Jihadists kill, kidnap dozens in Nigeria clashes
AFPJihadists kidnapped and killed scores of people in an attack during Friday prayers in central Nigeria’s Niger state, survivors and lawmakers told AFP Saturday, though...
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13 Tunisians missing as migrant boat to Italy capsises
At least 13 Tunisians are missing after a boat carrying migrants sank off the Tunisian coast while sailing towards Italy, according to a migrant rights...
Myanmar military bombing kills 14 at monastery
A military air strike has killed 14 people at a Buddhist monastery in central Myanmar, an opposition group and a local resident have reported. The...
Iran threatens military response to US sanctions
Iran said on Friday that its response to any new US threats would be “devastating” after Washington pledged to impose the toughest financial penalties in...
China, Indonesia hold talks on security, defense
China’s foreign and defense ministers were in Jakarta Friday for talks with their Indonesian counterparts to seek greater political and military cooperation days after a...
Palestine action activists spared terrorist sentences
Five Palestine Action activists in the United Kingdom will not be sentenced under terrorism laws, a judge has ruled. Brendon O’Hagan, 28, Amanda Kelly, 31,...
Who are the candidates vying to lead the UN?
Five women and three men are in the running to succeed Antonio Guterres as leader of the United Nations, which faces unprecedented global instability, wars...
US sends 2,300 Mexicans to Guatemala despite objections
The United States has sent about 2,300 Mexican nationals to Guatemala, despite objections from the Mexican government, as President Donald Trump steps up deportations.Guatemalan President...
Nigerian villagers bury bodies after overloaded boat capsizes
At least 48 people have died in Nigeria after an overloaded boat with an estimated 70 passengers capsized on a river in a remote area...
US pushes allies, China to back Trump’s economic war on Iran
The United States on Thursday warned allies and China to join President Donald Trump’s new campaign to isolate the Iranian economy, vowing that Washington would...
Russian strikes kill 16 in Kyiv, surrounding region
Russian bombardments killed at least 16 people in Ukraine’s capital and surrounding areas overnight, authorities said Thursday, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urging a global...
Oil hits 3-week high on Middle East supply fears
Oil prices climbed to three-week highs on Thursday, driven by concerns that the impasse in the Iran war will continue to disrupt supply from the key Middle...