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Ukraine launches second sea drone attack in 24 hours as Russia confirms one of its tankers was damaged in the Black Sea near occupied Crimea. By Euronews  with AP Russian officials said the vessel’s engine room was damaged in the attack that happened overnight in the Kerch Strait. Writing on Telegram, an official said there were no casualties […]

Tinubu is reportedly seeking support to intervene against the ruling military in Niger, where a coup removed the democratically elected government. Nigeria currently holds the rotating presidency of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which imposed sanctions on Niger [File: Temilade Adelaja/Reuters] Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has written a letter to his country’s Senate, […]

As Typhoon Doksuri continues to batter China, bringing extreme downpours and floods, multiple ministries in China have allocated large amounts of funds to support disaster relief and post-disaster recovery and reconstruction in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, while Northeast China has upped warnings as it gears up for disaster prevention.   mRescuers head towards Shawo Village of […]

Attack on naval base in Crimea repelled, says Russia Russia said on Friday it had thwarted an assault by Ukrainian naval and aerial drones against a naval base on the annexed Crimean peninsula. “Last night, the Ukrainian armed forces, with the help of two unmanned boats, attempted to attack the naval base of Novorossïysk” on […]

A Moscow court has sentenced jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to 19 years in prison, Interfax reported Friday, on a string of new “extremism” charges that his supporters have called an attempt to keep him out of politics forever.   Jailed Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny.Natalia Kolesnikova / AFP President Vladimir Putin’s most vocal domestic opponent, who is already […]

At least 100 militants linked to Al-Qaeda, including seniors, have been killed in a military operation in central and southern Somalia, a ministerial official in the country has said. Somalia, backed by African forces and the US, have fought an Al-Qaeda insurgency for years [Getty/archive] “One hundred members of the militias linked to Al-Qaeda, including prominent […]

“Spreads and multiplies like a Somali”, “this desert monkey vomits” – Minister Wille Rydman’s old messages reveal repeated racist language The Minister of Economic Affairs, Wille Rydman, writes in old messages seen by HS, among other things, that he would rather ban people who wear scarves instead of scarves. At the time the messages were sent, […]

PESHAWAR   – A suicide bomber exploded during a convention of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F workers in Bajaur tribal district, killing more than 40 people, including JUI-F Khar tehsil amir Maulana Ziaullah, local and official sources said on Sunday. Area resident Sajid Fitrat told The Nation from Bajaur by phone that the bombing took place as soon as former […]

Niger’s putschists on Monday accused former colonial ruler France of wanting to “intervene militarily” to reinstate the country’s elected President Mohamed Bazoum, who was deposed in a military coup last week. Protesters gathered outside the French embassy in Niamey in support of Niger’s coup leaders on July 30, 2023. © AFP The coup leaders, who have […]

Deadly strike on Ukraine apartment kills four, including child At least four people were killed and 43 injured in a Russian strike on an apartment building in central Ukraine on Monday, according to the country’s Interior Minister. Russia hit Kryvyi Rig in the morning with two missiles, which destroyed several floors of a residential building, […]