World

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Trump says Europeans now see him as their leader

Trump asserts that European nations are seeking US guidance and treating him as a central figure in their politics.

Heavy rains flood Gaza’s displacement camps for second day, leaving families exposed

Civil defence warns of worsening humanitarian conditions as new storm system leaves families without shelter, warmth, or dry food

Trump launches $1 million ‘gold card’ visa scheme for wealthy applicants

Programme offers residency and a future path to citizenship for individuals paying $1m, with corporations charged double per foreign employee.

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Machado Barred from Oslo Ceremony Amid Security Concerns

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado remains in hiding under government-imposed travel restrictions, while her daughter will accept the Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf.

Africa

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Hundreds protest in Guinea-Bissau’s capital to denounce coup

Protesters clashed with security forces in the capital, Bissau, burning tires and calling for the release of a detained opposition figure, Reuters news agency reports.

Eritrea withdraws from East African bloc IGAD

The government accused the bloc of failure to contribute to the stability of the region amid tensions with neighbouring Ethiopia.

The Somali nomad code: A tree that bears fruit is the tree people stone

Somalis are not fleeing weakness; they are fleeing wars others engineered. Their resilience is a story the world keeps trying to bury and keeps failing to erase.

UK hits RSF commanders with sanctions over Sudan atrocities

Four RSF commanders, including Abdul Rahim Hamdan Dagalo – the brother of RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, targeted by the UK sanctions.