Turkey was rocked by a school shooting on Tuesday 14 April 2026 when an 18 year old former student opened fire at Ahmet Koyuncu Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in Siverek, in Şanlıurfa province.

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Senegal has issued the first conviction under a new law increasing the punishment for homosexuality.

Efforts to organize a second round of talks between the United States and Iran are underway, but escalating threats around the Strait of Hormuz continue to endanger a fragile ceasefire and rattle global markets.

In Benin, presidential frontrunner Romuald Wadagni has swept to victory, securing 94 percent of the vote according to provisional results released by the electoral commission. The preliminary tally was published overnight, with final official results still pending.

Amour was said to have died after a long illness, which the Palestinian Authority news site WAFA claimed was worsened by years of “medical neglect” during Israeli detention.

Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced the suspension of the automatic renewal of the defense agreement with Israel, citing ongoing conflicts in the Middle East.

As rumours emerged of a papal visit, some of Cameroon's Catholics voiced fears the trip would give longtime President Paul Biya a chance to polish his image six months on from deadly protests following his contested re-election.

Nearly 70 percent of people in Sudan are now living in poverty, almost double pre-war levels, as conflict continues to devastate the country’s economy and social fabric, a senior UN official has said.

Ghana footballer Thomas Partey has pleaded not guilty to two new allegations of rapes.

A case that has shocked Uganda is now taking center stage in court. In Kampala, the trial of Christopher Okello Onyum has officially begun. He stands accused of killing four young children in a crime that has gripped the nation.

A former Nigerian oil minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has denied corruption allegations as she testified before a London court, rejecting claims that she accepted bribes while in office.

Ghana has appointed Carlos Queiroz as head coach of its men’s national football team, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) said on Monday (13 April).

Israel observed Holocaust Remembrance Day on Tuesday, 14 April 2026, with a nationwide two-minute silence that brought the country to a halt, as ceremonies at Yad Vashem took place amid growing concern over a global rise in antisemitic incidents and rhetoric.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other dignitaries read the names of family members they lost in the Holocaust during the Knesset ceremony.

On Yom Hashoah, objects, letters, and fragments of lives cut short remind us that the Holocaust was not only about death, but about vibrant life.

Thousands gathered in Krakow for the March of the Living, honoring Holocaust survivors and teaching the lessons of resilience and resistance to hatred.

"We don't trust the United States," Iranian regime sources said on Tuesday, "and we are also being very busy preparing ourselves for the next round of war."

To date, Yad Vashem has recognized around 30,000 Righteous Among the Nations.

A remarkable bond between a pastor and the rabbi of the Jewish community of Trondheim helped Jews through the