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Rebels in Mali say they've captured another military base in the north as violence intensifies
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Tuareg rebels in Mali said Monday they captured another military base from the army in the country's north as fighting intensifies. Attaye Ag Mohamed, spokesman for the Azawad armed movement, told The Associated Press that the rebels seized the military base in...
5 Papuan independence fighters killed in clash in Indonesia’s restive Papua region
JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — Five Papuan independence fighters were killed in a clash between security forces and a rebel group in Indonesia’s restive Papua region, police and rebels said Monday. A joint military and police force killed the five fighters from the West Papua...
Today in History: October 2, Nazis crush Warsaw Uprising during World War II
Today in History Today is Monday, Oct. 2, the 275th day of 2023. There are 90 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 2, 1944, German troops crushed the two-month-old Warsaw Uprising, during which a quarter of a million people...
Italy and Libya resume commercial flights after 10-year hiatus, officials say
CAIRO (AP) — Italy and war-torn Libya on Saturday resumed commercial flights for the first time in a decade, authorities in the Libyan capital said. Flight MT522, operated by the Libyan carrier Medsky Airways, departed Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli for Rome's Leonardo da...
NATO beefs up its Kosovo force as the US worries about a buildup of Serb troops in the area
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — NATO announced Friday that it is beefing up its troop presence in Kosovo after four people were killed in a weekend shootout and as the U.S. expressed concern about a buildup of Serbian forces along the border of its former territory. Kosovo's prime minister...
Putin orders former Wagner commander to take charge of 'volunteer units' in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered one of the top commanders of the Wagner military contractor to take charge of “volunteer units” fighting in Ukraine, signaling the Kremlin’s effort to keep using the mercenaries after the death of their chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin. In...
Another suit to disqualify Trump under the Constitution's 'insurrection' clause is filed in Michigan
A liberal group on Friday filed a lawsuit in Michigan contending that former president Donald Trump is disqualified from regaining his old job based on a rarely used, post-Civil War provision in the U.S. Constitution. This is the first time an organization with significant legal...
Extremist attack kills at least 12 soldiers in Niger as jihadi violence increases post-coup
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — An attack by Islamic extremists in western Niger killed at least a dozen soldiers and wounded seven others, the West African nation's military junta said. The soldiers were on a mission in the Tillaberi region town of Kandadji when hundreds of jihadis on...
US imposes sanctions on former Sudanese minister and 2 companies backing the paramilitary force
CAIRO (AP) — The United States imposed sanctions Thursday on a former Sudanese government minister and two companies tied to the African country's paramilitary force that is locked in monthslong fighting with the Sudanese army. The sanctions imposed by the U.S. Department of the...
Kosovo accuses Serbia of direct involvement in deadly clashes and investigates possible Russian role
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo's interior minister on Thursday accused Serbia of direct involvement in weekend clashes and was investigating the possibility of Russian involvement in the violence that left four people dead and further strained relations between the former wartime foes. ...
