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  • Russian attack on Ukraine's Kharkiv kills three, wounds 22

    Russian attack on Ukraine's Kharkiv kills three, wounds 22

    One of Ukraine's largest cities, Kharkiv, is located just a few dozen kilometres from the Russian border and has been under constant Russian shelling for more than three years of war.

  • Mali says two more army posts attacked as jihadist violence escalates

    Mali says two more army posts attacked as jihadist violence escalates

    Ground and air reinforcements were being mobilised on Thursday morning to respond to an attack on a security post in Mahou, located in eastern Mali near the border with Burkina Faso, an army statement said.

  • More than 4 million refugees have fled Sudan civil war, UN says

    More than 4 million refugees have fled Sudan civil war, UN says

    Sudan, which erupted in violence in April 2023, shares borders with seven countries: Chad, South Sudan, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Central African Republic and Libya.

  • How flesh-eating screwworms in cattle could raise US beef prices

    How flesh-eating screwworms in cattle could raise US beef prices

    Washington halted cattle imports from Mexico in May, citing the insect’s spread, opens new tab further into Mexico, about 700 miles from the Texas border. With the U.S. cattle herd already at a multi-decade low, the closure could further elevate record-high beef prices by keeping more calves out of...

  • Black smoke signals no pope elected in first conclave vote

    Black smoke signals no pope elected in first conclave vote

    Thousands of faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square waiting for smoke to pour from a narrow flue on the roof of the chapel at the end of a day rich in ritual and pageantry, with prelates praying for divine guidance in their secret ballot.

  • US pushes Congo, Rwanda for peace accord and billion-dollar mineral deals

    US pushes Congo, Rwanda for peace accord and billion-dollar mineral deals

    A U.S.-backed peace accord would come amid an unprecedented advance by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in Congo, the latest cycle of violence in a decades-long conflict, in a region rich in minerals including tantalum and gold. Rwanda denies backing the group.

  • Africans root for first Black pope in modern history

    Africans root for first Black pope in modern history

    A continent where religion permeates most aspects of private and public life, Africa is where the Roman Catholic Church is growing fastest, according to Vatican figures published last month. 

  • Landmine kills eight in Nigeria

    Landmine kills eight in Nigeria

    Landmines are common in the northeast region where the Islamist group Boko Haram frequently launches attacks on security facilities and civilian communities, and has kidnapped hundreds of school children in the past.

  • Tanzania court charges main opposition party leader Tundu Lissu with treason

    Tanzania court charges main opposition party leader Tundu Lissu with treason

    Lissu, the chairman of the main opposition party CHADEMA and runner-up in the 2020 presidential election, was arrested on Wednesday after a rally in the southwestern region of Ruvuma.

  • Meta introduces 'Teen Accounts' for Facebook, Messenger

    Meta introduces 'Teen Accounts' for Facebook, Messenger

    The enhanced privacy and parental controls, which were introduced on Instagram last year, will address concerns about how teens are spending their time on social media, the company said.