Category: Latest News

Oct 29
Notable links: September 11, 2026

Behind the power dynamics in AI and news – and is your TV spying on you?

Oct 29
Guye Adola wins Berlin Marathon, Tigst Assefa targeting world record in women’s race

Guye Adola of Ethiopia has won the Berlin Marathon in an unofficial time of 2 hours, 2 minutes and 50 seconds. Gemechu Dida Diriba of Ethiopia was second, 28 seconds behind, followed by Gabriel Gerald Geay of Tanzania. Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia was on course t…

Oct 29
Small boat hotspot nation Eritrea faces UK visa restrictions for failing to accept deportations

In a bid to encourage the country to co-operate with the Home Office's efforts to deport illegal migrants and criminals, Eritrean diplomats and VIPs have been stripped of access to UK fast-track visa system.

Oct 29
What in the World?

Test yourself on the week of Oct. 3: Brazilians and Pakistanis protest, Spain calls for snap elections, and Ebola spreads in East Africa.

Oct 29
On August 3, 2026, Ethiopia planted 805.3 million seedlings in 12 hours with 26.2 million participants; years later, survival data will reveal whether that extraordinary national effort actually transformed degraded landscapes

Ethiopia also says that more than 48 billion seedlings have been planted since the Green Legacy Initiative began. These figures demonstrate the remarkable logistical capacity behind the program, but they also create a much more important question: how many of…

Oct 29
‘Radical’: Extremist running for Congress said WHAT about America?

Melat Kiros likely to be elected in November representing Western state

Oct 29
A New Generation of Eritreans Enters Indefinite Service

Click to expand Image Satellite Imagery of the Sawa military camp, including the Warsai Yikealo Secondary School, recorded in January 2015. Imagery © DigitalGlobe - Maxar Technologies 2019; Source: Google Earth Eritrean Preside…

Oct 29
‘Breakthrough’, ‘good move’: Several foreign journalists covering BRICS Summit welcome New Delhi Declaration

Foreign journalists covering the BRICS Summit in Delhi welcomed the New Delhi Declaration. Some called the consensus document a breakthrough while others described it as a good move. The declaration addressed global governance and promoting peace through dial…

Oct 29
Insecurity: Africa can no longer rely on foreign interventions, Buratai warns

Former COAS Buratai warns Africa against relying on foreign interventions for security, urging stronger regional cooperation and indigenous solutions to ta Read More: https://punchng.com/insecurity-africa-can-no-longer-rely-on-foreign-interventions-buratai-w…

Oct 29
Türkiye urges shift from climate pledges to action ahead of COP31

Türkiye’s ambassador to Nigeria has called for a decisive shift from climate pledges to practical action, urging improved climate finance for developing na Read More: https://punchng.com/turkiye-urges-shift-from-climate-pledges-to-action-ahead-of-cop31/