[allAfrica] Washington, DC -- Leo Brent Bozell III, President Trump's nominee to be ambassador to South Africa faced largely favorable questioning from Republicans and vigorous grilling from Democrats during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday

[allAfrica] Durban -- The two-year conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces plunged the country's humanitarian, infrastructure, and healthcare systems into a deep crisis.

[allAfrica] Durban, South Africa -- As the world deals with the combined issues of climate change and global health challenges, the value of the One Health approach has become more evident.

Addis Ababa (HOL) – Somalia and Ethiopia held talks on Saturday to strengthen bilateral ties, marking a significant step toward restoring relations after more than a year of diplomatic tension.

The announcement marked a significant de-escalation of a volatile trade war ahead of Trump’s Thursday meeting with Xi.

«Our interests are focused on building good relations with all countries, including the United States,» Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said

TEHRAN – The Motamed Cancer Institute, which has recently raised its status to the Iranian National Cancer Institute, continues to make significant steps toward improving the public health and well-being of society.

TEHRAN – The Kunming Biodiversity Fund (KBF) in cooperation with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has allocated financial resources to Iran to help the country mitigate sand and dust storms’ (SDSs) impacts.

TEHRAN – Around 400,000 foreign nationals are legally working in the country, and the rest are unauthorized, Ali Baqeri, an official with the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare, has said.

Nader Yar-Ahmadi, the head of the National Organization for Migration, paid a visit to a school for Afghan refugee children in Tehran on Saturday.

However the Ukrainian crisis cannot be resolved overnight, noted Dmitry Peskov

«Millions of people are alive today because of this peace treaty,» US President Donald Trump said commenting on the concluded Peace Deal

According to the Kremlin spokesman, Russia and the United States only have understanding that a summit between their leaders should not be delayed for a long time

According to Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov, amid this pause, «Trump understands that there are no grounds to think that any progress can be made in the peace settlement process any time soon»

On the slopes of Eyrarfjall, a dedicated group of workers is hard at work six days a week building new avalanche defenses to protect the village of Flateyri.

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Motorists are being advised to drive carefully this evening and overnight, as driving conditions are expected to worsen due to snow or sleet in the south and west of the country, especially on mountain roads.

The military officials provided the Supreme Commander-in-Chief with full information about the situation at the battlefront, noted Dmitry Peskov

The Russian President also visited one of the command posts of the joint group of forces, noted Dmitry Peskov

The Russian President emphasized that the product is unique

The missile was in the air for about 15 hours, said Russian Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov

Senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi criticized Bihar's opposition alliance, predicting its collapse due to internal conflicts. He contrasted this with Prime Minister Modi's approach to coalition politics, highlighting the BJP's inclusive governance. Naqvi also accused the Congress of shrinking and being fixated on a family, while claiming the BJP has not discriminated against any community in development.

A Dubai-based Indian traveller successfully challenged Customs at Delhi High Court after his luxury Rolex watch was wrongly classified as commercial goods. The court ruled a single high-value watch isn't automatically for trade, allowing its redemption with a fine. This clarifies that while high-value personal items need declaration, mere possession doesn't imply commercial intent.

The Indian Army is on high alert due to two developing cyclones in the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal, predicted to become Cyclone 'Montha' within 48 hours. Authorities are coordinating with disaster management bodies and state governments, with an Orange alert issued for Tamil Nadu's northern coast. Preparedness for relief and rescue operations is underway across coastal regions.

SHOALWATER BAY, Australia — In the midst of an ever-changing defence landscape, the Singapore Army faces various challenges while carrying out its operations.To counter these obstacles, it is adopting the use of various unmanned systems — some of which are being trialled at Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Exercise Wallaby 2025.Speaking to the media at the training area on Saturday (Oct 25), the exercise's Operational Field Trials Safety Lead Military Expert (ME) 5 Teo Liang Kai said that with the army increasingly operating in urban terrain, it encounters more blind spots.Instead of risking officers' lives to check such places, the army sends a fleet of drones to map out the area and mark hotspots — which they can avoid or preemptively neutralise, ME5 Teo said.He added that harnessing technology also allows the Army to do things faster and easier while covering bigger areas.«We can...enhance our situational awareness — like using unmanned systems to (support) our army tanks or soldiers on the ground (and) see a bit further so that they can prepare for the threats ahead of them,» said ME5 Teo.

GOP candidate Jack Ciattarelli hopes for improved Black and Latino support against Democratic rival Mikie Sherrill.

While Calgary is best known as an oil and gas town, a growing aerospace and defence industry has largely flown under the radar. The sector hopes to get a boost from a renewed national interest in defence spending, and in sourcing contracts from Canadian companies.

The United States is expanding its facial identification program for travellers, with the goal of collecting images of non-U.S. citizens entering and exiting the country by all modes of transport.