Ethiopia PM: Airstrikes target TPLF military depots in Tigray
Abiy Ahmed says strikes hit sites in and around Mekelle and destroyed heavy artillery including rocket launchers.
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Canadians blast Amazon’s Whole Foods for ban on veterans’ poppies
Storm ignites after Whole Foods tells Canadian staff they cannot wear poppies to commemorate Remembrance Day.
EU sanctions Lukashenko for crackdown on Belarus protests
Belarus president, son and 13 officials will be banned from entering EU territory and will have their assets frozen.
Nigeria: Four arrested in police brutality protests
Arrests come weeks after Africa's most populous country was rocked by biggest anti-government protests in decades.
Jailed Palestinian ‘dying’ over 100 days into hunger strike
Wife of detained Palestinian says he is feeble, consuming only water and has difficulty speaking.
US stocks tread water as post-election rally hits pause
Friday marks a pause in Wall Street's post-election rally but US stock markets still on track for an excellent week.
Democracy at work or a spectacle?: World reacts to US elections
While Iran has mocked the ongoing elections, countries like Turkey and China have struck a more conciliatory tone.
France ‘to reduce troop presence’ in Sahel
Paris to withdraw several hundred troops to make way for stronger European presence in conflict-hit region, sources say.
Austria closes mosque, promises to shut more, in wake of attack
After an ISIL attacker killed four people in Vienna, authorities target mosques they believe threaten security.
US economy adds 638,000 jobs in October as recovery slows
Though job gains are solid, economic recovery faces headwinds from spiking COVID-19 infections and dwindling stimulus.
India top general on China: ‘Larger conflict can’t be discounted’
Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat says situation tense at the de facto border between the two nations in the Himalayas.
Myanmar polls: Facebook under scrutiny over hate speech
Facebook says hate speech in Myanmar was 'near historic lows' but civil society groups still worry about fake news.
Kremlin denies reports Putin planning to quit amid health fears
Spokesman Dmitry Peskov refutes UK tabloid report claiming Putin is showing symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
Hundreds evacuated as Indonesia’s most active volcano rumbles
About 500 people evacuated near Mount Merapi after authorities raise volcano alert to the second-highest level.
‘Young generation under attack’: Afghans shaken by Kabul carnage
Afghanistan reels from attack on Kabul University that left at least 22 people, including 18 students, dead.
Denmark finds 214 people with mink-related coronavirus
Denmark’s prime minister wants to cull all minks on farms to minimise the risk of re-transmitting COVID-19 to humans.
US to sanction leader of Lebanon’s Free Patriotic Movement: WSJ
US planning to sanction Gebran Bassil who heads the party allied with Hezbollah, Wall Street Journal reports.
Explainer: What is happening in Ethiopia’s Tigray region?
Addis Ababa declares 'unexpected war' on opposition-ruled northern region as UN expresses alarm over the situation.
German police raid homes of four men linked to Vienna attacker
Police said the men are not suspected of involvement in Monday's shooting, but had links to the attacker.
US pushes $2.9bn armed drones sale to UAE: Sources
State Department informs Congress it plans to sell 18 armed MQ-9B aerial drones to Abu Dhabi, sources tell Reuters.