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Five killed in central Ukraine as Moscow says intensified strikes
AFP, Published on 31/07/2023
» KYIV (UKRAINE): A missile strike on a residential building in Ukraine killed five and wounded dozens on Monday, as Russia said it stepped up strikes against Ukrainian military facilities in response to attacks on its territory, including Moscow.
Syria opens key aid corridor to rebel-held areas
AFP, Published on 14/07/2023
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - Syria will let humanitarian aid flow through its main border crossing into rebel-held areas, reopening a conduit that had closed after a Security Council stalemate, the country's UN ambassador said Thursday.
Russia's war in Ukraine reaches day 500
AFP, Published on 08/07/2023
» NEW YORK: The United Nations (UN) condemned the civilian cost inflicted by Russia's war in Ukraine as the fighting passed the 500-day mark with no end to the conflict in sight.
Belarus leader says Wagner chief still in Russia
AFP, Published on 06/07/2023
» MINSK: Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is still in Russia, Belarus's president said Thursday, raising questions about the deal to end the mercenary leader's mutiny last month.
India's headhunter warriors sever past, fret over future
AFP, Published on 05/07/2023
» MON (INDIA) - Once, the way to get ahead among India's Konyak warriors was by chopping off an enemy's skull. Today, the last survivors of a past age mourn the changing times -- and a new generation they see as soft.
Russia says drone attack near Moscow a 'terrorist' act by Kyiv
AFP, Published on 04/07/2023
» MOSCOW - Russia said Tuesday it had downed five Ukrainian drones in the Moscow region, calling it a "terrorist act" that briefly disrupted air traffic at an international airport near the capital.
Two killed by shelling in Russia border region
AFP, Published on 02/06/2023
» BELGOROD, Russia: Two civilians were killed on Friday in shelling on Russia's Belgorod region on the border with Ukraine, while Kyiv was hit by Russian strikes overnight for a sixth day in a row.
200,000 have fled Sudan since fighting began
AFP, Published on 12/05/2023
» GENEVA: Some 200,000 people have now fled Sudan to escape fighting that erupted in mid-April, the UN said Friday, also warning a factory producing life-saving treatments for malnourished children had burned down.
Myanmar pardons 2,153 prisoners jailed for dissent
AFP, Published on 03/05/2023
» Myanmar's junta on Wednesday announced it had pardoned more than 2,000 prisoners jailed under a law used widely in its crackdown on dissent since seizing power more than two years ago.
Azerbaijan sets up first checkpoint on key route to Armenia
AFP, Published on 24/04/2023
» MOSCOW - Azerbaijan on Sunday set up a checkpoint on the only land link between Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, sparking an angry response from its archrival Yerevan.