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114 killed in week of attacks in Sudan's Darfur
AFP, Published on 04/01/2026
» PORT SUDAN, Sudan - Attacks by Sudan's army and its paramilitary foes on two towns in the western Darfur region over the past week have killed 114 people, medical sources told AFP on Sunday.
Lethal virus hits last rare blue macaws in Brazil wild
AFP, Published on 28/11/2025
» RIO DE JANEIRO - The only wild specimens of a rare blue parrot, which were recently returned to their natural habitat, have been diagnosed with an incurable, likely lethal virus, Brazil's government told AFP on Thursday.
In Somalia, a shaky front line barely holds back the 'dogs of war'
AFP, Published on 18/11/2025
» AW DHEEGLE — The helicopter pilot is worried. Any more than 20 minutes in this shattered frontline village and Somalia's Al-Shabaab militants could start lobbing mortars at their position.
Alaska: a source of Russian imperial nostalgia
AFP, Published on 14/08/2025
» MOSCOW - Alaska, the US state that will host the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump on Friday, is a source of imperial nostalgia and often less-than-serious territorial claims in Russia.
African armies turn to drones with devastating civilian impact
AFP, Published on 25/07/2025
» PARIS - The Easter period usually offers a rare respite in Gedeb, in Ethiopia's deeply troubled north, but on April 17 death rained from the skies in this sleepy town caught up in a war between rebels and the army.
Zelensky says Ukraine not kicked out of Russia's Kursk
AFP, Published on 28/04/2025
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday Ukraine's army was still fighting in Russia's Kursk despite Moscow claiming the "liberation" of its western region, as Washington signalled a "critical week" ahead for negotiations.
Sudan marks two years of war with no end in sight
AFP, Published on 15/04/2025
» KHARTOUM - Sudan on Tuesday marked two years of a war that has killed tens of thousands, displaced 13 million and triggered the world’s worst humanitarian crisis — with no signs of peace.
Sudan army advances after retaking Khartoum palace
AFP, Published on 22/03/2025
» KHARTOUM - Sudan’s military said on Saturday that it seized several key buildings in central Khartoum from paramilitary control after army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan promised “full liberation” following the recapture of the presidential palace.
Putin, Trump to discuss Ukraine Tuesday
AFP, Published on 17/03/2025
» MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Donald Trump will speak by phone on Tuesday, as one US official expressed hope the two could agree a Ukraine ceasefire within "weeks".
Russia claims counter-offensive into Ukraine's Sumy region
AFP, Published on 09/03/2025
» KYIV, Ukraine - Russia on Sunday announced a cross-border offensive had captured territory in Ukraine's Sumy region for the first time since 2022 as Kyiv struggles to hold onto territory in Russia's neighbouring Kursk region.