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Niamey, Niger (AFP) Dec 11, 2024 - Ten soldiers were killed and another seven wounded in a terrorist attack in western Niger near the border with Burkina Faso, the army said in its operational bulletin on Wednesday.
Dec 11, 2024
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP) Dec 11, 2024 - Landmark talks on desertification are set to conclude in Saudi Arabia this week amid doubts that pledged funds will make a meaningful difference in the fight against the growing scourge.
Dec 11, 2024
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 11, 2024 - Harbor seals in icy regions rely on icebergs from glaciers as safe platforms for birthing, raising pups, and molting. A new study reveals how climate-driven changes to glaciers impact these critical
Dec 11, 2024
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Dec 11, 2024 - The murder rate in Brazil's Amazon is far higher than the national average, largely because of territorial conflict in a region prey to organized crime, an NGO said Wednesday.
Dec 11, 2024
Seoul (AFP) Dec 11, 2024 - South Korean police raided President Yoon Suk Yeol's office on Wednesday as the investigation into his declaration of martial law gathered pace.
Dec 11, 2024
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 11, 2024 - A study by the D-Hygea Lab at the Department of Electronics, Information, and Bioengineering at the Politecnico di Milano, in collaboration with the Regional Emergency Agency (AREU), has shed light
Dec 11, 2024
Berlin (AFP) Dec 11, 2024 - Germany's foreign minister on Wednesday urged Israel and Turkey not to jeopardise a peaceful transition in Syria after the ousting of president Bashar al-Assad in an Islamist-led rebel offensive.
Dec 11, 2024
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 11, 2024 - U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger testified before the Senate Rules and Administration Committee on Wednesday about the need for more officers as the number of threats against members of Congress escalates.
Dec 11, 2024
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 11, 2024 - The House Foreign Affairs Committee heard testimony from Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday as he defended the Biden administration's decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan in 2021 as the government collapsed.
Dec 11, 2024
Seoul (AFP) Dec 11, 2024 - South Korea's former defence minister tried to kill himself shortly before he was formally arrested over his role in this month's martial law operation, a senior prisons official said Wednesday.
Dec 11, 2024
Taipei (AFP) Dec 11, 2024 - China has expanded military drills around Taiwan aimed at drawing a red line for the next US president, Taipei authorities said on Wednesday, branding Beijing a troublemaker.
Dec 11, 2024
London, UK (SPX) Dec 11, 2024 - A new study led by researchers from the University of Leicester and the University of Southampton has unveiled evidence of sudden melting events in Antarctica's ice sheet from over 20 million years
Dec 11, 2024
Goma, Dr Congo (AFP) Dec 11, 2024 - Amnesty International in a statement Wednesday accused senior Congolese army officers of possible crimes against humanity in a massacre in the northeastern city of Goma that killed 56 people last year.
Dec 11, 2024
Malibu, United States (AFP) Dec 11, 2024 - A wildfire burning through Malibu that has sent thousands of people fleeing for safety, including Hollywood celebrities, forged west on Wednesday, as firefighters battled to save homes from the blaze.
Dec 11, 2024
Beijing (AFP) Dec 11, 2024 - China on Wednesday blamed external forces and separatists for stoking instability in the Taiwan Strait, without confirming it is carrying out military drills around the self-ruled island.
Dec 11, 2024
Malibu, United States (AFP) Dec 11, 2024 - A ferocious fire tore through Malibu on Tuesday, destroying at least seven homes in one of California's most desirable areas, and forcing thousands to evacuate.
Dec 11, 2024
