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Oil and gas prices jumped Monday as escalating Iranian strikes across the Middle East snarled shipping lanes, hit energy infrastructure and stoked fresh inflation fears in global markets. European natural gas futures spiked as much as 50% intraday before closing 39% higher after QatarEnergy halted liquefied natural gas production following drone attacks on facilities in Ras Laffan Industrial City, according to the country’s defense ministry. Brent crude briefly touched $82 a barrel after at least three ships were attacked…

Today, Sunday 13 June, marks the International Day for Albinism Awareness. In Kenya, activists working to change attitudes believe that progress is visible, even if the stigma remains. as reported from Nairobi, Albane ThirouardLocal actors agree: in recent years, the situation has developed in the right direction. Isaac Mwaura…

A word uttered by Idriss Déby during his first campaign rally for the presidential election on April 11, Sunday at a stadium in Ndjamena, set fire to the powder. The opposition and civil society condemn a term in local Arabic that qualifies as "insulting" and cannot be properly translated according to them. The presidential camp is talking to him about a lawsuit about bad intentions.…