Morocco's first female prime minister targeted by anti- feminists
By Basma El Atti October 19, 2026 El Mansouri (left) was named by King Mohammed VI (right) as the country's first female prime minister (Reuters) The Islamic saying "a people who entrust their affairs to a woman will never succeed" has resurfaced in Morocco since King Mohammed VI named Fatima Zahra El Mansouri as the country's first female prime minister. Mustafa Ramid, a former justice minister in an Islamist-led government, cited the saying earlier this month, in a lengthy
BBC
Oct 23
Uncontrolled AI threatens major risks to global health
By Deidre McPhillips October 10, 2026 Visitors use mobile phones as they walk past an advertisement for a virtual reality headset, displayed at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, on February 17. (Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images) More than a dozen “interconnected catastrophic threats” pose significant risk to global health and wellbeing through the remainder of the 21st century, researchers say – including the potential for extinction. But targeted action from world leaders can h
CNN
Oct 23
Egypt to send troops to defend Saudis from Houthi attacks
By Ahmed Shawkat October 20, 2026 Credit: Ludovic Marin/AFP CAIRO - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has asked the country's Parliament to authorize the military to help defend Saudi Arabia after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels intensified their attacks on the kingdom, targeting airports and oil infrastructure. Al-Sisi stressed that it would be a defensive mission and only if the kingdom requests assistance. "Egypt will take any measures requested by Saudi Arabia to
CBS News
Oct 23
Jamaica accepts ICE deportations from U.S.
By The Associated Press October 14, 2026 Opposition leaders in Jamaica have questioned why the deportation deal with the Trump White House has not been made public. Credit: Mayela Lopez/Reuters This article was originally reported by the Associated Press and published by Al Jazeera. The Caribbean country of Jamaica has received its first third-country deportations from the United States, as part of an expanding set of international agreements under President Donald Trump. On
Associated Press
Oct 23
Trump ramps up third-country US deportations
By Alia Chughtai and Umar Farooq October 15, 2026 Official data shows tens of thousands of migrants and asylum seekers have been sent to countries they have no ties to. Credit: Al Jazeera Media Network United States immigration authorities have dramatically stepped up detentions and deportations since January 2025, when Donald Trump became president. Trump campaigned on a pledge to implement the “largest deportation operation in American history”. Officers with the Department
Al Jazeera
Oct 23
EGYPT COUNTRY REPORT
Country Report: Egypt October 2026 By Elisabeth Lucetta Illustrative - Coptic Christians attend Christmas mass at the Saint Simon Monastery in Mokattam mountain, Cairo, Egypt, on January 6, 2026. (Photo: Ahmed Mosaad/NurPhoto) Once considered relatively stable in the Middle East and North Africa, Egypt faces growing security threats from terrorism, transnational crime, and domestic unrest. Its strategic location, controlling the Suez Canal and bordering Libya, Sudan, Israel,
Genocide Watch
Oct 23
North Korea resumes propaganda; moves troops to DMZ
Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, at DMZ border October 21, 2026. credit: Korea Times CBS News October 22, 2026 By: Ann Coren Tension on the Korean Peninsula is once again ratcheting up, with calls for immediate talks between North and South Korea to avert an accidental military confrontation. It follows hostile back-to-back statements from Kim Yo Jung – the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un – who said loudspeakers broadcasting anti-
CBS News
Oct 23
African broadcasters meet to address AI challenges
By Shuaibu Sambo, Abuja Credit: Voice of Nigeria African broadcasters have converged on Seychelles to discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud technology can improve broadcasting services while preserving public trust, human judgement and authentic African storytelling. The meeting, the 10th Southern Africa Broadcasters Convention (SABA), opened on Thursday, October 22, at the Avani Barbarons Seychelles Resort with the theme: “Reimagining Next: AI, Cloud and the Fut
Voices of Nigeria
Oct 23
600 000 More Unable To Get Basic Needs—Report
By Grace Phiri October 23, 2026 Nearly 600 000 Malawians are falling into poverty as rising food prices, climate-related shocks and persistent inflation erode household incomes, threatening the country’s long-term economic development prospects and weakening consumer spending power, it has emerged. In its October 2026 Poverty and Equity Brief, the World Bank said the number of Malawians unable to meet their basic needs increased by about 600 000 to 10.5 million in 2025 from 9
Nation Online
Oct 23
Burundi Set To Win Human Rights Council Seat Despite Abuses
by Human Rights Watch October 12, 2026 Lack of Competition Virtually Guarantees a Spot on Key Forum. Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York, New York, September 23, 2026. © 2026 AP Photo/Heather Khalifa (New York) – Burundi is set to win re-election to the United Nations Human Rights Council in a vote on October 13, 2026, with no competition, Human Rights Watch said today. Burundi is seeking
Human Rights Watch
Oct 23
West Bank: Guterres alarmed as Israel imposes sweeping closures
By United Nations News October 23, 2026 © UNICEF/Rawan Eleyan A mother and her children go through their belongings after a room in their home was burned in a settler attack in southern Hebron, West Bank. (July 2025) The UN said on Friday it was “extremely alarmed” by intensifying violence in the occupied West Bank, as Israel moved to seal off the territory following a deadly attack on its soldiers in Hebron. Two Israeli soldiers were killed and at least five injured when gun
United Nations News
Oct 22
Criminal networks threaten the Amazon
By Steven Grattan October 18, 2026 Credit: AP BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Indigenous leaders from across the Amazon are taking their fight against illegal mining, drug trafficking and deforestation to a United Nations conference in Vienna starting Monday. More than a dozen Indigenous representatives from Peru, Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador are participating in the Oct. 19-23 U.N. conference on transnational organized crime, known as COP13. The leaders want governments to tackle th
AP News
Oct 22
