Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

Saudi-led coalition spokesperson Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki announced a series of interceptions in successive X posts on Friday, saying Saudi forces had destroyed a ballistic missile, two cruise missiles and three drones over Saudi Arabia or the Red Sea. In a first tweet, Al-Maliki said coalition forces intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched toward Yanbu. A second post announced the interception and destruction of two cruise missiles over the Red Sea.

Among the injured was Heidi Levine, a veteran American photojournalist working with the Washington Post.

The Canadian prime minister is in Alberta for two days to make a final push for unity ahead of Monday’s separation referendum.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday announced the appointment of an interim administration to prepare elections in the northern Tigray region previously controlled by the Tigray People's Liberation Front that has clashed with government forces since September. The recent conflict revived a war that killed hundreds of thousands between 2020 and 2022.