The Ethiopian government and Tigrayan forces have established a telephone hotline following a truce struck last week, the African Union’s chief mediator Olusegun Obasanjo said on Monday as both sides…
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Russia: Mercenary force Wagner opens first official headquarters
Russia’s previously secretive Wagner Group, a private mercenary force, has opened its first official headquarters in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg. The group, controlled by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a close…
China: President Xi calls for avoidance of nuclear war
China’s president has pressed world leaders to stop making threats and prevent the use of nuclear weapons in Europe and Asia as rhetoric over Russia’s war in Ukraine continues to…
Somalia: Five killed in suicide bombing at Mogadishu military training camp
A suicide bomber has detonated his explosives near a military training camp in Somalia, killing at least five people and wounding 11 others, according to the state-run SONNA news agency.…
USA: Record-breaking 678 LGBTQ candidates running for state and federal posts
At least 678 openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) candidates will appear on ballots across the United States during the upcoming midterm elections, a historic number that comes…
Italy: Only minors and the sick allowed off migrant rescue boat
Italy has allowed a rescue ship carrying 179 refugees and migrants to enter a port in Sicily and begin disembarking children and sick or “vulnerable” people. But the far-right government…
Tanzania: Three dead after plane crashes into Lake Victoria
A Precision Air plane has crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania while attempting to land at an airport during bad weather, killing three people. An official said 26 people had been…
Peru: Thousands march for removal of President Pedro Castillo
Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Peru’s capital to call for the resignation of President Pedro Castillo who is under six investigations for corruption. People marched through…
Indonesia: K-pop band’s concert halted after 30 faint in a crush
K-pop band NCT 127 was forced to end their first concert in Indonesia early after 30 people fainted in a crush. Indonesia is still reeling after more than 130 people,…
Malaysia: Campaigning kicks off for November 19 general election
Campaigning has formally started for Malaysia’s general elections, a highly competitive race that will see the world’s longest-serving coalition seeking to regain its dominance four years after a shocking electoral…