Here are the latest stories from AnewZ’s Africa News programme, focusing on political and security developments across the African continent.
Protests that erupted across Iran in recent weeks have largely subsided following a sweeping security crackdown that residents and human rights groups say killed thousands of people.
King Salman bin Abdulaziz, the 90-year-old king of Saudi Arabia, is undergoing medical tests at a hospital in Riyadh, state media says.
Dubai is set to launch commercial air taxi services by the end of the year, according to the emirate’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).
Kazakhstan and Iran have held fresh talks aimed at strengthening economic ties, with senior officials discussing ways to boost cooperation in trade, transport and logistics.
The Executive Director of the Sikh Federation (UK) has highlighted concerns about equality, religious rights and historical injustices faced by Sikhs since the partition in 1947. He made the comments during Azerbaijan's first international conference that's dedicated to India.
Azerbaijan's state-owned company, SOCAR, has started supplying natural gas to Austria and Germany, the company has confirmed.
U.S. President Donald Trump has questioned whether Reza Pahlavi, the son of the late shah of Iran, would be able to command enough support inside Iran to lead the country if its clerical leadership were to fall.
The UK economy grew more strongly than expected in November, according to official figures, offering signs of resilience after months of weak performance.
Here are the latest stories from AnewZ’s Africa News programme, focusing on political and security developments across the African continent.
U.S. citizens in Iran have been advised to leave the country as soon as possible, amid growing instability in the region and concerns that travel routes could close with little warning.
The foreign ministers of Iran and India have held high-level talks by telephone, discussing bilateral ties as well as a range of regional and international issues, against the backdrop of continuing tensions in the Middle East.
Romania has reiterated its openness to discussions on a potential unification with neighbouring Republic of Moldova, following recent remarks by Moldova’s president.
Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said a statement issued in Washington marks a significant step towards turning peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan into a lasting, institutionalised reality.
The Trump administration has released a previously classified legal opinion on Tuesday, setting out its justification for the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and U.S. military operations carried out inside Venezuela.
At least 32 people have been killed after a construction crane fell on top of a train in northeast Thailand. The accident took place in the Sikhio district of Nakhon Ratchasima province, 230 kilometres (143 miles) northeast of Bangkok, on a train bound for Ubon Ratchathani province.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has rejected criticism over the import of fuel from Azerbaijan, saying such concerns are “unfounded” and arguing that the move has already benefited consumers by lowering prices.
China has launched a wide-ranging campaign across Central Asia aimed at improving its public image and strengthening its influence in the region.
Investment from Italy in Azerbaijan has reached $805m, Azerbaijan’s Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov said as he met his counterparts in Baku.
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney is departing for China (13 January) for the first time since 2017, after years of strained diplomatic relations between the two countries that began in the late 2010s with disputes over trade, national security and human rights significantly weakened their ties.
India and Germany have agreed a range of deals to deepen cooperation between the two nations, with defence, trade and technology high on the agenda.
The UK’s media regulator Ofcom has launched a formal investigation into the social media platform X, owned by US billionaire Elon Musk, over concerns that its artificial intelligence tool Grok has been used to generate sexualised images of women and children.
Iranian authorities have taken steps to disrupt access to Starlink satellite internet, according to users and digital-rights groups, in what appears to be the latest effort to tighten control over people’s access to the internet inside the country.
A U-Haul box truck has plowed into a crowd of people in Los Angeles showing support for Iranian protesters on Sunday.
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