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Senegal has issued the first conviction under a new law increasing the punishment for homosexuality.

Turkey was rocked by a school shooting on Tuesday 14 April 2026 when an 18 year old former student opened fire at Ahmet Koyuncu Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in Siverek, in Şanlıurfa province.

Efforts to organize a second round of talks between the United States and Iran are underway, but escalating threats around the Strait of Hormuz continue to endanger a fragile ceasefire and rattle global markets.

With assets and contingencies reaching US$48.5bn and net income surpassing US$1.2bn, the Group's 2025 performance highlights sustained expansion, solid asset quality and successful access to global capital markets.

The US should lead a new effort to encourage outside actors, including Saudi Arabia and the UAE, to cease their support for Sudan's war.

A 21% rise in pre-tax profit and double-digit revenue growth underline the bank's resilience, with gains across regions and business segments offsetting asset quality pressures.

Nearly 70 percent of people in Sudan are now living in poverty, almost double pre-war levels, as conflict continues to devastate the country’s economy and social fabric, a senior UN official has said.

Ghana footballer Thomas Partey has pleaded not guilty to two new allegations of rapes.

Botswana has signed a series of energy, mining, and infrastructure agreements with Oman as it steps up efforts to diversify its economy beyond diamonds, amid a prolonged downturn in global demand for the precious stones.