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France has denied deploying troops to the DRC after a photo this week appeared to show French soldiers in Kisangani.

Tens of thousands pray at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque under heavy Israeli security as Ramadan begins, while families in Gaza mark the holy month among rubble and scarce aid.

The actor and 'Sex and the City' star said the humanitarian need was huge and called for urgent support for families.

The procedure, which involves total or partial removal of girls' external genitalia, ignites strong passions in the tiny west African nation

International rights groups are calling on Senegal to protect the rights of LGBT people amid a wave of homophobia in the West African country.

Palestinian worshippers were at the Qalandiya checkpoint on Friday awaiting to cross from the Israeli-occupied West Bank into Jerusalem and attend the first Friday prayers of Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound.

He also said five nations, including Morocco, had agreed to contribute troops to an international stabilisation force for the territory.

Surging commodity prices could spur further activity on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, analysts predict.

Zimbabwe has become one of the first countries globally to launch a national program for lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable HIV prevention drug, marking a major milestone in the country's fight to end AIDS as a public health threat.

At least 33 people have been killed after Islamic militants launched simultaneous attacks on a district in northwest Nigeria, according to the police.