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Russia says thwarted Ukraine attacks on Black Sea naval base, Crimea
AFP, Published on 04/08/2023
» MOSCOW: Russia said Friday it had thwarted Ukrainian sea and air drone attacks on a naval base in the Black Sea and the Crimean peninsula.
'Fireworks couple' hiding in Malaysia
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 04/08/2023
» The two owners of a fireworks warehouse that exploded recently in Narathiwat have been hiding out in Malaysia, police confirmed on Thursday. Their business is allegedly connected to influential figures in the southern Thai province, reports said.
Wagner mercenaries stay in Africa despite Russia mutiny
AFP, Published on 25/07/2023
» PARIS: Ever since Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin staged a mutiny in Russia last month, questions have been raised over the future of his group in Africa, the cradle of its wealth and notoriety.
Fears of Sudan refugee influx to West misplaced: US official
AFP, Published on 18/07/2023
» NAIROBI - Concerns about a possible influx of Sudanese refugees to the West are misplaced, a senior US official told AFP on Tuesday, as millions in the war-torn nation flee their homes.
International Criminal Court opens new probe into Sudan violence
AFP, Published on 14/07/2023
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - The International Criminal Court has opened a new probe into alleged war crimes in Sudan, its chief prosecutor said Thursday, expressing "great concern" over escalating violence.
Sudan war summit urges calm, UN reports mass grave in Darfur
AFP, Published on 13/07/2023
» CAIRO - A summit of African leaders from war-torn Sudan's neighbours Thursday urged an end to the fighting, as UN experts reported a mass grave had been discovered in the country's Darfur region.
UN warns Sudan faces 'full-scale civil war' as air raid kills 22
AFP, Published on 09/07/2023
» WAD MADANI, Sudan: Conflict-torn Sudan is on the brink of a "full-scale civil war" that could destabilise the entire region, the United Nations warned Sunday, after an air strike on a residential area killed around two dozen civilians.
Forced to abandon a life's work
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 02/07/2023
» Even as fighter jets tore through Khartoum's skies in April and the streets became a dystopian war zone amid a showdown between rival Sudanese fighters, Thanasis Pagoulatos had no intention of fleeing.
France deploys 45,000 police to quell 'unacceptable' riots
AFP, Published on 01/07/2023
» PARIS - France on Friday deployed 45,000 officers backed by light armoured vehicles to tackle a fourth straight night of violent protests after the fatal police shooting of a teenager.
UN Security Council ends Mali peacekeeping mission
AFP, Published on 30/06/2023
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - The UN Security Council on Friday ended a decade-old peacekeeping mission in Mali, whose military junta has aligned with Russia and demanded the withdrawal of the international force battling jihadists.