As Rwanda votes, tensions with neighbouring DR Congo deepen over M23
A recent UN report accuses Rwanda of aiding M23 rebel group that's battling Congolese forces in eastern DRC.
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Pakistan government announces move to ban Imran Khan’s PTI
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar makes the announcement, alleging opposition party involved in antistate activities.
Car bomb targets busy cafe in Somalia’s capital, kills at least nine
Al-Shabab group claims deadly attack on the cafe in Mogadishu as people watched the 2024 Euro final.
Israel bombs yet another UN-run school in Gaza, killing 17
Israeli missile strikes have killed 17 people and injured 80 sheltering at a school in the Nuseirat refugee camp.
Polls close in Rwanda as Kagame eyes fourth term
Kagame, Rwanda's de facto leader since 1994, faces only two challengers after courts banned his most prominent critics.
Biden, Trump stress unity after assassination attempt
Biden says 'violence is never the answer' as Trump says Republican convention a chance to bring country together.
Kenya police vow ‘transparent’ probe into dismembered female bodies
At least eight bodies have been found, but reports indicate there may be more as anger over the discovery grows.
What does the Trump rally attack mean for the US election?
Already unprecedented US race has again been transformed by political violence that is set to loom over months ahead.
Trump rally shooting victim ‘dove on his family’ to save them from bullets
Corey Comperatore, a volunteer firefighter, was killed during the assassination attempt on the ex-US president.
Who is Mohammed Deif, the Hamas military commander in Gaza?
Longtime leader of Qassam Brigades is among Israel's most wanted and has been targeted by air strikes multiple times.
Leader of Nepal’s largest communist party named new prime minister
Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli has become the new PM after the country's two largest parties form a coalition.
Venice entry tax failed to deter tourists, critics say
A proposal to double the entrance fee of the famed Italian destination is being considered for next year.
Donald Trump rally shooting: Minute-by-minute timeline of what happened
The FBI suspects a 20-year-old man to be behind the failed assassination attempt on the former US president.
Trump’s control over party in focus as Republicans convene, post-shooting
As officials gather in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention, experts weigh in on a changed Republican Party.
Palestinians observe strike in West Bank against killings by Israel in Gaza
Palestinians call a strike in solidarity with people in Gaza in the wake of Israeli attack on safe zone that killed 90.
‘We’ve a funeral every 15 minutes’: Aftermath of Israeli ‘massacre’ in Gaza
Israeli air strikes on the al-Mawasi camp in southern Gaza have killed at least 90 people and wounded 300 others.
What we know about Thomas Matthew Crooks, the suspected Trump rally shooter
The FBI says the shooting by the 20-year-old gunman was an attempted assassination against the former president.
Timeline: Assassination attempts against US presidents, candidates
Four US presidents and one candidate have been assassinated since the founding of the US.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 870
As the war enters its 870th day, these are the main developments.
In Pictures: Moments after deadly shooting at Trump rally in Pennsylvania
The former US president has been injured in an assassination bid at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.