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Nigeria arrests leaders of terror group accused of 2022 jailbreak
AFP, Published on 17/08/2025
» LAGOS - Nigerian officials said Saturday they had arrested the alleged leaders of a jihadist group behind a 2022 jailbreak in the capital Abuja that temporarily freed hundreds of inmates.
Pacific microstate sells passports to fund climate action
AFP, Published on 07/08/2025
» SYDNEY - A remote Pacific nation has started selling passports to fund climate action, but is so far struggling to attract new citizens to the low-lying, largely barren island.
Syria tries to enforce ceasefire in Druze heartland
AFP, Published on 19/07/2025
» SWEIDA, Syria - Syrian interior ministry forces began deploying in Sweida on Saturday under a US-brokered deal intended to avert further Israeli military intervention in the Druze-majority province.
Millions at risk as US funds for water projects dry up
Published on 19/07/2025
» TAVETA, Kenya - The Trump administration’s decision to slash nearly all US foreign aid has left dozens of water and sanitation projects half-finished across the globe, creating new hazards for some of the people they were designed to benefit, Reuters has found.
Germany presses ahead with deportations to Afghanistan
AFP, Published on 18/07/2025
» BERLIN - Germany said on Friday it had deported 81 Afghan men convicted of crimes to their Taliban-controlled homeland, as Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government looks to signal a hard line on immigration.
Israel attacks Syria in defence of Druze, moves troops north
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/07/2025
» Israel struck Syria’s military headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday and moved more troops to the border in a bid, officials said, to prevent attacks against the Syrian Druze community.
US scraps shoe removal at airport screening
AFP, Published on 09/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - Passengers at US airports will no longer have to remove their shoes to pass through security under a new policy unveiled Tuesday, 20 years after the requirement was introduced.
UN envoy urges Israel to halt Syria attacks 'at once'
AFP, Published on 03/05/2025
» DAMASCUS - United Nations special envoy Geir Pedersen urged Israel Saturday to halt its attacks on Syria "at once", after it carried out multiple air strikes targeting the Islamist-led authorities following sectarian violence this week.
'Devastated' Prince Harry says no UK return but seeks reconciliation
AFP, Published on 03/05/2025
» LONDON - Prince Harry said Friday he wanted to reconcile with Britain's royal family, but was "devastated" at losing a court battle over his security that meant he felt unable to return to the country with his family.
Israel strikes Syria to warn ‘extremists’
AFP, Published on 30/04/2025
» DAMASCUS - Israel struck Syria on Wednesday in what it called a “warning” against attacks on the Druze minority, in a military intervention that came as sectarian clashes spread near Damascus, killing 13 people.