Boko Haram attack kills Niger forces, state media says
Niger's state ANP news agency said security force members were killed after a Boko Haram attack on the outskirts of N'Guigmi, a garrison town in the Diffa regi…
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Afghan migrants: 14 bodies found in desert
Officials said the bodies of 14 Afghans trying to reach Iran have been found in a desert in southwestern Afghanistan, weeks after their vehicle broke down and…
Scarborough Shoal: China holds military, coast guard drills
China said it conducted military and coast guard drills on Saturday near Scarborough Shoal, a contested South China Sea reef claimed by China and the Philippin…
Ukrainian drones sink Russian container ship, Rosatom says
Rosatom said Ukrainian drones sank the Russian-owned container ship Yanina in the Black Sea near the port of Novorossiysk early Saturday, forcing its 17-member…
France wildfire under control after 42,000 hectares, minister says
France's largest wildfire since 1949 is under control after burning 42,000 hectares near Bordeaux, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Saturday. Nunez sai…
Ceuta migrant influx: EU majority seeks emergency talks
Twenty-two EU countries have called for emergency video talks among interior ministers over the migrant influx into Spain's Ceuta enclave, as Madrid said nearl…
Naples earthquake injures 21 in Campi Flegrei
A 4.7-magnitude earthquake in the Campi Flegrei area west of Naples injured 21 people and damaged properties, Italian authorities said on Saturday. Italy's In…
Iranian pilgrims cross into Iraq for wartime Arbaeen
Iranian pilgrims crossed into Iraq for Arbaeen, the major Shia Muslim commemoration, in the first pilgrimage season since war broke out in the region. At Iraq…
Russia fired record 376 missiles at Ukraine in July: AFP
An AFP analysis of Ukrainian air force daily reports published Saturday found that Russia launched 376 missiles at Ukraine in July, a record monthly total in t…
Greece wildfire: 400 fight Porto Germeno blaze
More than 400 firefighters, backed by several dozen specialised aircraft, were battling on Saturday to protect Porto Germeno, a coastal resort about 70 kilomet…
Hungary nuclear plant may shut this weekend
Hungary's only nuclear power plant could shut completely as early as this weekend after low Danube water levels forced another partial shutdown, Prime Minister…
Kyiv strikes kill at least nine as Zelensky seeks Patriots
Russian drones and ballistic missiles killed at least nine people in Kyiv overnight into Saturday, Ukrainian officials said, as President Volodymyr Zelensky ag…
Ethiopia army and Tigray forces clash, TPLF says
A senior Tigray People's Liberation Front official said Ethiopian federal forces and Tigrayan forces clashed on Saturday in Shererina, in northern Ethiopia nea…