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Italy hosted numerous national leaders in Rome on Sunday, at a conference aimed at extending an EU-backed deal with Tunisia to curb the arrival of migrants to European shores.As presidents, premiers and ministers prepared to huddle for the talks, Pope Francis appealed to them to help the scores of people who try to enter Europe …

Italy hosts Med migration conference to extend Tunisia dealSun, 23 Jul 2023 13:09:43 GMT Read More »

In a war-devastated district of Sudan’s capital, Abbas Mohammed Babiker says he and his family have only been able to eat once a day. Now even that is in doubt, but on Sunday a citizens’ support group issued an urgent appeal for donations to help people like him.”We only have enough for two more days,” …

Plea for help as hunger stalks war-devastated KhartoumSun, 23 Jul 2023 12:23:35 GMT Read More »

Hildah Magaia is likely to be fit for South Africa’s second match at the Women’s World Cup after fears her tournament had ended in the act of scoring in the loss to Sweden on Sunday.A distraught Magaia lay prone in the goal after falling heavily while bundling in the game’s opening goal of a 2-1 …

S.African goal hero Magaia likely to play despite painful exitSun, 23 Jul 2023 09:49:51 GMT Read More »

In Kenya’s rural northeast, roadside bombs and beheadings that killed two dozen people last month appear to be part of a troubling escalation of violence by Al-Qaeda-linked Islamists, analysts say.A regional economic powerhouse and a popular tourist draw, Kenya has not suffered a high-profile jihadist attack since 2019, when 21 people lost their lives at …

‘Vigilance is key’: Al Shabaab threat rising in Kenya’s northeastSun, 23 Jul 2023 05:43:41 GMT Read More »

Italy has invited Mediterranean countries to Rome on Sunday for an “international conference” aimed at extending an EU-backed deal with Tunisia to curb the arrival of migrants to European shores.Italy’s far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is expecting leaders from the region, the European Union and international financial institutions to meet in the capital, according to …

Italy calls Med migration conference on Tunisia modelSun, 23 Jul 2023 04:35:00 GMT Read More »

The International Seabed Authority’s member nations on Friday agreed on a two-year roadmap for the adoption of deep sea mining regulations, despite conservationists’ calls for a moratorium on mineral extraction they say would avert marine threats.The ISA, an intergovernmental body tasked with protecting the seabed, and its member states have spent the last decade trying …

Nations aim to ink deep sea mining rules by 2025Sat, 22 Jul 2023 07:25:02 GMT Read More »

Months after the men’s groundbreaking run to the semi-finals in Qatar, Morocco’s women will make World Cup history of their own on Monday.When the Atlas Lionesses face two-times former champions Germany in Melbourne they will be the first Arab team to play at a Women’s World Cup.It has not gone unnoticed in a country mad …

Morocco set for Women’s World Cup debut in another landmarkSat, 22 Jul 2023 04:21:50 GMT Read More »

The United Nations warned on Friday of escalating military action in the Black Sea, after Russia said its navy carried out a live fire exercise there having declared that ships travelling to Ukraine would be considered potential military targets.Moscow’s forces struck the Black Sea port of Odesa for a fourth night in a row, hitting …

Russian navy carries out live fire exercise in Black SeaFri, 21 Jul 2023 19:12:39 GMT Read More »