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Gambian mothers fear for their daughters as court weighs FGM ban 

06 July 2026

Wellingara, The Gambia – As The Gambia’s Supreme Court prepares to rule on the country’s ban on female genital mut...

Leading US Democrats withdraw support for Platner after assault allegations 

06 July 2026

Leading US Democrats are withdrawing their support from Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner after a former ...

Morocco says it has dismantled ISIL-linked cell planning attack 

06 July 2026

News|Armed Groups Morocco says it has arrested 10 members of a cell linked to the ISIL affiliate in Sahel Province (ISSP...

Macron arrives in Syria for talks ahead of NATO summit in Turkiye 

06 July 2026

News|NATO French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in Syria for talks with President Ahmed al-Sharaa, in the first v...

US Supreme Court clears path for Texas to enforce app age verification law 

06 July 2026

The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for Texas to begin enforcing a law that requires app stores to verify users’ ...

What is the fallout of the increasing violence in Mali? 

06 July 2026

When Mali’s military took power in a coup five years ago, it pledged stability. But that promise has not been fulfille...

Prosecutors in US lay out case against alleged killer of Charlie Kirk 

06 July 2026

News|Courts Prosecutors in the US state of Utah have begun presenting evidence in the case against the alleged killer of...

Iran reappoints a familiar face to powerful post during Khamenei funeral 

06 July 2026

Tehran, Iran – Iran has reappointed Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei as chief justice as authorities focus on continuity am...

Ebola death toll in DR Congo surpasses 500 

06 July 2026

The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) has risen above 500, according...

Left-wing candidate Roberto Sanchez concedes Peru vote to Keiko Fujimori 

06 July 2026

Left-wing candidate Roberto Sanchez has conceded to Keiko Fujimori in Peru’s presidential race, days after the elector...