Super Typhoon Champi has become the world’s strongest tropical cyclone in 2026, with respect to wind speed. The system in the western Pacific Ocean became a powerhouse with its maximum winds of 296 km/h, the equivalent of a Category 5 storm. Hurricane Polo previously held the title of the world’s strongest tropical cyclone in 2026, … Read more
Belgium is also experiencing violent protests in recent days. On Tuesday, Belgian Interior Minister Bernard Quintin warned of the ‘TikTokization’ of violence. Images of the riots are widely shared on social media, reaching a large audience of impressionable young people, he said, while blaming the violence on the streets of Brussels and Liège on “well-known … Read more
Nigeria confirmed a case of Ebola in its capital, Abuja, after a woman who arrived from Uganda tested positive for the virus, the Health Ministry said. The woman began showing symptoms on October 7 and was admitted to an Abuja hospital four days later, where she was later diagnosed with Ebola. It is unclear when … Read more
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Let them eat snark. A woke French student has become the bête noire of the protests after mocking business owners who lost their shops in the riots. Lola-Fleur Whittaker, an influential left-wing politician who studies at the prestigious Sciences Po Paris, appeared on a television show Monday to defend the rioters. “Your little shops are … Read more
The attack in Abyei, which borders Western Kordofan, took place on Monday around 11:30 local time (0930 GMT) against the Amiet market, about 10 kilometers (six miles) from the town of Abyei, the region’s Information Minister Yohana Akol Ngor told Radio Tamazuj, which broadcasts from the Netherlands to audiences on the border between Sudan and … Read more
U.S. envoys met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Norway on Tuesday, as kyiv scrambled to respond to a U.S. pressure campaign that has been coupled with measures aimed at courting the Kremlin. President Donald Trump’s negotiators, son-in-law Jared Kushner and special envoy Steve Witkoff, have so far had little success in finding a diplomatic … Read more
Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu says local authorities will coordinate with mayors to decide whether to impose curfews. Published October 20, 2026 October 20, 2026 French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has said new curfews will be imposed where necessary in some parts of the country, as authorities tried to restore order after weekend demonstrations over the … Read more
Human rights groups warn of increasing drone attacks against civilians and infrastructure. A wave of drone attacks across Sudan has killed more than 160 people in recent days, according to doctors and human rights groups. Drone strikes in the capital Khartoum killed three children on Monday, according to Emergency Lawyers, a group that monitors violence … Read more
“I started taking ketamine at 14 and needed diapers at 22”: the increase in young people going to rehab BBC