The Presidency of the House of Representatives (HoR) has rejected the High State Council’s (HSC) unilateral appointment of a Deputy Head for the Audit...

The Director General of the General Union of Libyan Chambers of Commerce, Samir Al-Tarmal, held a meeting in Berlin today with the Federation of Germa...

US federal judge blocked wall's construction on Texas-Mexico border amid an ongoing legal battle.

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The wife of a diplomat based in Abuja travelled to Kampala for a vacation.

The Gambia has confirmed receiving $2.5m from the sale of the house in Maryland.

More than half a million young people will cast their ballots in Israel next week - and they could make all the difference.

The UK announces it will provide additional defensive military support to Saudi Arabia as Houthi attacks escalate in the region.

Vance says he is 'not endorsing' Netanyahu in Israeli election US Vice President JD Vance told reporters that he is "not endorsing" Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu just days before Israeli parliamentary elections are set to take place.  "I’m not attacking Bibi Netanyahu. I’m not endorsing Bibi Netanyahu," he said during a press conference in Ohio ahead of Israel's election on 27 October. Vance said that he was instead focused on the 3 November US midterm elections, adding that he would not back any more foreign candidates, following his previous backing of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban that didn’t go particularly well". “I’m not attacking Bibi Netanyahu. I’m not endorsing Bibi Netanyahu,” US Vice President JD Vance told reporters during a press conference in Ohio, days before Israel’s 27 October parliamentary elections, in which the Israeli prime minister is seeking to remain in power — Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) October 22, 2026

Iran calls on UN to slam 'unlawful threats' from US, Israel Iran’s envoy to the United Nations, Gholamhossein Darzi, has urged the UN secretary-general and the president of the Security Council to reject and denounce the US and Israel for their repeated "threats" against Tehran. In a letter addressed to the UN, Darzi said that Tehran has the right to self-defence as a response to any act of aggression.  He also warned of "continuous threats" from the US and Israel, including the possible usage of the "Mother of All Bombs" - known officially as the Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) - against Iran.  "Threatening to use the 'MOAB' bomb (the Mother of All Bombs) against Iran's civilian infrastructure and to target all of the country's energy infrastructure constitutes, among other things, a flagrant violation of international law," he added. Iran called on the the security council to demand Washington and Tel Aviv put an end to their "unlawful threats", as well as ensure accountability and reparations for damage from "wrongful acts committed by the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran".

French police banned protests in parts of Paris on Thursday as authorities braced for further demonstrations following some of the worst street unrest in years. The restrictions came after President Emmanuel Macron appeared to accuse US President Donald Trump of exploiting the violence for political gain ahead of US midterm elections. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates. 

Russian missiles struck Kyiv overnight, wounding six people and forcing residents into shelters, Ukrainian authorities said Thursday, hours after Moscow signalled readiness to resume US-mediated peace talks. President Donald Trump said negotiations were closer than ever to ending the war, though the Kremlin expressed doubts over Ukrainian and European proposals.

DAMASCUS: Syria needs to address public grievances and strengthen the rule of law to curb hate speech and prevent social divisions, a senior official at the National Commission for Transitional Justice said on Wednesday. Hassan Jubran, director of national reconciliation at the commission, told SANA that slogans and counter-rhetoric alone would not prevent hostility from spreading between social groups. He said perceptions of injustice and unresolved grievances could lead some people to view

DAMASCUS: Syria will need clear eligibility rules, reliable claim-verification mechanisms and coordinated institutions to establish an effective reparations system for victims of abuses committed under the former regime, legal and human rights experts told SANA. The experts said reparations are a core component of transitional justice and should extend beyond financial compensation to include truth-seeking, property restitution, medical and psychological rehabilitation, recognition of violations

Tanks and gunfire mark renewed clashes on the outskirts of Taiz. Inside the Yemeni city, mounting rubbish and blocked roads are raising concerns about public health.

Thousands of protesters marched through Athens on Wednesday 21 October, demanding greater investment in education. Crowds filled the streets of the capital, waving banners, chanting slogans and beating drums as they made their way past the Greek parliament.