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Kenya has confirmed a second Ebola case: a 39-year-old close relative of the country’s first patient. He was already in quarantine when symptoms appeared. Authorities say there is currently no evidence of community transmission. #Kenya #Ebola www.africanews.com/2026/10/14/k...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 5h

#Cameroon Nearly 70 women murdere in Cameroon this year in suspected femicides, according to the women’s ministry. Protests are demanding action citing weak laws and a failing justice system. #Femicide www.africanews.com/2026/10/15/r...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 6h

#Egypt A five-storey residential building collapsed in Cairo, killing six people, including three children, and injuring seven. Authorities have begun legal proceedings and are investigating the cause www.africanews.com/2026/10/15/a...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 6h

Researchers say Israeli ad firm Discover-Tech used online ads to track users and deploy zero-click spyware. Its ads reached 120,000+ websites and 75,000 apps. Citizen Lab linked the operation to spyware targeting 45 Al Jazeera devices #Israel #Spyware www.arabnews.com/media/israel...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 6h

#Pakistan A school roof collapsed during classes in Peshawar, killing 28 children and a teacher and injuring more than 50. All the children killed or injured were 13 or younger. The school owner was arrested as authorities investigate the collapse. #School www.arabnews.com/world/school...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 7h

The Trump administration is weaponising state power in an attempt to strip Rep. Ilhan Omar of her US citizenship and deport her, Omar denies wrongdoing. Federal agents recently searched her home and seized devices and her passport. #USA #Persecution www.arabnews.com/world/trump-...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 7h

The ICRC warns that identifying those buried beneath Gaza’s rubble is becoming increasingly unlikely. Some 8,000 remain missing, but unexploded Israeli munitions, scarce machinery and no DNA testing facilities are crippling recovery efforts. #Gaza www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 7h

Archaeologists say a shipwreck off Türkiye’s Kekova Island dates back 4,400–4,700 years, making it potentially the world’s oldest known. More than 30 amphorae survived, some containing residue that may be olive oil, wine or resin #Turkey #Archaelogy theinsightinternational.com/worlds-oldes...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 8h

There is a video online, that shows 3 year old Maryam Ghanem, pictured here, screaming in pain from burns received after an Israeli airstrike killed her mother and set her home ablaze. No democracy can justify 3 years of such sickening depravity. #Gaza daysofpalestine.ps/three-year-o...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 8h

Israeli forces monitor Palestinian social media in the West Bank, using posts labelled “incitement” to justify night raids and arrests. The unit, has reportedly led to over 600 arrests and trials, including 215 detentions in 2026. #Israel #censorship thecradle.co/articles-id/...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 8h

For a Palestinian, the olive tree is more than life; it is identity. To destroy his trees is to wound his soul and tear at the roots of his belonging. Israel knows this. This year's harvest will see 40,000 tonnes of olives reduced to just 5,000 tonnes. www.reuters.com/world/middle...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 9h

Nearly 40% of FDA advisory committee meetings over 20 years included patient or consumer representatives linked to advocacy groups, funded by pharmaceutical companies. 10% involved groups funded by the drugmaker under review. #USA #Healthcare www.statnews.com/pharmalot/20...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 9h

Israel has barred journalists from Southern Lebanon since late September, blocking independent reporting on war and alleged abuses. UN peacekeepers confirm civilians’ access to vital supplies and medical care are also restricted. #Israel #Lebanon www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/20...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 10h

Mali hosts more than 322,000 refugees as its displacement crisis deepens. Conflict and insecurity are forcing people from their homes, adding pressure to already strained communities and humanitarian services. #Mali #Refugees trendsnafrica.com/mali-hosts-m...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 10h

Armed Israeli settler terrorists, launched a violent assault on Palestinian families during the olive harvest near Nablus, leaving four injured and one dead, while Israeli soldiers looked on. #WestBank #Murder www.palestinechronicle.com/they-killed-...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 10h

Nearly half of Texas nonprofit hospitals bill patients before screening for financial aid; most do not refund patients who later qualify for free care, contributing to medical debt. #USA #Healthcare kffhealthnews.org/health-indus...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 11h

A federal judge has blocked Trump from banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists from the White House while their lawsuit proceeds. The judge ruled the ban likely violated constitutional free-speech and due-process rights. #WhiteHouse #FeeMedia www.ms.now/news/trump-w...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 11h

