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US envoy Steve Witkoff says Israeli hostages held in Gaza were coming home, in a message directed at the captives at a rally in Tel Aviv, as a ceasefire took hold in the Palestinian territory. "To the hostages themselves: you are coming home," Witkoff says, prompting applause and cheers from thousands gathered at the plaza known as Hostages' Square. SOUNDBITE Interested in licensing this video ? Get in touch 👉 http://u.afp.com/wvnD N.B.: AFP’s services and content are for professional use only

US envoy Steve Witkoff says Israeli hostages held in Gaza were coming home, in a message directed at the captives at a rally at the Tel Aviv plaza known as Hostages' Square, as a ceasefire took hold in the Palestinian territory. SOUNDBITE Interested in licensing this video ? Get in touch 👉 http://u.afp.com/wvnD N.B.: AFP’s services and content are for professional use only

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The Government of the Central African Republic and the UN peace operation in the country (MINUSCA) have been working together to disarm hundreds of former combatants in the country.

The Government of the Central African Republic and the UN peace operation in the country (MINUSCA) have been working together to disarm hundreds of former combatants in the country.

Briefing by Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and Americas, Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, on Threats to international peace and security - Security Council, 10015th meeting. Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča today (10 Oct) stressed “the need for all efforts to counter transnational organized crime to be conducted in accordance with international law, including the UN charter,” and called on the United States and Venezuela to de-escalate and “avoid any actions that may threaten international peace and security in the region.” Jenča told a Security Council requested by Venezuela in respond to The US military buid-up in the Caribbean, that “the United Nations recognizes the devastating impact of violence driven by transnational organized crime, which affects production, transit, and destination countries alike, tearing at the fabric of communities and undermining development and stability across the region.” Russian Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya, who presided the meeting, said, “the American propaganda is asking us to believe in the existence of the mythical Cartel de los Soles, the Cartel of the Suns, which allegedly is moving tons of cocaine from Venezuela to the USA, and the head of which is none other than the president of the Bolivarian Republic, that the US does not like.” Nebenzya said this was “an excellent subject for a Hollywood blockbuster, in which the Americans would once again save the world,” but added that “these assertions are not underpinned by facts at all. US representative John Kelley said, “the United States has reached a critical point where we must use force in self-defense and defense of others, based on the cumulative effect of these hostile acts against the citizens and interests of the United States and friendly foreign nations.” US President Donanld Trump, Kelley said, “has determined the United States is in a non-international armed conflict and has directed the Department of War to conduct operations against them, pursuant to the law of armed conflict and consistent with article 51 of the UN charter.” He said Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro “is a fugitive from American justice, and the head of the vicious narco-terrorist Cartel de los Soles.” Moreover, Kelley added, “it is the action and policies of the illegitimate Maduro regime that pose an extraordinary threat to both the region and the national security of the United States.” Venezuela’s Ambassador Samuel Reinaldo Moncada, for his part told the Council that “we are facing a situation in which it is rational to anticipate that in the very short term, an armed attack is to be perpetrated against Venezuela.” Moncada said, “the United States government conceals its crimes under the guise of self-defense. In so doing, it murders civilians without providing information as to their identity, without, proving the nature of the cargo aboard the vessels, and without providing any evidence on the imminent nature of an armed attack against US forces. This is not self-defense. These are extrajudicial killings.” Outside the Council, talking to reporters he said, “we still have time to tackle the situation and to bring sense into the United States government and use peaceful means; means that the UN Charter offers, in order to resolve any situation by diplomatic and political means. Otherwise, we are walking towards a catastrophe that may destroy the whole region for generations. Asked about the Peace Nobel Prize, awarded to Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado, Moncada said, “my reaction is that I was really hoping that she would win the physics Nobel, the Nobel of Physics, because she has the same kind credentials for the Nobel of Peace, the Peace Nobel. I mean, I guess that next year maybe she wins the Physics Nobel.”

Nearly four million people across Africa’s vast semi-arid Sahel region have been uprooted by a volatile mix of conflict, hunger and climate change, the UN warned on Friday, describing an unfolding protection and survival crisis that is pushing families to flee repeatedly.

<div><img src="https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/epa_68ea8d3ce09d-1760202044.jpg?resize=1920,1440" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Leaders from more than 20 countries to attend meeting in Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh, Egyptian presidency says.</div></div>

<div><img src="https://moderndiplomacy.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/freight-trade.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Russia's relations, strained by multiple factors, including its own policy weaknesses and lack of strategy, are seemingly transcending to Africa,</div></div>

<div><img src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/bbc_us_articles_995/b90aefb0ab3589a21ad07bd80b856526" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Namibia stun South Africa by four wickets in a one-off T20 that is also the first match between the neighbouring countries.</div></div>

<div><img src="https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/2025-08-25t110906z-1280660240-rc2bega15avd-rtrmadp-3-usa-trump-migration-abrego-garcia.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=w_800,c_fill" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Officials from three different African nations have said they won’t let the US deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to their countries, potentially frustrating the Trump administration’s plans to keep him in custody.</div></div>

<div><img src="https://ocdn.eu/pulscms-transforms/1/SwyktkpTURBXy85N2U2YmM1MmQwM2RlNDkwNTBhOTEyYzVjZWIxMzFhMC5qcGeSlQMAAM0EOM0CYJMFzQSwzQJ2" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Asian carmakers are rapidly expanding their dominance in South Africa’s automotive market, with Japanese, Chinese, and Indian brands now outperforming traditional European and American competitors</div></div>

<div><img src="https://www.igfgolf.org/news/2025/10/11/media_1c4c1118c796dd63795be15d6018b53fe43275763.png?width=1200&amp;format=pjpg&amp;optimize=medium" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Final Round</div></div>

<div><img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7314x4114+0+381/resize/1400/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=https://npr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com/0b/07/4c1c4a1844d697ff51dea9bfe9ef/gettyimages-2193162841.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>The far-right leader of Venezuela's opposition party said that the current president is illegitimate and called for his removal.</div></div>

US envoy Steve Witkoff tells hostages' families "your courage has moved the world" during a rally at the Tel Aviv plaza known as Hostages' Square, as a ceasefire took hold in the Palestinian territory. Interested in licensing this video ? Get in touch 👉 http://u.afp.com/wvnD N.B.: AFP’s services and content are for professional use only

Images released by the Israeli army show US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visiting the Gaza Strip, as a ceasefire announced by Israel entered its second day. Interested in licensing this video ? Get in touch 👉 http://u.afp.com/wvnD N.B.: AFP’s services and content are for professional use only

<div><img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-124484441,width-1070,height-580,imgsize-44950,resizemode-75,overlay-toi_sw,pt-32,y_pad-40/photo.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Cricket News: Namibia achieved a historic four-wicket victory over South Africa in the inaugural international match at the new Namibia Cricket Ground. Wicketkeeper</div></div>

<div><img src="https://s.france24.com/media/display/df6dcc5a-a6a7-11f0-ab33-005056a97e36/w:1280/p:16x9/Drone-2.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Russia has been accused of making false promises to recruit young women from across Africa to work in drone-assembling factories. The women were coerced into assembling Shahed-136 kamikaze drones in…</div></div>

At 92, Cameroon's President aul Biya is running for an eighth term on Sunday — a reminder of how Africa's aging leaders continue to cling to power, even as their nations face unrest, corruption, and calls for change.