Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has died after suffering a cardiac arrest in India where he was attending medicals. Odinga, 80, passed away on the morning of Wednesday, October 15, 2025, due to cardiac arrest while on a morning walk in Koothattukulam, Kerala, India, where he was undergoingContinue Reading
Israelis and Palestinians were cheering the swap release of living hostages and prisoners on Monday as both sides celebrated reunions across the border, while US President Donald Trump joined the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, marking what he called “the end of war in Gaza”. The Israeli government hadContinue Reading
At a summit in Sharm el-Sheik, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C) addresses world leaders on ending the Gaza war in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Oct. 13, 2025. A summit on ending the Gaza war kicked off on Monday, which witnessed the signing of the recently-reached ceasefire deal between IsraelContinue Reading
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will travel to Egypt to attend the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit for Peace on Monday, the Office of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General said on Saturday. “The Secretary-General is traveling to Egypt to attend on Monday the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit for Peace. He is expected backContinue Reading
US President Donald Trump suggested on Thursday that Spain be expelled from NATO for refusing to increase its defense spending. “They have no excuse not to do this,” Trump told reporters at the White House during a meeting with visiting Finnish President Alexander Stubb. “Maybe you should throw themContinue Reading
The directors-general of the state news agencies of Burkina Faso (AIB), Mali (AMAP) and Niger (ANP) have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at creating conditions for future co-operation in the field of print media and information. This was reported by Burkina Faso’s news agency AIB. The heads ofContinue Reading
The Islamist militant group Hamas said on Friday that it accepted some elements of the Gaza peace plan proposed by US President Donald Trump and that it was prepared to release all Israeli hostages, dead or alive. The group also said it was prepared to enter into immediate negotiationsContinue Reading
Russian President Vladimir Putin will “in one way or another” take part in the G20 summit, which will be held on 21–22 November 2025 in Johannesburg. Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov told journalists at a briefing. “In one way or another he (Putin) will take part in the G20 inContinue Reading
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday urged Israel to immediately release South African nationals and other activists detained after the interception of humanitarian aid vessels bound for the Gaza Strip. Activists on board a flotilla of vessels sailing toward Gaza say the Israeli navy has begun intercepting theirContinue Reading
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has proposed that Qatar should be the new headquarters of the United Nations, slamming President Donald Trump for violating the principles of the organisation following his visa revocation by Washington. “As President of Colombia, in the general assembly of the nations that we founded in theContinue Reading
