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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, […]

The African Union’s Chairperson Azali Assoumani said Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plans to provide free grain to the continent were not sufficient and that a cease-fire was needed. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Comoros President and the Chairperson of the African Union Azali Assoumani deliver a joint media statement at the second Russia-Africa summit in […]

All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian drone strike foiled near Moscow – Russia Russia intercepted a Ukrainian drone attack on the Moscow region on Friday, according to the Russian Defence Ministry. The unmanned aerial vehicle caused no casualties or damage to buildings, it said, though the exact location of the strike […]

All the latest developments from the Ukraine war. Zelenskyy sets eyes on Crimea In his latest address to the nation on Wednesday, Ukraine’s president reiterated his desire to see Crimea brought back under Ukrainian control. “We are also preparing a list of de-occupation steps for Crime,” said Volodymyr Zelenskyy, adding they related to security, economics and […]

The head of Niger’s armed forces on Thursday said he endorsed a declaration by troops who overnight announced they had taken power after detaining the country’s elected president, Mohamed Bazoum. Army spokesman Colonel Major Amadou Adramane speaks during an appearance on national television, after President Mohamed Bazoum was held in the presidential palace, in Niamey, […]