia mais (08/20/2026 - 23h00)
Regina Duarte e a filha, a tamb�m atriz Gabriela Duarte , est�o sobre o palco numa atmosfera de tens�o. Os nervos parecem � flor da pele e o desconforto na ribalta � quase palp�vel. O mal-estar, por�m, nada tem a ver com "A Filha da?", que estreia na capital paulista na pr�xima quinta-feira e marca a primeira vez em duas d�cadas que elas contracenam num espet�culo. Leia mais (08/20/2026 - 23h00)
A Jazz Mansion comemora dez anos neste fim de semana, no Pacaembu. Em sua 30� edi��o em S�o Paulo , o festival re�ne atra��es musicais do universo do jazz , incluindo os americanos Queen Iretta e Greg Banks -neste s�bado (22) e domingo (23), respectivamente. Leia mais (08/20/2026 - 23h00)
Esta � a edi��o da Maratonar, a newsletter da Folha que ajuda voc� a se achar no meio de tantas op��es de s�ries e filmes no streaming . Quer receb�-la todas as sextas no seu email? Inscreva-se abaixo: Leia mais (08/20/2026 - 23h00)
Entre s�bado (22) e domingo (23), a primeira edi��o do C6 no Rock leva ao parque Ibirapuera algumas da principais bandas do g�nero dos anos 1980, como Paralamas do Sucesso, Tit�s , Ira e Blitz, entre outros Leia mais (08/20/2026 - 23h00)
Ap�s encerrar um jejum de 22 anos com a conquista do t�tulo da Premier League na temporada 2025/26, o Arsenal desponta como o grande favorito para voltar a ficar com a ta�a de campe�o ingl�s na temporada 2026/27. Leia mais (08/20/2026 - 23h00)
Usu�ria ass�dua das redes sociais, Watatakalu Mehinako Yawalapiti, do Territ�rio do Xingu , tem se tornado uma das principais lideran�as femininas do movimento ind�gena brasileiro. Aos 46 anos, est� � frente da Anmiga, articula��o nacional das mulheres ind�genas. Leia mais (08/20/2026 - 23h00)
Quando Mark Hughes , ex-t�cnico do Manchester United e da sele��o do Pa�s de Gales, perdeu seu filho de 38 anos, um inqu�rito concluiu que a causa foi a s�ndrome da morte s�bita em adultos , ou Sads, na sigla em ingl�s. Leia mais (08/20/2026 - 23h00)
A cobertura das elei��es 2026 na Folha re�ne grandes reportagens, pesquisas semanais do Datafolha, ferramentas de intelig�ncia artificial e an�lises dos melhores colunistas do pa�s. Leia mais (08/20/2026 - 23h00)
Com entrada gratuita, o Festival 80 anos da PUC-SP re�ne atra��es musicais para celebrar o anivers�rio da universidade neste domingo (22), na regi�o oeste de S�o Paulo. Entre os destaques est�o apresenta��es da cantora C�u , �s 10h, e do m�sico Chico C�sar , �s 18h30. Leia mais (08/20/2026 - 23h00)
N�o foi trivial os Estados Unidos cancelarem o visto de Andr�s Manuel L�pez Beltr�n, filho do ex-presidente mexicano L�pez Obrador, que vem a ser o padrinho pol�tico da atual presidente, Claudia Sheinbaum . Leia mais (08/20/2026 - 23h00)
في ليلة صيفية حارة، قد يضبط أحدهم مكيف الهواء على درجة منخفضة ثم يسحب البطانية فوق جسده، أو يكتفي بتغطية ساق واحدة على الأقل، وكأن النوم لا يكتمل من دون وجود حاجز يفصله عن الغرفة.
حوّلت أغنية "سواد الغيم" كلمات الشاعر والملحن التونسي حسان ثابت، مع صوت مولد بالذكاء الاصطناعي، إلى صرخة بيئية عن اختناق قابس، وصلت إلى ملايين المستمعين عربيا.
