Sudan’s warring generals agreed a new 72-hour ceasefire from Sunday, US and Saudi mediators said, after fighting intensified with deadly air strikes in Khartoum and an exodus of wounded from Darfur over the border into Chad. An aerial view of the black smoke and flames at a market in Omdurman, KhartoumNorth, Sudan, on May 17, […]
Continue reading …President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan invited Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to visit Türkiye soon, Ambassador Salih Mutlu Şen, who currently serves as Türkiye’s charge d’affaires in Cairo, said. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shakes hands with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi (L) during their meeting at the opening ceremony of the World Cup in Doha, Qatar, Nov. […]
Continue reading …Ugandan forces launch ‘hot pursuit’ as they blame the ISIL-linked Allied Democratic Forces for the deadly attack near DRC border. Uganda has in the past sent troops into the DRC to help fight the ADF rebel group linked to ISIL [File: Chris Mamu/AP Photo] The death toll in a deadly attack on a school in […]
Continue reading …Ukrainian counteroffensive inches forward amid vicious fighting Parts of Ukraine are witnessing “extremely fierce battles” on Thursday as Kyiv’s troops push into Russian-occupied territory, according to the Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister. Ukrainian soldiers firing rockets near Bakhmut in the Donetsk region on June 13, 2023. – Copyright ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP or licensorsBy Euronews with AFP/AP • Updated: 15/06/2023 – 09:51 Hanna Maliar […]
Continue reading …South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will lead a delegation of African leaders on a peace mission to Ukraine and Russia this week amid attempts to assuage Western concerns that South Africa is siding with Russia in the conflict despite its proclaimed neutrality – which has Ramaphosa doing a round of diplomatic damage control. Russian President […]
Continue reading …Kenya first sent troops into Somalia in 2011 to combat al-Shabab and is now a major contributor of troops to an African Union military operation against the group [File: Njeri Mwangi/Reuters] Eight Kenyan police officers were killed when their vehicle was destroyed by an improvised explosive device in a suspected attack by Somalia-based rebel group […]
Continue reading …A large search and rescue operation was launched in the area. Authorities said 104 people have been rescued so far following the nighttime incident some 75 kilometres southwest of Greece’s southern Peloponnese region. Survivors receive first aid after a rescue operation at the port in Kalamata town, about 240 kilometers southwest of Athens. June 14, […]
Continue reading …Türkiye and Sweden agreed to hold more discussions on Stockholm’s NATO membership, following a quadrilateral meeting held in Ankara on Wednesday, according to a statement by the Presidential Communications Directorate. The quadrilateral NATO meeting held at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Wednesday, July 14, 2023. (DHA Photo) The meeting over Sweden’s prospective membership to NATO […]
Continue reading …Eleven people have been killed and 28 wounded in an overnight Russian missile strike on a residential building in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, Ihor Klymenko, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, reported speaking on the TV marathon on Tuesday, June 13. The residential building hit by a Russian missile in Kryvyi Rih. […]
Continue reading …After consultation with Arab, African and other partners, the US said it hopes to announce a new pathway forward in the next few days. A man walks while smoke rises above buildings after aerial bombardment, during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum North, Sudan, May 1, 2023. (Reuters) The […]
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