Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ageela Saleh, has called on members to convene an official session next Tuesday at the HoR’s official seat in...

The Minister of Economy and Trade published Decision No. 493 of 2026 on the regulation and control of export operations.The Ministry says this comes a...

Australian police and intelligence join the list of those probing the incident.

Trilateral talks could happen this month in UAE or another US-proposed venue, says the president.

Two residents in Mekelle tell the BBC pro-government forces have taken control of the city.

Ghana is a predominantly Christian country where preaching on public transport is widespread.

State police and the country's security agency are looking into the co-pilot, who attempted to take control of a Flydubai plane travelling to Israel.

The man accused of trying to take over the Israel-bound jet is named as Hamam al-Hammami by several media outlets.

One killed, over 15 wounded by Israeli forces and settlers in West Bank Israeli violence continued to escalate across the occupied West Bank on Sunday. More than 15 people were wounded and one person was killed in attacks by Israeli forces and settlers on Palestinian towns and villages, the Wafa news agency reported. Earlier in the day, a Palestinian man had been killed by Israeli soldiers while being detained at the Anab checkpoint, east of Tulkarm. In Beit Imrin, northwest of Nablus, Israeli troops beat and injured four Palestinian men. The Palestine Red Crescent Society said its medics treated the four and took them to hospital. In Sebastia, another town in the northwest of Nablus, Israeli settlers beat a 45-year-old Palestinian man, leaving him with bruises and wounds, Wafa reported. Settlers blocked ambulance crews from reaching him. Israel will close all crossings in the occupied West Bank from 5 to 7 October for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. Newly installed Israeli military gates are seen near entrances to Hebron's Old City in the occupied West Bank, 4 October 2026 (Mosab Shawer/Reuters)

Iranian oil minister steps down Iran's oil minister Mohsen Paknejad has resigned, the president's office said in a statement on Sunday, amid long queues at petrol stations caused by the ongoing war and US sanctions. Paknejad, a member of President Masoud Pezeshkian's cabinet since August 2024, gave no reason for his resignation. Hamid Bord, the CEO of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), "has been appointed as acting Minister of Oil by a decree from the president", according to a statement carried by Iran’s state media. Bord has held senior positions at NIOC and previously headed several of its operating units, including the National Iranian South Oil Company and the Iranian Offshore Oil Company.

France 24's Gavin Lee speaks to Brazil analyst Henrique Tavares Furtado about how Flavio Bolsonaro is pledging to reshape the country, and asks: who is the man behind the political persona?

Brazilians began casting their votes on Sunday in a closely watch presidential election pitting incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva against right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro. Nearly 160 million voters will also pick lawmakers, senators and governors in an election that will determine whether Latin America's biggest nation follows a regional swing to the right championed by US President Donald Trump. France24 International affairs commentator Douglas Herbert shares further insights.

LONDON: A Syrian official met the commander of the UN Disengagement Observer Force on Sunday to discuss closer coordination between Damascus and the peacekeeping mission, as Syria repeated accusations that Israel is violating the 1974 Disengagement Agreement in the south of the country. Saad Baroud, the director of international organizations and conferences at the Syrian Arab Republic’s Foreign Ministry, met Anita Asmah, UNDOF’s head and force commander, at the Foreign Ministry’s headquarters i

ISTANBUL: Four shallow quakes rattled an area of southern Turkiye near Adana on Saturday but caused no injuries or damage, the AFAD disaster relief agency said on X. Three of them occurred within half an hour, with a fourth several hours later. AFAD said they caused “no adverse situation”. The area is about 150 kilometres (90 miles) from the epicentre of two massive earthquakes in February 2023 that killed at least 53,000 people. Three shook the Saimbeyli district in Adana province: one of 4.8 m

Troops from eight countries including China have been participating in joint military exercises in Russia. The exercise concluded on Saturday after conducting coordinated ground and air operations, according to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.

Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye says at an African Union meeting in El Alamein, Egypt, that persistent violence across Africa is taking a toll on farming, education and development.