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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.
Battle for key police base kills at least 14 Sudan civilians
AFP, Published on 27/06/2023
» KHARTOUM - Sudan's army on Monday faced a multi-front challenge after losing Khartoum's main police base to paramilitaries in a battle that killed at least 14 civilians, while rebels attacked troops near Ethiopia.
Serbia frees 3 captured police officers: Kosovo PM
AFP, Published on 26/06/2023
» PRISTINA: Serbia freed three Kosovo police officers taken into custody by its security forces earlier this month, Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti said Monday, after a court ordered the trio's release.
Sudan fighting resumes minutes after truce ends
AFP, Published on 21/06/2023
» KHARTOUM: Renewed artillery exchanges rocked greater Khartoum early Wednesday as Sudan's warring generals resumed fighting just minutes after the latest US and Saudi-brokered ceasefire expired.
Sudan war uproots 2.5 million, UN says, as bodies line Darfur streets
AFP, Published on 21/06/2023
» KHARTOUM - Bodies have lined the streets in Sudan's western Darfur region as the UN said Tuesday that more than two months of fighting have forced over 2.5 million people from their homes.
NATO says peacekeepers 'unwavering' as Kosovo tensions flare
AFP, Published on 18/06/2023
» BRUSSELS - NATO on Sunday underlined the "unwavering" commitment of its KFOR peacekeeping force to its duties in Kosovo as tensions flare with pressure building on Serbia over the detention of three Kosovo police officers.
Sudan warring generals agree new truce after fighting intensifies
AFP, Published on 18/06/2023
» KHARTOUM - Sudan's warring generals agreed a new 72-hour ceasefire from Sunday, US and Saudi mediators said, after fighting intensified with deadly air strikes in Khartoum and an exodus of wounded from Darfur over the border into Chad.
Sudan warring generals agree new truce after fighting intensifies
AFP, Published on 18/06/2023
» KHARTOUM - Sudan's warring generals agreed a new 72-hour ceasefire from Sunday, US and Saudi mediators said, after fighting intensified with deadly air strikes in Khartoum and an exodus of wounded from Darfur over the border into Chad.
Sudan war death toll surges past 2,000 as fighting enters third month
AFP, Published on 16/06/2023
» KHARTOUM - Sudan's devastating war raged on into a third month Thursday as the reported death toll topped 2,000 and after a state governor was killed in the remote Darfur region.