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Boko Haram attack on Chad army base kills at least 24: military, local officials

Boko Haram attack on Chad army base kills at least 24: military, local officials

An overnight attack by suspected Boko Haram jihadists on a Chadian military base has killed at least 24 people, a military official and regional administrator told AFP on Tuesday. The Barka Tolorom base is on the shores of Lake Chad, which straddles Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria and whose islands

Ukraine pressures Russia as midnight ceasefire looms

Ukraine pressures Russia as midnight ceasefire looms

Ukraine piled pressure on Russia Tuesday after announcing its own truce in response to Russia's demand for a ceasefire to coincide with its annual World War II Victory Day commemorations. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said that holding a ceasefire between May 8-9 so Moscow could

Bible that saved soldier’s life by blocking German bullet for sale

Bible that saved soldier’s life by blocking German bullet for sale

By Ed Chatterton A Bible that stopped a bullet and saved the life of a WWI British soldier could make thousands at auction after coming to light 108 years on. Private John William Webb was carrying the Bible in his tunic pocket when he faced an avalanche of machine gun

Massive search continues for two missing US soldiers in Morocco

Massive search continues for two missing US soldiers in Morocco

Two US soldiers that disappeared while on a training deployment in southern Morocco were last seen near seaside cliffs and may have fallen into the ocean, a US defense official confirmed to AFP. A massive land, air and sea search was launched by US, Moroccan and allied forces in Cap

Kyiv hits Russian oil sites as eight killed in both countries

Kyiv hits Russian oil sites as eight killed in both countries

Ukraine said Sunday it had hit several Russian ships -- a cruise missile carrier and three shadow fleet tankers -- as both sides fired hundreds of drones in a spree that killed at least eight people. The two neighbours have been firing waves of explosive-packed drones at each other daily throughout

Lebanon says 13 killed in Israeli strikes in south

Lebanon says 13 killed in Israeli strikes in south

Lebanon's health ministry said 13 people were killed on Friday in Israeli strikes in the south, including in a town where Israel's army had issued an evacuation order despite a ceasefire. The strikes in Habboush killed eight people, including a child and two women, and wounded

Rebels take key military base in Mali's north

Rebels take key military base in Mali's north

Mali's army and its Russian mercenary allies surrendered a strategic northern military stronghold to armed rebels on Friday, as Tuareg separatists and jihadists wage a unified front to bring down the country's junta. The west African nation is facing a critical security situation following large-scale