Politics
France and allies to withdraw troops from Mali
France and military allies said on Thursday they would leave Mali after almost a decade based there fighting Islamist insurgents around West ...Ukraine rebels accuse government forces of attacks
Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine accused government forces on Thursday of opening fire on their territory four times in the past 24 ...U.S. and NATO say Russia is building up troops near Ukraine, not withdrawing
The United States and NATO said Russia was still building up troops around Ukraine on Wednesday despite Moscow’s insistence it was pulling ...Five killed as gunfire, explosions rock Somali capital
Al Shabaab militants attacked several police stations and security checkpoints in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu early on Wednesday, officials and the militants said, ...Ukraine marks ‘Day of Unity’ as US warns Russia may yet attack
A defiant Ukrainian leader urged citizens to celebrate a “Day of Unity” on Wednesday, as Washington warned once again that Russia remains ...Russia says it pulls back some troops, Ukraine and West want proof
Russia said on Tuesday some of its troops were returning to base after exercises near Ukraine and mocked Western warnings about a ...Ukraine president calls for ‘day of unity’ for Feb. 16, day some believe Russia could ...
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday called on the country’s people to fly flags and sing the national anthem in unison on ...Two protesters killed as thousands rally against Sudan coup
At least two protesters were shot dead as security forces confronted crowds marching in Sudan on Monday demanding the release of prisoners ...Russia says it will keep talking for now as Ukraine hints at concessions
Russia suggested on Monday that it was ready to keep talking to the West to try to defuse a security crisis in ...COVID protest convoy arrives in Brussels
Reporting by TOE Correspondent in BrusselsEditing by KC Hum A group of “freedom convoy” protesters reached Brussels Monday, with police in the Belgian ...














