French forces killed 33 militants in Mali, says Macron
President Emmanuel Macron announced Saturday that French forces had killed 33 militants in Mali. Macron made the announcement on a visit to Ivory Coast, where he was visiting troops for…
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Britain ignores U.N. deadline to hand over Chagos Islands to Mauritius
The British government ignored a United Nations-imposed deadline Friday to hand over control of the Chagos Islands in the central Indian Ocean to Mauritius, after what the global body says…
Italy allows ship carrying Libyan migrants to dock in Sicily
Italy granted permission to a ship carrying 82 Libyan migrants to dock Saturday in Lampedusa, Sicily, and allowed the passengers to disembark. The Ocean Viking rescued the migrants nearly a…
WHO: Ebola funds not enough to fight virus through end of 2019
The World Health Organization is running low on funding it needs to fight a deadly outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United Nations health agency…
Britain to send 250 troops to U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali
Britain will deploy 250 troops to Mali to aid a United Nations peacekeeping mission protecting an unstable peace, the British government announced on Monday. The three-year deployment, to begin early…
British Airways suspends flights to Cairo for 7 days
British Airways said Saturday it has suspended flights to Cairo for seven days as a security precaution. The airline announced at 5:42 p.m. the stoppage of flights to the Egyptian…
Sudan military suspends talks until Khartoum roadblocks removed, protest leaders say
Sudan’s military rulers on Wednesday suspended crucial talks with protesters on installing civilian rule, insisting that negotiations will resume only after demonstrators remove roadblocks put up in parts of Khartoum,…
U.N.: 113 million people faced ‘acute hunger’ in 2018
More than 113 million people in 53 countries experienced “acute hunger” last year, with African nations disproportionally affected by food insecurity, the United Nations said. Yemen, Congo, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Syria…
Ethiopian airliner crashes on way to Kenya
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet has crashed on a flight from Addis Ababa to Nairobi. The flight is believed to have had 149 passengers and eight crew members…
Shell, Eni, ExxonMobil win concessions in Egypt oil, gas exploration tender
Shell won most of the concessions in an oil and gas exploration tender organized by the Egyptian natural gas holding company and the country’s General Petroleum Corporation. According to Daily…
