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After GERD, can Egypt shape Ethiopia’s next Nile dams? 

21 August 2026

Egypt’s response to Ethiopia’s new Nile dam plans is centred on diplomacy, international pressure and cooperation wi...

Hong Kong Tiananmen activists found guilty of national security charges 

21 August 2026

A Hong Kong court has found two pro-democracy activists guilty on national security charges in a trial widely viewed as ...

‘Very unusual’: UK Palestine activists could be sentenced as terrorists 

21 August 2026

Preston, United Kingdom – Five Palestine Action activists in the UK are set to hear whether terrorism-linked offences ...

Europe, Canada condemn Israeli plans for new West Bank settlement 

21 August 2026

Israeli plans to build a major new illegal settlement that would cleave the occupied West Bank in two have provoked wide...

Australia charges man for passing Ukrainian military intel to Russia 

21 August 2026

Australian police have charged a dual Russian-Australian citizen for trying to pass Ukrainian military information to pe...

US pummels Cuban economy with new sanctions on mining, construction 

20 August 2026

The United States has announced another round of economic sanctions against Cuba, this time targeting nine state-owned m...

Ahmad Hassoun, Assad’s ‘barrel bomb mufti’, faces Damascus court verdict 

20 August 2026

The verdict in the criminal case against Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun, a top Muslim religious figure during former Syrian Pre...

US Treasury secretary says new economic measures will ‘collapse’ Iran 

20 August 2026

United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said that a new series of economic measures will “collapse” the I...

University suspends US academic leading Jason Arday plagiarism accusations 

20 August 2026

News|Racism A Belgian university has suspended an American academic who led accusations of plagiarism against Jason Arda...

DR Congo to receive 70,000 doses of Ervebo vaccine as Ebola infections surge 

20 August 2026

News|Ebola As the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) struggles to manage its largest outbreak of the Ebola virus, it...