Jihadists’ fuel blockade poses biggest threat yet to Mali’s military rulers
DAKAR/BAMAKO – A two-month-old fuel blockade by al Qaeda-linked militants has all but paralysed the capital of Mali, turning the screws on the military government and raising concern that the…
Brazil to blast Amazon tributary for grains shipping as soy frontier advances
ITUPIRANGA, Brazil – A narrow skiff slides among massive rocky outcroppings on the Tocantins River, where the catfish and peacock bass throng in the eddies during the waxing moon. Read…
Ukraine to set up arms export offices in Berlin, Copenhagen, Zelensky says
KYIV – Ukraine will set up offices for arms exports and joint weapons production in Berlin and Copenhagen this year, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday. Read More
Hunger monitor confirms famine in Darfur’s al-Fashir and one other city
A global hunger monitor on Monday confirmed famine conditions in al-Fashir, the Sudanese city taken by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) after a lengthy siege, as well as Kadugli,…
Jihadists’ fuel blockade poses biggest threat yet to Mali’s military rulers
DAKAR/BAMAKO – A two-month-old fuel blockade by al Qaeda-linked militants has all but paralysed the capital of Mali, turning the screws on the military government and raising concern that the…
Jihadists’ fuel blockade poses biggest threat yet to Mali’s military rulers
DAKAR/BAMAKO – A two-month-old fuel blockade by al Qaeda-linked militants has all but paralysed the capital of Mali, turning the screws on the military government and raising concern that the…
Names of 5 million of 6 million Jews killed in Holocaust now identified
JERUSALEM – Five million of the more than six million Jews killed in the Holocaust have now been identified, and with the further help of artificial intelligence (AI), even more…
Czech vote winner Babis signs coalition deal with eurosceptic partners
PRAGUE – Populist Czech billionaire Andrej Babis’s ANO party signed a coalition deal with fringe right-wing allies on Monday, moving closer to regaining power after winning a vote on promises…
Tanzania’s President Hassan sworn in after deadly election violence
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan vowed on Monday to move on from deadly protests set off by last week’s disputed election as she was sworn into office for her first…
Suspect tells Dutch court he’s not alleged key figure in Eritrea-Libya trafficking ring
THE HAGUE – An Eritrean man accused of being a trafficker who tortured and extorted money from African refugees and migrants heading for Europe in warehouses in Libya, told Dutch…