Iran’s nationwide internet blackout has entered its third week as activists report that at least 5,002 people have been killed in a sweeping crackdown on protests, deepening concerns over what rights groups describe as the most severe repression in the country’s modern history. The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) said more than 26,800 people have also been detained since demonstrations erupted across the country. The figures, which cannot be independently verified due to the communications shutdown, far exceed official government numbers. Iranian authorities have acknowledged 3,117 deaths, a tally widely questioned by activists and analysts who point to…
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Ohene Anochie
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Malawi has begun a three-day nationwide cholera vaccination campaign aimed at curbing a growing outbreak, as health authorities warn of a steady increase in cases across the country. The rollout, which started this week, includes high-risk communities such as Chilomoni township, a densely populated area in the commercial capital Blantyre. Local officials say at least 17 cholera cases have been recorded in the city in recent weeks, including one death. Health authorities say the vaccination effort is part of an urgent response to prevent wider transmission, particularly as heavy rains and flooding have increased the risk of water contamination in…
A growing public debate has emerged in Morocco following the country’s exit from the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), with many Moroccans questioning what they see as an unusual level of hostility directed at the national team. Across social media platforms and comment sections, some Moroccan fans observed that reactions to the team’s defeat appeared more celebratory than the victory of eventual winners Senegal. The sentiment, they say, was visible among commentators and fans from across Africa, including North Africa and sub-Saharan regions, as well as from parts of Europe. The reaction has prompted introspection rather than calls for confrontation.…
New Zealand was shaken on Thursday after a powerful landslide tore through a seaside campground at the base of Mount Maunganui, leaving several people missing, including children. Emergency services were called shortly after 9:30 a.m. when tones of earth collapsed into the Beachside Holiday Park, burying parts of the popular campsite. Authorities said several camper vans and a shower block were struck by the slide, trapping people who were staying at the site. Police and rescue officials confirmed that multiple individuals remain unaccounted for as search operations continue, though unstable ground conditions have significantly slowed rescue efforts. Crews have been…
Severe storms swept across Greece on Tuesday, killing at least two people and causing widespread disruption as violent winds and torrential rain battered the country. In the eastern Peloponnese town of Astros, a coastguard officer died after being struck by a powerful wave while urging fishermen to leave the harbor amid dangerous sea conditions. Authorities said the officer was attempting to secure the area as winds intensified along the coast. Hours later, a woman was killed in Glyfada when floodwaters swept her car off the road. Emergency services said the vehicle was pushed by fast-rising water during heavy rainfall in…
The number of suicides among young people under 30 has risen sharply in the Netherlands, according to newly released figures from Statistics Netherlands (CBS) and the Commissie Actuele Nederlandse Suïcideregistratie (CANS). Data show that 290 teenagers and people in their twenties died by suicide in 2025, up from 212 the previous year. The increase comes even as the overall number of suicides nationwide fell slightly to 1,785 — the first time since 2012 that the total dropped below 1,800. Experts note that the scale of the youth toll is stark. On average, the number of suicides among teenagers and young…
At least thirteen schoolchildren have been killed in a devastating road crash south of Johannesburg, after a minibus transporting pupils to school collided with a truck near Vanderbijlpark, police confirmed. Authorities said the minibus was carrying learners from both primary and high schools when the collision occurred on a busy roadway close to the industrial town, about 60 kilometres from Johannesburg. Investigators believe the driver lost control of the vehicle while attempting to overtake other traffic. The death toll rose after one critically injured child later died in hospital. Several other pupils remain in serious condition, according to emergency services.…
Activity is gradually returning to the central market in downtown Khartoum after the Sudanese army regained control of the capital, pushing out the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces following months of intense fighting. Clashes erupted in the heart of the city in April 2023, paralyzing commerce and daily life as battles raged between the two sides. Vendors say conditions have improved since the army-led offensive last March forced the RSF out of central Khartoum, allowing markets to reopen and some normalcy to return. Yet traders stress that recovery remains fragile. “Prices are somewhat high due to the difficulty of bringing produce…
Spanish authorities say at least 39 people have been confirmed dead following a catastrophic collision involving two high-speed trains in southern Spain, one of the deadliest rail disasters in the country in decades. Police and emergency officials said the crash occurred Sunday evening at about 7:45 p.m. when the rear section of a train traveling from Malaga to Madrid derailed, striking another high-speed train coming in the opposite direction from Madrid to Huelva. The impact hurled the leading carriages of the second train off the tracks and down a four-meter embankment. Andalusia’s regional president Juanma Moreno described the scene near…
United States President Donald Trump has linked his increasingly aggressive posture on Greenland to his failure to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, telling Norway’s prime minister that he no longer felt “an obligation to think purely of peace,” according to two European officials familiar with the exchange. The message, sent to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, has heightened tensions between Washington and its European allies as Trump presses claims over Greenland, a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark and a member of NATO through Denmark. Trump’s remarks come amid a broader standoff triggered by his threats to impose…
