Battle for Mali base has killed dozens of militants, army says
The authorities in Mali say their soldiers killed dozens of militant Islamists as they repelled an attack on a military base on Sunday. Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), a jihadist group affiliated to al-Qaeda, said it was behind the…
China: Tropical storm Dolphin causes floodings
Typhoon Dolphin is the 13th typhoon recorded in China this year, after sweeping through Japan’s Okinawa and intensifying monsoon rains in the Philippines. Scientists warn that a warming planet is making extreme weather events, including powerful…
Alleged rebel leader killed in Colombia as president targets armed groups
Military intelligence officers said that Forero led a group known as Frente 28, which is one of the many dissident factions to have sprung forth from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc). The Farc, Colombia’s largest left-wing rebel…
Ivory Coast’s Biama boom: TikTok trend gets the nation’s youth dancing – Focus
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Chalong Riewrang: Former Thai MP allegedly kills official and confesses on YouTube
A former Thai MP allegedly shot dead a local official in the southern province of Nonthaburi, then dialled into a YouTube livestream to inform the host – a political pundit – of what he had done. Former Nonthaburi MP Chalong Reawraeng told…
Ukraine: Russian bombs injure five civilians in Sumy, authorities say
Russian bomb strikes on Ukraine’s northern city of Sumy injured at least five people overnight, regional governor Oleh Hryhorov said on the Telegram messaging app on Monday, flagging damage in a number of residential areas. Keywords…
Ukrainian drone attack kills 13 in Russia’s Tatarstan, officials say
At least 13 people have been killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on the Russian republic of Tatarstan, officials have said. One child was among the victims with 75 more people injured, Russian authorities said, in one of the deadliest single attacks on…
UEFA, CONCACAF and AFC slam Infantino, say football ‘belongs to no individual’
UEFA, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and CONCACAF, which runs football in the Caribbean, North and Central America, issued a joint statement on Monday attacking FIFA President Gianni Infantino over his conduct during the proposed sale of…
Typhoon Dolphin: China evacuates more than 1 million people as massive storm arrives
Governments have urged people to avoid outdoor activities, while several top tourist attractions remain closed, including parts of Disneyland and Legoland, and several viewing platforms along the Bund in Shanghai. Footage on state media show ground-floor…
Hundreds of Ukrainian drones target Russia in deadly overnight strikes
A Ukrainian drone strike on the central Russian region of Tatarstan killed at least 12 people in one of Kyiv‘s most deadly single attacks of the more than four year war. «According to the latest information, 12 people have been killed and 39…