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African Union chair calls for Ethiopia truce, peace talks
The chair of the African Union on Sunday called for an immediate ceasefire in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and urged parties in the ...Gunmen kill 11 at Russian army base in new blow to Moscow’s Ukraine campaign
Gunmen shot dead 11 people at a Russian military training ground, the defence ministry said, in the latest blow to President Vladimir Putin’s forces ...China’s Xi talks up security, reiterates COVID stance as congress opens
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for accelerating the building of a world-class military while touting the fight against COVID-19 as he kicked off a ...Putin says Ukraine mobilisation should be finished in two weeks
Russia should be finished calling up reservists in two weeks, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, promising an end to a divisive ...Hundreds flee massive flooding in Chad capital
Hundreds of inhabitants of Chad’s capital N’Djamena have fled their homes due to massive flooding that has hit since Thursday, leaving parts ...Civilians in ‘annexed’ Kherson urged to flee to Russia as Ukrainians advance
Evacuees from Ukraine’s southern Kherson region were expected to begin arriving in Russia on Friday after a Moscow-installed official suggested residents should ...Australia suffers flash floods in southeast, Melbourne suburb evacuated
Thousands of people across Australia’s southeast were asked to evacuate their homes on Friday, including some in a western suburb of Melbourne, ...Russian missiles target more than 40 Ukraine cities, towns
Russian missiles pounded more than 40 Ukrainian cities and towns, officials said on Thursday, after a U.N. General Assembly resolution called Moscow’s ...Chad climate disaster leaves record 2.1 million people hungry
Severe drought followed by the worst floods in 30 years have led to rocketing food prices and left a record 2.1 million ...West backs Ukraine with more air defences, harsh winter of fighting expected
Ukraine’s allies on Wednesday announced delivery of new air defences and committed more military aid to Kyiv after intense Russian missile strikes ...














