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‘Brutal’ battle for Ukraine’s Sievierodonetsk will determine fate of Donbas, president says
The battle for the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk is brutal and will determine the fate of the Donbas region, the country’s president ...Sudanese farmers warn of failing harvests as hunger rises
On the fertile clay plains of Sudan’s Gezira Scheme, farmers would have normally started tilling the soil weeks ago before planting out ...Sri Lanka hit by power cuts after key union goes on strike
Swathes of Sri Lanka were hit by electricity cuts on Thursday after a power sector union went on strike opposing new government ...Ukraine says it is holding off Russian assault in key eastern city
Ukrainian forces were successfully holding out against the assault in Sievierodonetsk, the general staff said on Wednesday, while Russian troops were bringing ...Cameroon says soldiers killed nine villagers in “disproportionate” use of force
Cameroon’s government said on Tuesday that a group of soldiers killed nine villagers, including an 18-month-old girl, in a “manifestly disproportionate” and ...Street fighting, constant shelling as Russia pushes for control of Ukraine’s Donbas
Ukrainian troops were engaged in fierce street fighting with Russian soldiers in the industrial city of Sievierodonetsk, while other towns were under ...Russia strikes Kyiv again after weeks, Putin warns West on missile supplies
Russia struck Kyiv with missiles for the first time in more than a month, while President Vladimir Putin warned he would hit ...At least 50 killed in massacre at Catholic church in southwest Nigeria
Gunmen attacked a Catholic church in southwest Nigeria during mass on Sunday, killing at least 50 people including women and children, according ...Flight ban hits Russian foreign minister’s visit to Serbia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s visit to Serbia has been cancelled after countries around Serbia closed their airspace to his aircraft, a ...Russian President Vladimir Putin warns of hitting ‘new targets’ if Kyiv gets new missiles
President Vladimir Putin warned the United States in an interview broadcast on Sunday that Russia would strike new targets if the West ...














