October 2026 - Page 34 of 36

Algeria approves death penalty for arson after deadly wildfires

Algeria has expanded the death penalty to arson and severe child abduction cases after deadly wildfires

Sudan Doctors Network says five civilians were killed in an alleged El Obeid drone strike as questions remain over nearby military activity

Saudi Arabia says it intercepted two Houthi ballistic missiles and four drones amid a fresh escalation in cross-border attacks

Eritrea cut diplomatic ties with Ethiopia after Addis Ababa expelled its diplomats amid renewed fighting and regional tensions

Nearly 474,000 people have lost access to health, nutrition, water and protection services after US funding cuts

Gedaref activists say Bashir should receive medical treatment inside Sudan while remaining accountable before the courts

A 27-year-old dual UK-Iranian national was arrested in London as police investigate possible foreign-state involvement in the RAF Fairford incident

UNESCO says Sudan’s Red Sea hills are the country’s most landslide-prone area, with 65,000 people at risk

Armed groups are tightening their grip across the Sahel, raising fears of deeper fragmentation in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger

Thousands have fled an Ebola-hit camp in eastern Congo, complicating efforts to trace contacts and contain the outbreak