Fighting rages in Sudan’s capital on eve of Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha
Fighting raged in the Sudanese capital on Tuesday, the eve of the Eid al-Adha Muslim holiday, after paramilitaries seized Khartoum’s main police base.
2023
🔴 Live: Death toll rises from Russian strike on Kramatorsk restaurant
The death toll has risen to eight from Russia’s attack on a crowded restaurant in the eastern city of Kramatorsk, Ukraine’s emergency services said on… Read More »🔴 Live: Death toll rises from Russian strike on Kramatorsk restaurant
EU to take one giant leap towards launching digital version of euro
The EU will take the next crucial step on Wednesday towards launching a digital version of the euro, a controversial project that has come under… Read More »EU to take one giant leap towards launching digital version of euro
UN vote to end Mali peacekeeping mission delayed due to ongoing talks
A vote by the Security Council to end a UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, at Mali’s own request, was postponed to later this week due… Read More »UN vote to end Mali peacekeeping mission delayed due to ongoing talks
Canada wildfire CO2 emissions hit record high in first six months of this year
Wildfires raging across Canada, made more intense by global warming, have released more planet-warming carbon dioxide in the first six months of 2023 than in… Read More »Canada wildfire CO2 emissions hit record high in first six months of this year
French police officer investigated after teenager shot dead in Paris suburb
A French police officer is being investigated for homicide after shooting dead a 17-year-old on Tuesday morning in the Paris suburb of Nanterre after the youth failed… Read More »French police officer investigated after teenager shot dead in Paris suburb
Putin loyalist Sergei Shoigu survived Prigozhin’s onslaught – but for how long?
Russia’s embattled defence minister was in the hot seat long before Yevgeny Prigozhin sent his Wagner mercenaries racing to Moscow on a stated mission to… Read More »Putin loyalist Sergei Shoigu survived Prigozhin’s onslaught – but for how long?
What does the future hold for Wagner in Africa after the failed rebellion?
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday said that Wagner group troops would continue to operate in Mali and the Central African Republic following the… Read More »What does the future hold for Wagner in Africa after the failed rebellion?
Julius Maada Bion re-elected president of Sierra Leone as opposition cries foul
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio was re-elected with 56.17 percent to serve a second term, the head of the electoral commission said on Tuesday… Read More »Julius Maada Bion re-elected president of Sierra Leone as opposition cries foul
Sierra Leone election: Julius Maada Bio re-elected as opposition cries foul
The opposition has complained that the vote tallying was not transparent and have disputed the result.
