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A fire at an orphanage in the province of Algiers has killed 11 people and injured 19 more, authorities said. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune expressed his condolences amid his trip to Berlin.

More than 100 US House Democrats voted this week to cut military aid to Israel, exposing a widening party divide that could reshape both November’s midterm elections and the future of one of Washington’s most durable foreign policy alliances.

Iran launched ‌more attacks on Washington’s Gulf allies and Jordan on Saturday after a seventh straight night of US strikes on Iranian ⁠military targets, including logistics hubs, escalating the war one week after a ceasefire collapsed.

Bahrain’s army said its air defences repelled a wave of Iranian attacks, as an AFP journalist in Manama reported hearing blasts after sirens sounded.

US President Donald Trump’s administration put up new information panels on slavery at George Washington’s Philadelphia home, following a federal appeals court ruling that opened the way to ‌changing how slavery is portrayed at the national historical site.

The World Health Organisation warned on Thursday that Ebola was spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo more quickly than during any previous outbreak of the deadly virus.

Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz told his US counterpart Pete Hegseth that Israel is determined to keep its forces in “security zones” it has carved out inside Lebanon, Syria and the Gaza Strip.

Israeli families moved into a new settlement on a mountain towering over the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, the settler regional council for the area said.

State security forces, militias and vigilante groups increasingly overlap, making insecurity more profitable and conflict harder to resolve, writes Titilope F Ajayi in ISS Today.

Britain’s ruling Labour Party will confirm veteran politician Andy Burnham as its new leader, and the country’s next prime minister, at a special conference.

US President Donald Trump revived sweeping and unsupported claims of voter fraud and Chinese meddling – firing a clear warning shot ahead of midterm elections that many expect him to dispute.

The US hit Iran, with Tehran accusing US forces of striking civilian sites and drawing Iranian threats of reprisals on regional infrastructure.

Former US President Joe Biden has announced a presidential memoir titled “Promise Me, America,” set for release on November 17, 2026.

US President Donald Trump lashed out on Wednesday at a decision by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to suspend the use of traffic stops after two fatal shootings in less than a week.

Violent disruptions of political and civic events are raising concerns about the use of hired gangs as Kenya heads toward elections in 2027.

Delivering the keynote at the Nelson Mandela Global Leadership Forum in New York, Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday night warned against treating Nelson Mandela as ‘more myth than man.’ From Ted Koppel’s 1990 ambush to the silence around Palestine today, read Mamdani’s searing and inspiring keynote, in full, here.

US Vice President JD Vance said some members of the Israeli government had tried to influence US public opinion to oppose a deal by the US to end the war with Iran, in a podcast episode with host Joe Rogan.

By blocking many Africans from participating and attending, the US has made a mockery of FIFA’s apparent commitment to universal access, write Aimee-Noel Mbiyozo and Xhanti Mhlambiso in ISS Today.

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced mandatory annual testosterone screening for troops 30 years old or above, an initiative he said was ‌aimed at combating testosterone deficiency that can undermine health.

US President Donald Trump’s attorney general nominee, Todd Blanche, faced tense bipartisan questioning at a US Senate panel about the rollout of the Epstein files and a settlement that gave the president sweeping tax immunity.