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21 May 2026, 14:39 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Israel's far-right national security minister posted a video on Wednesday showing detained activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla kneeling with their hands tied and foreheads on the ground, sparking international condemnation.

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Israel minister’s video of kneeling flotilla activists triggers backlash
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21 May 2026, 13:51 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)

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India’s northern plains are enduring another intense heat wave, with authorities warning of prolonged extreme temperatures close to 45 degrees Celsius in New Delhi on Thursday. Cooling shelters and health alerts have been introduced across New Delhi and nearby states.

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21 May 2026, 13:49 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

The 2026 India-Africa Forum Summit has been postponed amid growing fears over a deadly Ebola outbreak in Central Africa. India’s Ministry of External Affairs and the African Union announced the decision Thursday, citing an “evolving health situation.”

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Ebola fears force India-Africa Summit postponement
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21 May 2026, 13:19 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

A new wave of gang violence in the Haiti's Ouest and Artibonite departments has left dozens dead and displaced thousands, according to the World Food Programme.

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Thousands displaced as gang violence surges in Haiti
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21 May 2026, 13:00 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Yasmina El Abbasy)

Remittances from Moroccans living abroad continue to play a major role in the Moroccan economy. According to the latest data from the Exchange Office, diaspora remittances exceeded $12.4 billion by the end of 2025.

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21 May 2026, 12:57 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)

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Israel destroyed a four storey house in Gaza’s Maghazi refugee camp after residents received a warning call ordering evacuation before the strike.

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21 May 2026, 12:40 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)

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Ukraine is turning FPV drone training into competitive tournaments to boost pilots’ speed, precision and tactics in its war against Russia.

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21 May 2026, 12:37 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

On the surface, Chinese leader Xi Jinping's back-to-back summits with U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin looked pretty similar but the visits also revealed how different China's relationship is with the two countries.

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Trump and Putin's meetings with Chinese leader deliver markedly different messages
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21 May 2026, 11:49 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)

From the streets of the Cuban capital, a defiant message has emerged after US federal prosecutors indicted former president Raúl Castro for the 1996 downing of two civilian planes.

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Cubans reject outside intervention after US indicts Raúl Castro
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21 May 2026, 11:16 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)

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France hosted a large charity concert for Lebanon on Thursday evening at the Arab World Institute in Paris, where several hundred people gathered to support civilians affected by the conflict.

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21 May 2026, 11:04 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

US prosecutors announced criminal charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes flown by Miami-based exiles as the Trump administration escalated pressure on the island's socialist government.

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US escalates pressure on Cuba with indictment of former president Raúl Castro on criminal charges
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21 May 2026, 11:03 GMT By editorial@africanews.com

The United States military says it boarded an Irania-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday suspected of trying to violate an American blockade. It's the latest move by Washington to try and push Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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US military boards Iranian-flagged oil tanker suspected of trying to breach blockade
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21 May 2026, 10:51 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has called off its national football team’s pre-World Cup training camp in Kinshasa after an Ebola outbreak in the country’s east.

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Ebola crisis halts DR Congo World Cup training camp
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21 May 2026, 10:45 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Arsenal just won its 14th Premier League title this week, with fans all over the world celebrating the moment, 22 years since it last won it in the 2003/04 season.

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The African passion behind Arsenal’s global popularity
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21 May 2026, 10:33 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)

After a decade at the helm of Benin, President Patrice Talon is preparing to hand over power this Sunday, 24 May 2026.

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After a decade in power, Patrice Talon leaves a divided legacy in Benin
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21 May 2026, 08:55 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)

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Jeanette, the voice behind the iconic song Porque te vas from 1976’s Cría Cuervos, led celebrations in Cannes as France marked the film’s 50th anniversary with a restored screening and live performance at the Cannes Film Festival.

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21 May 2026, 08:38 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Nita Bharti, associate professor of biology at Penn State, studies Ebola and says the death toll is probably much higher than we currently believe because it took longer to identify the outbreak and that allowed it to spread faster.

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Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in Congo highlights challenge of containing rare strain
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21 May 2026, 07:07 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)

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An albino buffalo nicknamed “Donald Trump” draws huge crowds near Dhaka ahead of Eid al-Adha, as visitors flock to see its rare blond coat.

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21 May 2026, 06:45 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)

Sierra Leone has become the latest African nation to receive deportees from the United States as President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement campaign continues to expand, with a first batch of nine migrants landing at Freetown International Airport on Wednesday.

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Freetown welcomes first US deportation flight under Trump crackdown
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