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Emergency services suspect that a “criminal” act is behind a major fire at one of Russia’s biggest shopping centres on the outskirts of Moscow. Russia firefighters battle a massive blaze which broke out overnight at the Mega Khimki shopping centre   –   CopyrightCredit: AFP The blaze, which broke out on Friday morning, has left at least one […]

Following Spain’s humiliating elimination from the 2022 Qatar World Cup at the hands of stubborn Morocco in the round of 16 earlier this week, La Roja’s gaffer Luis Enrique was shown the exit on Thursday. Spain coach Luis Enrique reacts during FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 round of 16 match between Morocco and Spain at […]

Over the past day, Ukraine’s Defense Forces have repelled enemy attacks near the Luhansk region’s Bilohorivka, and the Donetsk region’s Klishchiivka and Marinka. The relevant statement was made by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. On December 8, 2022, Russian troops launched five missile strikes and three […]

Israeli troops killed three Palestinians on Thursday in their latest deadly raid on the flashpoint city of Jenin, Palestinian health officials said, as violence surges in the occupied West Bank. Israeli troops near Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on November 29, 2022. © Mussa Qawasma, Reuters Israeli forces have made near-daily raids across the territory in […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) speaks with Delovaya Rossiya Public Organisation’s President Alexei Repik , during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, on December 6, 2022. Mikhail Metzel Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) speaks with Delovaya Rossiya Public Organisation’s President Alexei Repik, during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, on December 6, 2022. […]

The army and local clans, backed by US and AU support, have been waging a broader campaign to drive fighters out of the states of Galmudug and Hirshabelle. The government lost control over Adan Yabal when al-Shabab took it in 2016 [File: Feisal Omar/Reuters] Government forces and allied militias in Somalia have recaptured a strategic […]

Spanish security forces are looking for 14 passengers who fled a plane at Barcelona airport after an emergency landing to seek medical assistance for a pregnant woman who simulated labor, authorities said Wednesday. A plane flies in the background as journalists work, after a commercial airplane flying from Morocco to Türkiye made an emergency landing […]

UKRAINE Five new developments to know about Russia’s war in Ukraine 1. Belarus moves military equipment near Ukraine, prompting fears Belarus announced plans to move military equipment and forces on Wednesday and Thursday in what it said was a “counter-terrorism exercise”. Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions in the frontline near Bakhmut in the Donetsk region. […]

Police have arrested 25 suspected members or supporters of a “domestic terrorist organization” aiming to topple the German state. Justice Minister Marco Buschmann said the network was part of the “Reichsbürger scene.” In a nationwide raid, 25 suspected members and supporters of a terrorist organization were arrested early Wednesday. Officials said the network, part of […]