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Sixty-six years on: The promise of DRC independence remains unfulfilled 

29 June 2026

Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo – It was Thursday, June 30, 1960, when Belgian and Congolese dignitaries gathe...

Iran war live: Tehran denies Trump’s claims of meeting in Doha 

29 June 2026

Skip linksSkip to Content [AFP] By Daniel Khalili-Tari and Usaid Siddiqui Published On 30 Jun 202630 Jun 2026 US Preside...

Migrants in South Africa fear violence ahead of June 30 deadline 

29 June 2026

Johannesburg, South Africa – On the outskirts of southern Johannesburg, residents gathered on Sunday in the informal s...

Marco Rubio meets Libyan commander as US pushes to resolve Libya crisis 

29 June 2026

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has met a top official from the self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA), which backs th...

Deadly heatwave grips Italy and Balkans as wildfire fears grow 

29 June 2026

A record-breaking heatwave has tightened its grip on Italy and the Balkans, killing hundreds of people, fuelling wildfir...

Israeli attacks kill four men and a boy in Gaza and a teenager in West Bank 

29 June 2026

News|Israel-Palestine conflict Israeli attacks have killed four Palestinian men and an eight-year-old boy in Gaza, and a...

New Israeli assault in southern Syria forces families to flee their homes 

29 June 2026

The Syria, government has condemned overnight Israeli attacks in southern Syria, as residents near the occupied Golan He...

Burnham pledges devolution and discipline if he becomes UK prime minister 

29 June 2026

News|Politics Andy Burnham, the frontrunner to become Britain’s next prime minister, has vowed to “bring about the b...

Afghan families mourn loved ones as border tensions with Pakistan rise 

29 June 2026

Bismillah Khan returned to his border village in Afghanistan’s Paktia province earlier this month with a dream: to spe...

Aftershock hits Caracas during critical hours for Venezuela rescue efforts 

29 June 2026

A strong aftershock has jolted Venezuela following last week’s devastating earthquakes, as rescue teams race to find s...