#Nigeria Suspected ISWAP fighters overran and burned a military base in Mairari (Borno state, Lake Chad area), killing 15 troops and five anti-jihadist militia members; weapons looted #ISWAP www.arabnews.com/world/jihadi...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 11h

Palestinian officials report Israeli strikes killed four people in Gaza on Wednesday (two young men in a vehicle near Khan Yunis; a woman and another in a Gaza City apartment building) amid an ongoing Israeli execution spree. #Gaza #Israel english.sun.mv/109554

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 12h

First ballots of Israel’s 2026 election cast as voting opens at diplomatic missions abroad; polls show Netanyahu bloc dropping seats. #Israel #Elections www.jpost.com/israel-elect...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 12h

#Nigeria The ICRC says admissions for malnutrition have risen by nearly 18% in one year at six health centres and four hospitals it supports in northeast Nigeria, highlighting the worsening nutritional crisis in conflict-affected communities. #Malnutrition www.icrcnewsroom.org/story/en/123...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 16h

Ethiopian forces and allies are advancing toward Eritrea's border after Eritrean troops reportedly suffered heavy losses and began retreating. #Ethiopia #Eritrea www.africanews.com/2026/10/15/e...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 17h

Iraqi authorities are investigating unidentified aircraft movements over western and southern Iraq since the US-led coalition ended its mission. The aircraft were tracked between October 1 and 12 but have not been identified. #Iraq #Incursion theinsightinternational.com/iraq-investi...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 17h

Israel has offered no comment on it's blocking construction of a planned Gaza military outpost for a stabilization force backed by Gaza's Board of Peace. The agreement reached by Trump is now in tatters. #Gaza #Israel www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Turkish police raided opposition Halk TV in Istanbul, halted its broadcasts and detained 11 people in a corruption investigation, raising fresh concerns about press freedom and political interference in Turkey’s media. #Turkey #FreeMedia www.timesofisrael.com/turkish-poli...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

#Pakistan an eight-year-old schoolboy, Muhammad Ali, was shot dead in Vehari district, Pakistan, after allegedly resisting an attempted rape by a man at a neighbouring house. Police have aunched a manhunt and officials ordered an inquiry. #Murder www.dawn.com/news/2036969...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Pakistan’s government says its decared state of emergency covers the entire Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, not just 12 districts facing terrorism. Ministers cite a sharp rise in attacks, critics question the legality and politics. #Pakistan #StateofEmergency www.dawn.com/news/2037025

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

#India 13 children have died after an overcrowded boat capsized on India’s Ganges River in Bihar carrying passengers to a Hindu festival. 6 were rescued alive, including 2 children reportedly in critical condition. www.dawn.com/news/2037093...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Egypt’s Baha’i face a crisis as its last cemetery in Cairo runs out of space. Requests for burial grounds have been rejected. Baha’is also face barriers to official marriage recognition, affecting inheritance, pensions and healthcare. #Egypt #Bahai www.arabnews.com/middle-east/...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

#DRCongo The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has surpassed 9,000 cases, including more than 4,000 deaths. The scale underscores the need for effective containment, medical care and international aid to prevent further loss. #Ebola www.africanews.com/2026/10/14/d...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Student protests in Tirana, Albania, turned violent as demonstrators hurled bricks at the Education Ministry and police responded with tear gas and water cannon. Students demand better universities, financial support and job prospects. #Albania #Protests www.africanews.com/2026/10/14/a...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Severe storms battered Santiago, Chile, with torrential rain, hail and flooding disrupting roads and Metro services. More than 36,000 electricity customers lost power as authorities declared a red alert across the Metropolitan Region. #Chile #Storm www.africanews.com/2026/10/14/s...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Mauritius has imposed a curfew across parts of the island after violent protests erupted following a police officer’s shooting of a woman. Anger over water shortages and the rising cost of living had already fuelled unrest. #Mauritius #Curfew www.africanews.com/2026/10/14/m...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

