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24 killed in two attacks in Burkina Faso: security sources
AFP :At least 24 people including civilian defence volunteers were killed Tuesday in two attacks by suspected jihadists in Burkina Faso, security and local sources...
Stargazers witness dazzling solar eclipse in Australia
AFP :Professional astronomers and amateur cosmologists flocked to a remote part of Western Australia Thursday to witness a total solar eclipse, with the moon blocking...
Brazil security chief resigns after leaked video of rampage
AFP :One of Brazil’s top national security officials resigned on Wednesday after the disclosure of videos of him at the scene of the January 8...
Sudanese hold little hope for hiatus as fighting enters sixth day
AFP :Explosions and gunfire resounded in Sudan’s capital Thursday as fighting between the forces of two rival generals showed no signs of abating ahead of...
‘Join forces’ against sanctions ‘blackmail’, urges Russia’s Lavrov
AFP :Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called Tuesday for like-minded countries to “join forces” against Western sanctions “blackmail,” as the longtime diplomat continued his tour...