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All women, children and elderly civilians who have been holed up in the Azovstal steel plant in the destroyed port city of Mariupol have been evacuated, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk says. The civilian evacuation followed another operation on Friday that pulled 50 people from the Soviet-era tunnels and bunkers beneath the factory, the city’s […]

Al Shabaab jihadists armed with guns and explosives stormed an African Union base in Somalia on Tuesday, triggering a fierce firefight that killed at least 10 Burundian peacekeepers. File photo: Soldiers of African Union’s peacekeeping mission in Somalia search for explosive devices next to their base in Ceeljaale, southern coastal Somalia, on September 19, 2019. © […]

As the latest attempt to rescue civilians from the Azovstal plant in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol got underway, Ukrainian fighters battling Russian forces in the tunnels beneath the heavily bombed steelworks refused to surrender A pro-Russian service member is seen atop a tank during fighting in the Ukraine-Russia conflict near the Azovstal steel […]

In a ceremony deserving of his rank, Russian Major General Vladimir Frolov was laid to rest in St. Petersburg’s Serafimovskoe Cemetery, where tens of thousands of victims of World War II are buried. A Russian serviceman stands guard in the Ukrainian port of Mariupol.Andrey BORODULIN / AF “Today we say goodbye to a true hero. […]

Amnesty International said on Friday there was compelling evidence that Russian troops had committed war crimes, including extrajudicial executions of civilians, when they occupied an area outside Ukraine’s capital in February and March. Civilians also suffered abuses such as “reckless shootings and torture” at the hands of Russian forces during their failed onslaught on Kyiv […]

Somalia‘s long-delayed presidential election will take place on May 15, the parliamentary committee tasked with organising the polls said. The election is more than a year behind schedule. The incumbent, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, sought to extend his rule by decree when his term ended in February last year and is currently locked in a power struggle […]

On May 5, the losses of personnel of the Russian troops increased by 200 to 24,900 killed, and the Ukrainian military also destroyed 18 tanks and 3 aircraft over the past day. The General Staff of the Armed Forces has said this in a statement, Ukrainian News Agency reports. The enemy lost 3 aircraft over […]

Ukrainian soldiers have in the past taken part in training operations like this one at Hohenfels US Army Base Pressath is a quiet town of 5,000 in Bavaria, southern Germany. It’s known for its nature and castles. Recently, however, local media have reported loud bangs that rattle walls and shake the ground. Fewer than 20 […]

Russia said Wednesday its forces had carried out simulated nuclear missile strikes in the western enclave of Kaliningrad on the border with the European Union. The announcement came on the 70th day of Moscow’s military action in the pro-Western country, with thousands killed and more than 13 million displaced. Screen grab is a missile fired […]

The Ukrainian military said early on Thursday that Russian forces had “resumed the offensive” to seize the large Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, where the city’s last defenders are still resisting The Ukrainian military said early on Thursday that Russian forces had “resumed the offensive” to seize the large Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, where […]