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Dozens killed in fresh attacks in central Mali: local, security sources

May 10, 2026 admin

Soldiers from the National Front for the Liberation of Azawad (FLA) sit on a pick-up truck as they patrol the streets of Kidal, on May 8, 2026. Mali’s government refuses to talk to “terrorist” armed groups, the foreign minister has said, days after jihadists and allied separatists mounted unprecedented attacks against the junta. | Photo…

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Putin says Ukraine war is ‘heading to an end’

May 9, 2026 admin

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a press conference in Moscow, Russia, on May 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday (May 9, 2026) said the war in Ukraine was winding down, slamming Western support for Kyiv, as the first day of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire was marked by mutual accusations…

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Rubio defends new U.S. sanctions on Cuba, targeting military-run conglomerate GAESA

May 9, 2026 admin

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the Trump administration’s decision to slap new sanctions on Cuba, the largest of which is against GAESA, or Grupo de Administración Empresarial S.A., a business conglomerate operated by the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces. In addition to GAESA and its leader, the sanctions announced on Thursday (May 7, 2026)…

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UN mission in Democratic Republic of Congo warns of wave of attacks in east

May 9, 2026 admin

Demonstrators protest against military attacks on the Banyamulenge people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at the Capitol in Washington. File | Photo Credit: AP The UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo warned on Saturday (May 9, 2026) of a “deadly” wave of attacks in the country’s restive east targeting civilians. “Dozens…

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Israeli drone strikes near Beirut kill four; southern airstrikes claim at least 13 lives

May 9, 2026 admin

Security forces and residents inspect and clear debris scattered across a road at the scene of an Israeli airstrike that hit a car in the coastal town of Saadiyat, south of Beirut, Lebanon, on May 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Three Israeli drone strikes on vehicles just south of Beirut on Saturday (May 9,…

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U.K. PM Starmer turns to Labour Party grandees after tough local election verdict

May 9, 2026 admin

“I think the right thing to do is to rebuild and show the path forward,” British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said. | Photo Credit: AP British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday (May 9, 2026) appointed two veteran leaders in expert advisory roles at Downing Street after a disastrous local election for the governing…

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Indonesian rescuers find 1 body after volcano eruption as search continues for 2 more

May 9, 2026 admin

Rescue operation after Mount Dukono eruption. File | Photo Credit: AP Rescuers on Saturday (May 9, 2026) recovered a body of an Indonesian woman after Mount Dukonoerupted on on Indonesia Halmahera island a day earlier while authorities continued searching for two Singaporeans, officials said. The slain hikers were among 20 people who set out to…

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Israel to release two Gaza flotilla activists ahead of deportation: rights group

May 9, 2026 admin

Saif Abukeshek (left) and Thiago Avila aboard the Greenpeace vessel Arctic Sunrise, which joined a Gaza-bound flotilla on April 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP , Israel will release two foreign activists taken off a Gaza-bound flotilla from detention on Saturday (May 9, 2026) before handing them to immigration authorities ahead of their deportation, the…

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Met Gala 2026 | When India showed up — with steel, saris and mangoes

May 9, 2026 admin

(L-R) Ananya Birla, Isha Ambani, and Karan Johar at the 2026 Met Gala I read a piece of discourse from the Met Gala, one of many, by Diet Prada, the meme account that inspired its Indian sisters, Diet Sabya and Diet Paratha. The headline read: ‘Was Chanel’s outfit for Bhavitha Mandava, racist?’ My thoughts on…

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Plane hits pedestrian during takeoff at Denver airport

May 9, 2026 admin

Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters A flight aborted its takeoff from Denver International Airport late on Friday (May 8, 2026) after striking a person on the runway, with at least one passenger injured, according to the airport and U.S. media reports. Denver International Airport said in a statement that “Frontier…

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