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KYIV, Ukraine – July 05 (ONLINE) Russian forces set their sights on their next objectives in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk province on Tuesday after President Vladimir Putin claimed victory in neighbouring Luhansk province and the five-month long war entered a new phase. The capture of the […]

MOSCOW, Russia – July 05 (ONLINE) Russia and Mongolia intend to boost friendly ties, progress is observed in many spheres related to the implementation of joint projects, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a meeting with Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh on Tuesday. Russian Foreign […]

WASHINGTON, US – July 05 (ONLINE) US police have arrested a suspect after six people were killed in a mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois, BBC reported. Robert E Crimo III, 22, was detained after a brief chase, police said. […]

Niamey, July 5 (AFP/APP): The main French military base in Niger has become a hub of frantic activity for troops and equipment leaving neighbouring Mali. After nine years fighting jihadists in Mali, France is pulling its troops out of the country after falling out with […]

Sloviansk, Ukraine, July 5 (AFP/APP):At least two people were killed and seven more injured Tuesday as Russian forces pounded the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, local authorities said, as Moscow ramps up its assault on the Donbas region. “Sloviansk! Massive shelling of the city. The […]

Highland Park, United States, July 5 (AFP/APP): The suspected gunman who opened fire on a July 4 parade in a wealthy Chicago suburb planned the attack for weeks and wore women’s clothing to aid his escape, police said Tuesday. Robert Crimo, 21, who lived in […]

Johannesburg, July 5 (AFP/APP):Chief Justice Raymond Zondo’s welcoming and cheerful smile belies an uncompromising nature that saw the jailing of former South African president Jacob Zuma during a high-level corruption probe. Over the past four years, the 62-year-old has led a sweeping investigation that revealed […]

Kyiv, Ukraine, July 5 (AFP/APP):After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Yuriy Makeyev found himself homeless and jobless: a combination of circumstances that brought him to the brink of a nervous breakdown. Now the 48-year-old, who has fled his home in the war-torn east, believes he […]

BourgSaintPierre, Switzerland, July 5 (AFP/APP): In a remote, secluded valley in the Swiss Alps, a line of rusty ski lift masts scar the grassy hillside where cows lazily graze. The lifts at the once bustling Super Saint Bernard ski resort in Switzerland’s southern Wallis canton, […]

Tripoli, July 4 (AFP/APP): Libya’s Tripoli-based government sought on Monday to quell public anger over chronic power cuts, devoting its weekly meeting to the electricity sector and admitting it had underestimated the problem. The meeting followed a night of angry protests across the capital, where […]