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Russia says it welcomes Trump’s readiness to solve problems through dialogue
By Dmitry Antonov Reuters Russia welcomes the stated willingness of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to resolve problems through dialogue, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry ...Benin army suffers heavy losses in northern attack
By Pulcherie Adjoha Reuters Benin’s armed forces have suffered heavy losses in an attack on one of their most well-equipped positions in ...Death toll from Israel’s war on Gaza surpasses 46,000
More than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Thursday, as the conflict raged into a 16th ...Deadly Los Angeles wildfires threaten Hollywood
By Huw GRIFFITH AFP Wildfires threatened to engulf parts of Hollywood on Thursday as a growing number of blazes raged across Los ...Russian strike kills 13 in Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia
A Russian guided bomb attack on Wednesday killed at least 13 people and injured 29 others in Ukraine’s southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, ...Armenia warns of escalation risk after Azeri leader calls it ‘fascist’
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has accused neighbouring Armenia of posing a “fascist” threat that needs to be destroyed, in comments that Armenia’s ...Death toll from powerful earthquake in Tibet rises to 95
By Isabel Kua and Sam Davies AFP A devastating earthquake in China’s remote Tibet region killed at least 95 people and collapsed ...Venezuela, Paraguay break relations over Pena’s support for opposition
Venezuela broke off diplomatic relations with Paraguay on Monday, with Paraguay expelling Venezuela’s diplomats in the country in return, a day after ...Fighting rages inside Russia as Moscow reports gains in Ukraine
By Mark Trevelyan Reuters Russia said on Monday its forces had made important gains in eastern Ukraine while continuing to fend off a new ...Mali rebels say army, Russian fighters killed nine civilians in car attack
Nine civilians including women and children were killed in an attack on a vehicle in Mali’s Segou region last week, a civil ...