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From drought to floods, water extremes drive displacement in Afghanistan
AFP, Published on 17/08/2025
» AFGHANISTAN - Next to small bundles of belongings, Maruf waited for a car to take him and his family away from their village in northern Afghanistan, where drought-ridden land had yielded nothing for years.
Car bomb kills Russian general near Moscow
AFP, Published on 25/04/2025
» BALASHIKHA, Russia - An explosive device ripped through a parked car near Moscow on Friday killing a senior Russian general, investigators said, in an attack that resembled previous killings claimed by Ukraine.
Kazakhstan says part of Aral Sea has nearly doubled in volume
AFP, Published on 14/01/2025
» ALMATY (KAZAKHSTAN) - Kazakhstan said on Monday the northern part of the Aral Sea had nearly doubled in volume since 2008, a rare environmental success story in a region plagued by pollution.
Russia blames US, Ukraine, for attack on pro-Kremlin writer
AFP, Published on 07/05/2023
» MOSCOW - Russia on Saturday blamed the US for an attack on a pro-Kremlin writer that killed his assistant and left him wounded.
Car blast wounds pro-Kremlin writer
AFP, Published on 06/05/2023
» MOSCOW: A car explosion wounded pro-Kremlin nationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin on Saturday and killed one other person, authorities said, the latest in a string of attacks that Russia has blamed on Ukraine.
Russian military blogger's funeral draws hundreds
AFP, Published on 08/04/2023
» MOSCOW: Hundreds of supporters including Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of the mercenary outfit Wagner, turned out Saturday for the funeral of a high-profile Russian military blogger killed in a bomb attack.
Russian cafe bomb suspect remanded in custody
AFP, Published on 05/04/2023
» MOSCOW - A Moscow court on Tuesday ordered that Darya Trepova, the suspect in the fatal bomb attack on a high-profile military blogger, be held in custody for at least two months.
Russia arrests young woman over death of top military blogger
AFP, Published on 03/04/2023
» MOSCOW - Russia on Monday detained a 26-year-old woman after an explosion that killed a top Russian military blogger, saying the attack was orchestrated by Ukraine with help from supporters of jailed critic Alexei Navalny.
Ukraine vows to fortify defences in frontline Bakhmut
AFP, Published on 06/03/2023
» KYIV, Ukraine: Ukraine pledged on Monday to bolster its defences in frontline Bakhmut, after reports that Kyiv was withdrawing from the city that's become a symbolic prize in the war.
To Ukrainians, Gorbachev remains an 'imperialist'
AFP, Published on 01/09/2022
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Mikhail Gorbachev could have been celebrated for involuntarily opening a path towards Ukraine's independence, but his support for Crimea's annexation and silence in the face of Russia's invasion have stained his reputation.