Explosions and gunfire as armed groups launch co-ordinated attacks across Mali
Witnesses report clashes in the centre and north, in what has been described as the largest jihadist attack in years.
AIDS Creeps Back in Parts of Zambia, a Year After U.S. Cuts to H.I.V. Assistance – The New York Times
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Gunmen stage simultaneous attacks across Mali, army says – Al Jazeera
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- Explosions and gunfire as armed groups launch co-ordinated attacks across Mali BBC
- Al Qaeda-Linked Militants Launch Major Attacks on Cities Across Mali The New York Times
- Militants and separatists launch coordinated attacks across Mali The Guardian
- Mali hit by wave of coordinated attacks from armed groups NPR
Cruise Ship Recovers 5 Bodies From Sea – Newser
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After years of avoidance, Trump to attend first White House press dinner
Professional organisations call on attendees to 'speak forcefully' at annual event, which will not feature a comedian.
Sam Altman says he is ‘deeply sorry’ for failing to alert police ahead of mass shooting – Business Insider
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African governments need to take urgent action on fertiliser shortages
Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz have slowed fertiliser shipments which could put harvests at risk.
Deporting soldiers? Why immigrant veterans fear removal from the US
Trump's push for mass deportation has heightened fears that immigrant veterans of the US military could be expelled.
Japan: Raging wildfires cause mass evacuations – DW.com
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What counts as the woods? Judge axes Nova Scotia’s ban that defied ‘commonsense definitions’
The court sided with a Canadian hiker who deliberately challenged the order imposed to curb spread of wildfires
As wildfires raged across Nova Scotia last summer, the Canadian province made a simple plea to residents: stay away from the woods.
As the situation deteriorated, authorities turned the request into a prohibition: anyone caught hiking under the shade of the forest canopy faced a C$25,000 fine – a figure more than half the average worker’s yearly salary.
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Leaders of France and Greece say the EU’s defense splurge is no alternative to the NATO alliance – AP News
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Protest against US bombers flying from RAF Fairford – BBC
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Von der Leyen Proposes Strategic Energy Corridor to Bypass Strait of Hormuz – Kyiv Post
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Israel kills four in Lebanon as it escalates ceasefire breaches
Raids on a truck and a motorcycle in the town of Yohmor al-Shaqif kill four people, state media report.
Russian airstrikes kill at least seven people in Ukraine overnight
Dnipro bore the brunt of the attacks but Odesa and Kharkiv were also targeted in largest onslaught for several days
Russian drone and missile strikes across Ukraine killed at least seven people overnight, including five in the city of Dnipro, Ukrainian local authorities have said.
Reports say that at least 34 people have been injured in the strikes, which lasted “practically all night”, according to the Dnipropetrovsk regional head, Oleksandr Hanzha. The bodies of four people were found in the ruins of a house destroyed in the attacks, and workers continued to search for bodies on Saturday morning.
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‘Scale and coordination of Mali attacks appear unprecedented’
Clashes between the Malian army and rebel groups are being reported in cities across the country.
Indonesian UN peacekeeper becomes sixth killed in Lebanon
An Indonesian soldier has become the sixth UN peacekeeper killed in recent hostilities in southern Lebanon.