American journalist injured in West Bank clashes

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.

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

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, operated from a church in Mpumalanga province, was discovered during an operation by officials in the area on Thursday. Authorities said they uncovered "gross inhumane conditions" when they raided the facility, with some patients found with "sores all over their bodies" and "others chained to each other".

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.