Egypt fines prominent editor Lina Attalah and shuts independent news outlet Mada Masr
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 14:16:24 GMT
Warnings of escalating clampdown on press freedom come after Cairo court convicts Attalah of managing an unlicensed websiteLina Attalah, a prominent Egyptian journalist and the editor-in-chief of the news outlet Mada Masr, has been released from detention by Egypt’s authorities and had her website o
Africa’s ‘unprecedented’ Ebola outbreak could reach UK, says top health official
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:37:49 GMT
Jean Kaseya, of the Africa CDC, warns of the illness spreading like Covid unless more funding is secured to increase preparedness and possible treatmentThe “unprecedented” spread of the Ebola outbreak means it could reach the UK and other countries, according to one of Africa’s top health officials.
UK sanctions Sudanese military leaders implicated in El Fasher ‘campaign of rape’
Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:07:23 GMT
Commanders suspected of sexual violence during the largest and fastest slaughter of civilians in more than 30 years have been subjected to travel ban and asset freezeSenior Sudanese commanders implicated in a “campaign of rape” have been targeted by the UK on the first anniversary of a mass atrocity