#Pakistan UNICEF, ECPAT and INTERPOL have found that 1.5 million internet-using children aged 12–17 experienced technology-facilitated sexual exploitation or abuse in a single year. In 85% of incidents, the perpetrator was known to the child. #ChildAbuse www.dawn.com/news/2037044...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair continues honouring Palestinian children killed in Gaza by writing their names on his eye black, despite NFL fines and warnings. His latest tribute remembers 10-year-old Amal Abu Khater. #NFL #HoustonTexans en.royanews.tv/news/74880/A...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Echoing Nazi eliminationist policy, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has said he'd prefer ethnic cleansing to genocide, calling for Gaza to be “wiped out,” He ironically describes Gaza’s 1.8 million people as “Nazis.” #Gaza #Ethnic rtrunews.com/news/647144-...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Some people who used unregulated peptides report migraines, eye pain and fatigue, amid Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s push to loosen access to the substances. #USA #Healthcare www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Nigeria’s NCDC recorded 1,138 confirmed Lassa fever cases and 268 deaths from January to October 4; the case-fatality rate among confirmed cases was 23.6%, higher than 18.6% at the same point last year. #Nigeria #LassaFever www.premiumtimesng.com/news/916572-...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Israeli forces killed one person in a Gaza City strike and wounded several others. In the occupied West Bank, journalists were also wounded as Israeli forces raided Palestinian NGO offices in Ramallah #Gaza #FreeMedia www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

An Haaretz investigation says Gaza targeting rules were loosened after Oct. 7. In one Gaza City operation, intelligence estimated about 1,000 civilians remained in high-rises, yet strikes were authorised as residebts were expected to flee. #Gaza #Israel www.commondreams.org/news/idf-vet...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Israel is pushing the Gaza “Yellow Line” deeper into Gaza, expanding the area under military control and forcing Palestinian families to relocate again. Actions undermining the US-brokered deal and leaving civilians with ever less space. #Israel #Gaza www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10....

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

139 migrants, including children, have died after a boat travelling from Djibouti to Yemen capsized. Another deadly tragedy on one of the world’s most dangerous migration routes, where people risk everything in search a better life. #Djibouti #Yemen www.hiiraan.com/news4/2026/O...

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At least 139 migrants dead, including some children, after boat from Djibouti to Yemen capsizes, UN agency says - Hiiraan Online

At least 139 migrants, including at least 15 children, have died and around 84 are missing after a boat carrying more than 300 people capsized while sailing from Djibouti to Yemen, the United…

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

#Pakistan Two new rabies cases have brought the tally at Karachi’s two hospitals to 38 this year. A 38-year-old man has died after a dog bite, while a 12-year-old boy is hospitalised with rabies symptoms. #Rabies www.dawn.com/news/2036725...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Pakistan, addressing the UN Security Council, has condemned Israel’s continued military actions in Syria, calling for its withdrawal from all occupied Syrian territory and respect for the 1974 disengagement agreement. #Syria #Pakistan www.dawn.com/news/2036836...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Sudan’s army chief has ordered an investigation after an airstrike on a gold mining site near the Egyptian border that killed 72 people. A rights group blamed Egypt, but the claim remains unverified. Cairo has not officially commented. #Sudan #Massacre www.africanews.com/2026/10/13/s...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

#ChemicalWeapons #Sudan African civil society groups submitted formal petitions at the NGO Forum in Dakar demanding Sudan allow chemical weapons inspectors from the OPCW to investigate the army's alleged weapon usage. www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/20...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

The International Organization for Migration reported that nearly two million Palestinians in Gaza urgently require winterized shelter assistance and basic humanitarian relief amid ongoing aid blockades. #Gaza #IOM www.iom.int/news/nearly-...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

#USA Sixth person who had measles dies in Pennsylvania amid the nation’s worst ongoing outbreak, the first in the US to top 1,000 cases since 1991. #Measles www.washingtonpost.com/health/

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Nigerian Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI kills over 40 ISWAP fighters including a prominent commander in precision airstrike on terrorist enclave at Badu Village, Guzamala LGA, Borno State; two vehicles and ~20 motorcycles destroyed. #Nigeria #ISWAP punchng.com/troops-kill-...

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Firstelder @firstelder.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Israeli strike kills 3 Palestinians in southern Gaza as it's systematic killing spree continues. Three Palestinians were killed and several wounded when an Israeli drone struck a tent used as a phone techarging hub, near Nasser Hospital. #Gaza #Israel today.lorientlejour.com/article/1550...

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