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At least eight people have been killed and dozens more injured in a crush outside an Africa Cup of Nations football match in Cameroon. Videos showed crowds of screaming football fans being crushed at the entry gates to the Paul Biya stadium in the capital Yaounde. Covid restrictions meant not all of those who wanted […]

Burkina Faso’s army said it has deposed President Roch Kabore, suspended the constitution, dissolved the government and the national assembly, and closed the country’s borders. Captain Sidsore Kader Ouedraogo, centre, spokesman for the military government, with uniformed soldiers announces that they have taken power in Burkina Faso [Radio Television du Burkina (RTB)/Handout via AFP] The […]

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is convinced that the issue of the Russian threat should be a matter of concern for the entire world, not just Ukraine and the West. Blinken addressed the issue in an interview with NBC, Ukrinform reports, referring to the State Department press service. “[T]his is a concern that should extend not […]

Police vehicles parked on the grounds of Heidelberg University after the shooting. Photo: picture alliance/dpa//Pr-Video | R.Priebe An 18-year-old German student opened fire in a lecture hall at Heidelberg University in southwestern Germany on Monday, killing a young woman and injuring three others before fleeing the scene and turning the weapon on himself. The gunman […]

Screenshot from a video shared by the UAE Ministry of Defense on Twitter, depicting an F-16 destroying a missile launch site in al-Jawf, Yemen on Monday January 24, 2022. (Twitter) United Arab Emirates forces have destroyed the launch site from which the Iran-backed Houthi militia fired two blocked missiles toward Abu Dhabi early Monday morning, […]

Clashes between ISIS and the SDF have made more than a hundred victims, following a massive operation by the Islamist groupaccording to Asharq al-Awsat. At least 120 people have been killed in Syria including seven civilians as battles between U.S.-backed Kurdish forces (SDF) and ISIS group fighters raged for a fourth day, a war monitor […]

A gunman injured several people in a shooting inside a lecture hall at Heidelberg University in western Germany on Monday, police said, adding that the perpetrator was now dead. “A lone perpetrator injured several people in a lecture hall with a long gun. The perpetrator is dead,” Mannheim police said in a statement. A major […]

North Korean authorities will be issuing special pardons for Kim Il Sung’s 110th birthday anniversary and Kim Jong Il’s 80th birthday anniversary, confirming Daily NK’s report that North Korea would grant special amnesty before the Day of the Shining Star (Kim Jong Il’s birthday) in celebration. Kim Jong Un at the leadership podium during the Party […]

Italy’s parliament begins voting on Monday for a new president, with prime minister Mario Draghi still tipped as favourite to win – but those opposed say his election risks destabilising the country’s post-pandemic recovery. Could Italy’s prime minister Mario Draghi take over as new president? He faces opposition for the risk to the government if […]

Russian military jets patrolled the airspace across Syria alongside Assad regime jets on Monday and plan on similar patrols in the future, according to Russia’s defense ministry. A Su-25 fighter jet, which took part in the Russian mission in Syria, lands at a military airport in Krasnodar Region, Russia July 4, 2018. (Reuters File Photo) […]