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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 ...Oil prices advance on low oil inventories expectation
Oil prices drifted higher on Wednesday, anticipating a report of low U.S. oil stocks, while expectations of solid demand in the upcoming ...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 ...Qatar to re-install Zidane statue that sparked backlash
Qatar plans to re-install a sculpture immortalising French-Algerian soccer player Zinedine Zidane’s head butt during the 2006 World Cup final, which had ...Famine risk rises in Somalia as rains fail, food prices soar
Nearly a quarter of a million people are facing starvation in Somalia as a drought worsens and global food prices hover near ...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 ...