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Iran warns Hormuz is a 'red line' and will resist until the end
Iran army says struck US targets in Kuwait, Bahrain with drones: state media
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Ebola spreading in DRC at faster pace

GENEVA: The World Health Organization warned on Thursday that Ebola was spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo at a faster pace than during any previous outbreak of the deadly virus. More than 2,000 cases,...

A member of the M23 rebel group stands guard as provincial authorities visit the Rodolphe Merieux Laboratory in Goma, North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. — Reuters

Sudan's general ready to talk to Trump for peace

The authorities of the capital, Khartoum, are deploying thousands of soldiers to support the Sudanese army. — AFP

M23 group to pull out of key DR Congo city

A patrol car of the M23 group patrols in Uvira. — AFP

Flash flood kills dozens in Morocco town

Moroccans looks at a destroyed vehicle and other debris following a flash flood, in the coastal town of Safi, some 300 kilometres (186 miles) south of the capital Rabat on December 15, 2025. A flash flood and a muddy torrent in the Moroccan coastal town killed at least 37, local officials said December 15, as search and rescue operations continued. Drought-hit Morocco often faces severe weather, but the flooding in Safi is already the deadliest such disaster in at least a decade.

Nigeria dispatches jets, troops to quash Benin coup bid

Soldiers patrol in front of the headquarters of Benin's radio and television station, in Cotonou, Benin. — Reuters

Sudan paramilitary seizes key oil field: engineer

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Benin government says armed forces foil coup attempt

A long line of trucks stands still in Cotonou following rumors of a possible coup in the country. — AFP

Tunisian oppn leader arrested amid crackdown

Noureddine Taboubi, head of the Tunisian General Labour Union, joins a protest outside the UGTT headquarters in Tunis. - AFP

European, African Unions talks hone in on closer ties in Angola

European and African leaders line up for the family photo, in Luanda. — AFP

Ethiopian volcano erupts, EA monitoring air quality in Oman

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G20 summit declaration addresses global issues

G20 Leaders pose for a family picture at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. — Reuters

52 kidnapped from Nigerian school

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Nigeria orders 'day and night' search for kidnapped schoolgirls

Parents of students abducted sit around discarded shoes in Nigeria. — Reuters file photo

Saudi Arabia, US to talk over Sudan

Displaced girls stand in line as they wait for their turn to receive aid, in a displacement camp in Al-Dabbah, Sudan, November 15, 2025. REUTERS/El Tayeb Siddig

Suspicious flights to cleanse Palestinians

Displaced Palestinian walk past a vehicle carrying others west of Deir al-Balah city in the central Gaza Strip, on November 15, 2025 as a low-pressure system impacts the area. (Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP)

Ethiopia confirms outbreak of Marbug virus

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