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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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

Ukraine is leading with its strong suits of skilled infantrymen, deliberate assaults and small-scale attack tactics in an offensive geared to gain ground and inflict casualties – just not quickly. A Russian BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle with a 675-sb3KDZ add-on armor kit was taken out of action by the troops of the Ukrainian 23rd Mechanized […]

Italy has declared a national day of mourning for Wednesday, when former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi’s funeral will be held, a government spokesman said on Monday.   Members of the public gather along a road as a funeral car transporting the body of former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi arrives at his residence, Villa San Martino, […]

Ukraine has finally launched its long-anticipated counteroffensive to reclaim territories lost to Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said while declining to share any specifics on the operations. Ukrainian soldiers rest in a trench on the frontline near Kreminna, Luhansk region, Ukraine, June 8, 2023. (AP Photo) “Counteroffensive and defensive actions are taking place in Ukraine: At which stage […]

While Saturday marked the calmest day since the conflict began, Sunday’s fighting has been the “most fearless”, with residents sheltering in place for safety, she added. Witnesses said fighting resumed in the north of Omdurman, in el-Geneina near the border with Chad, and in el-Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan state, southwest of Khartoum. The […]

Five workers have been killed on Saturday after a blast rocked a rocket and explosives plant some 40 kilometers (25 miles) outside the capital Ankara, Ministry of National Defense stated Saturday. People and reporters gather outside a rocket and explosives factory where an explosion killed five workers, in Ankara, Türkiye, June 10, 2023. (AA Photo) […]