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BBC : The US has launched strikes against militants linked to the Islamic State group (IS) in north-western Nigeria, where militants have sought to establish a foothold. Camps run by the group in Sokoto...
BBC : Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has given a positive assessment of a conversation he had with US envoys on how to end the Russia-Ukraine war.Zelensky said Thursday’s call with Steve Witkoff and Jared...
Reuters : The United States on Tuesday said Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau held a call with Palau President Surangel Whipps to discuss the possible transfer of third-country nationals to the Pacific Island...
Agencies : An explosion in Gaza on Wednesday injured an Israeli soldier, prompting Israel to accuse Hamas of violating the US-brokered ceasefire and raising fresh concerns over the fragile truce in place since Oct...
Al Jazeera : Russia is doubling down on its claims on Ukraine, in an apparent effort to demonstrate some military achievement in 2025 at home and to influence peace talks with the United States.Russian...
Agencies : The wife of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan is being held in conditions that could pose a serious risk to her physical and mental health, a UN expert warned Wednesday.Alice Jill...
BBC : Turkish authorities say they have disrupted planned attacks on Christmas and New Year’s events after arresting more than 100 suspected members of the so-called Islamic State group.Mass raids were carried out at...
AP : Nasry Asfura, backed by former U.S. President Donald Trump, has been declared the winner of Honduras’ presidential election, electoral authorities announced Wednesday, concluding a prolonged and contentious vote count. Asfura, a former...
AFP : Moscow has made an offer to Paris regarding jailed French researcher Laurent Vinatier, who is facing espionage charges that could see him sentenced to 20 years in a Russian prison, the Kremlin...
Agencies : At least five people were killed and more than 30 others injured after a bomb exploded during prayers at a mosque in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Wednesday night, in...
Reuters : From inside a military base last week, Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing announced who he wanted voters to pick in Sunday’s general election, nearly five years after seizing power in a...
Agencies : Libya’s top military commander and seven others were killed on Tuesday when a private jet crashed shortly after taking off from Turkiye’s capital, Ankara, Libyan and Turkish officials said. The aircraft was...