تراجع عدد عقود الزواج في العام الإيراني الماضي (الذي انتهى في 20 مارس/آذار الماضي) بأكثر من 50% مقارنة بعام 2011، في حين تراجع عدد المواليد إلى 892 ألف مولود فقط في الفترة ذاتها.
أعلن مهرجان الجونة السينمائي مجموعة من الأفلام المشاركة في دورته التاسعة، تجمع بين تجارب مخرجين مخضرمين وأعمال لمواهب صاعدة، وسبق لعدد منها الحضور أو الفوز بجوائز في مهرجانات عالمية بارزة.
أثارت وزيرة التعليم والاندماج السويدية وزعيمة الحزب الليبرالي سيمونا محمدسون جدلا واسعا بارتدائها نجمة داود خلال مناظرة انتخابية، خاصة أنها تنحدر من أب فلسطيني من حيفا وأم لبنانية من طرابلس.
فازت عائشة وهاب بالمقعد النيابي عن الدائرة 14 في كاليفورنيا، لتصبح أول أمريكية من أصل أفغاني تصل إلى الكونغرس، بعد تغلبها على ماليسا هيرنانديز.
يشهد الحزب الديمقراطي الأمريكي تحولا لافتا مع صعود مرشحين تقدميين وتراجع نفوذ التيار المرتبط بالشركات الكبرى، في وقت تتزايد فيه الضغوط الاقتصادية على الطبقة العاملة.
قصف روسي مكثف على كييف يوقع 16 قتيلا ويستهدف منشآت مدنية، فيما أعلنت موسكو ضرب أهداف عسكرية، وسط توتر متصاعد قرب الحدود الأوكرانية. ويأتي هذا بالتزامن مع اعتراض رومانيا مسيّرة قرب ساحل البحر الأسود.
بعد 5 سنوات من حكم حركة طالبان، تبدو أفغانستان أكثر استقرارا واقتصادها يظل صامدا، لكن المقاومة المسلحة وتصاعد تهديد تنظيم الدولة وخلافات باكستان قد تجعل السنوات المقبلة أكثر اضطرابا.
أفادت مصادر للجزيرة باستشهاد فتحي خازم المعروف بـ "أبو الرعد" برصاص الاحتلال في جنين فجر اليوم الجمعة، بزعم محاولته طعن أحد جنود الاحتلال الإسرائيلي، خلال اقتحام الجنود لبيته.
أعلن مظلوم عبدي اكتمال دمج قوات سوريا الديمقراطية ومؤسساتها العسكرية والأمنية والإدارية ضمن مؤسسات الدولة السورية، في خطوة وصفها مسؤولون سوريون بأنها تمهّد لإعلان حلّ التنظيم.
حذّرت الأمم المتحدة -أمس الخميس- من التدهور الحاد للوضع في قطاع غزة، مؤكدة أن 94% من السكان (2.1 مليون نسمة) بحاجة ماسة إلى المأوى والمساعدات الأساسية.
لقد كان أعظم إنجاز في السنوات الـ25 الأولى هو أن تصبح تركيا دولة قادرة على الوقوف على قدميها والاعتماد على نفسها. أما نجاح ربع القرن الثاني فلن يُقاس فقط ببناء دولة أكثر قوة، بل ببناء مجتمع أقوى.
يرى جيه دي فانس -نائب الرئيس الأمريكي- أن تراجع المسيحية بأمريكا يستدعي دورا حكوميا أكبر، بينما يحذر مقال بنيويورك تايمز من تحوُّل مفهوم "الصالح العام" ذريعةً لتقييد الحرية الفردية وتوسيع سلطة الدولة.
قاعدة جوية إستراتيجية في شمال سوريا، كانت محلّ صراع مديد بين فصائل الثورة السورية وقوات الأسد وحلفائه، أدى إلى خروجها من الخدمة. استهدفتها إسرائيل بأربع غارات جوية منعا لإنشاء قاعدة عسكرية تركية فيها.
