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Baghdad, Aug 30 (AFP/APP): Iraqi supporters of powerful cleric Moqtada Sadr withdrew Tuesday from Baghdad’s Green Zone after he demanded an end to fighting between rival forces and the army that left 30 dead and hundreds wounded. Sadr, a grey-bearded preacher with millions of devoted […]

Addis Ababa, Aug 30 (AFP/APP): Tigrayan rebels said Tuesday they intended to advance further into neighbouring regions of northern Ethiopia but were still open to peace talks after fighting erupted last week and put paid to a five-month-long truce. The government of Prime Minister Abiy […]

Luanda, Aug 29 (AFP/APP): A senior military officer who became a graft buster and turned on his political patron upon seizing power, Angolan President Joao Lourenco has won a second term, but the victory was not a walk in the park. The 68-year-old secured a […]

Moscow, Aug 29 (AFP/APP): The Russian army on Monday said it had thwarted Ukrainian offensives in the southern regions of Kherson and Mykolaiv and inflicted “heavy losses” on Kyiv’s forces. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ordered his troops to launch attacks in three directions, but “this […]

Baghdad, Aug 29 (AFP/APP):Two protesters were killed and Iraq declared a nationwide curfew after supporters of Moqtada Sadr stormed the government palace in Baghdad’s Green Zone Monday following the powerful Shiite leader’s declaration that he was quitting politics. Shots were fired in the fortified area […]