Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, 83, waves at supporters during a final political rally ahead of Ivory Coast’s presidential election, scheduled for October 25, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, October 23, 2025. Photograpoher Francis Kokoroko By Reuters Ivory Coast is voting in a presidential election on Saturday with incumbent and strong favourite Alassane Ouattara, 83, claiming credit

European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas attends a European Council summit in Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 23, 2025. EU leaders failed on Thursday to agree on a plan to use frozen Russian assets to finance new loans for Ukraine, after divisions resurfaced at a European Council summit. Photographer Peng Ziyang By Xinhua News Agency

By Anadolu Agency US President Donald Trump downplayed a second summit with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, Tuesday just as the Budapest sit-down was put on hold amid an impasse over a long-elusive Ukraine ceasefire. “I don’t want to have a wasted meeting. I don’t want to have a waste of time. So I’ll see

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his house with his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy on the day of his incarceration at the Sante prison to begin his five-year prison sentence for criminal conspiracy over attempts to raise campaign funds from Libya, in Paris, France, October 21, 2025. Photographer Sarah Meyssonnier By Reuters Former French President Nicolas

By Anadolu Agency US President Donald Trump said Sunday that his administration would end all financial aid to Colombia and impose tariffs on the South American country, accusing its government of failing to combat drug production and calling its president, Gustavo Petro, “a lunatic.” Speaking to reporters upon returning to Washington, Trump confirmed that a

By Xinhua News Agency Cambodia deported 64 South Korean online scam suspects, including five women, to their birth country on Friday night, said a news release from Cambodia’s Ad-Hoc Committee to Combat Online Scams on Saturday. The suspects were expelled from the kingdom through the Techo International Airport in southern Kandal province, the news release

By Anadolu Agency US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he plans to sit down with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Hungary within two weeks. Trump alluded to next week’s meeting between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, saying the top diplomats will determine the time and place for

By Kenyans Former Prime Minister Kenya Raila Odinga is dead. Raila, who was undergoing treatment in India, is said to have died after suffering a cardiac arrest during a morning walk on Wednesday, October 15. He was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced dead at around 9:52am (Indian time), according to a spokesperson for

By The African Exponent Africa is home to some of the world’s richest and most diverse mineral reserves, spanning critical metals, precious stones, and industrial minerals. In 2025, the continent continues to play a pivotal role in supplying global markets with essential resources that underpin modern technologies, renewable energy, and industrial development. African nations are

By Anadolu Agency US President Donald Trump said Sunday that he will send Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine if its war with Russia is not settled. Trump said Ukraine would “like to have Tomahawks” as he left for Israel and Egypt ahead of the Sharm el-Sheikh Peace Summit on a Gaza ceasefire. “We talked about