Japan’s core consumer inflation benchmark hit a fresh four-decade high last month as companies continued to pass on rising costs to households, government data showed on Friday. The nationwide consumer price index (CPI), which excludes volatile fresh food but includes energy costs, jumped 3.7% in November from a year ago, in line with market forecasts…

Officials in the Egyptian capital Cairo are blaming the incident on a crowd stampede At least 27 spectators suffered injuries after a stand partially collapsed during a basketball game at an arena in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on Saturday, the country’s health ministry has said.

Libya’s political forces have one last chance to lay the groundwork for elections in the war-torn country, commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar stated on Saturday. His comments came a year after the country’s election authorities postponed a vote due to disputes between rival factions.