شهدت العاصمة تونس احتجاجات تطالب برحيل الرئيس قيس سعيّد وإسقاط النظام، وسط دعوات لاستعادة المسار الديمقراطي والدفاع عن الحريات وتحسين الأوضاع المعيشية.
中新社北京8月21日电 综合消息：针对美国宣布将对伊朗实施“毁灭性经济行动”并要求其盟友共同“孤立伊朗”，伊朗20日谴责美国此举是“经济恐怖主义”，指出美方不断误判形势，“用新错误掩盖旧错误”。
中新网8月21日电 (管娜)“高市政府顾及特朗普政府的态度，不敢要求‘撤回制裁’，再度暴露出其对美国唯唯诺诺、屈从讨好的姿态。”就美政府制裁国际刑事法院(ICC)院长赤根智子一事，日本政府仅称“遗憾”，对此，日本国内批评声音四起。
中新社北京8月21日电 综合消息：卡塔尔、埃及和土耳其三国20日发表联合声明，强烈谴责以色列近期在加沙地带发动的袭击。同日，多个欧洲国家领导人联合呼吁以色列停止在约旦河西岸推进“E1区”定居点建设计划，并警告称该项目将严重破坏“两国方案”前景。
中新社北京8月21日电 据巴基斯坦《黎明报》报道，根据巴基斯坦最高法院的命令，巴基斯坦正义运动党前主席、巴前总理伊姆兰·汗于21日清晨被送往伊斯兰堡的希法国际医院。
中新网北京8月21日电 萨格勒布消息：当地时间20日，克罗地亚方面下令将一名涉嫌参与2022年“北溪”天然气管道爆炸事件的乌克兰籍嫌疑人羁押，以待引渡程序。
总台记者当地时间20日获悉，据美国国家运输安全委员会消息，一架载有8人的飞机在阿拉斯加州西部一处偏远的雷达站附近坠毁。(总台记者 赵淼)
中新网8月21日电 据《日本经济新闻》8月21日报道，作为衡量知识产权国际竞争力的重要指标，日本在全球专利申请中的份额正在持续下降。过去约20年间，日本所占份额已从25%降至8%。
中新网8月21日电 美国有线电视新闻网(CNN)20日援引三名知情人士消息报道称，美国海军正考虑更改一艘在建福特级核动力航空母舰的命名方案。消息人士称内部曾讨论是否以特朗普命名。
新华社莫斯科8月20日电(记者侯鸣)俄罗斯外交部发言人扎哈罗娃20日在例行记者会上表示，日本二战时期发动对外侵略战争，几十年来拒不承认二战结果。俄方呼吁日本全面承认二战结果，停止美化侵略历史。
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中新社北京8月21日电 综合消息：据乌克兰国家通讯社最新通报，俄罗斯军方19日深夜至20日凌晨对基辅市发动的大规模空袭已造成至少15人死亡、39人受伤。
中新网8月21日电(魏晨曦)当地时间8月20日，英国、法国、德国、意大利、荷兰、挪威和加拿大发表联合声明，敦促以色列立即撤回在约旦河西岸“E1区”的定居点建设计划，并停止扩大定居点。
中新网北京8月21日电 (记者 孙自法)施普林格·自然旗下专业学术期刊《BMC生态学与演化》和《BMC动物学》联合图片大赛2026年赛事各个奖项，北京时间8月20日夜间一一揭晓，“通往湿地的窗口”获得总冠军，“为一只红腿蛙安装无线电发射器”获得亚军。
中新网8月21日电 据俄罗斯外交部消息，当地时间20日，俄罗斯外交部发言人扎哈罗娃在例行记者会上发声，严厉批评日本近期的危险行径。她表示，日本持续推进“再军事化”路线，日益滑向危险的深渊。
中新网8月21日电 据日本广播协会(NHK)报道，当地时间21日9时01分左右，日本冲绳本岛近海发生4.2级地震，最大震感为震度3，震源深度40公里。
中新网8月21日电 据美联社报道，当地时间20日，秘鲁发生6.7级地震，造成至少两人受伤，多处房屋受损。
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