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The US State Department has called for an “orderly and responsible” drawdown of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, known as Minusma, following Bamako’s call for its departure “without delay”. “We are concerned about the effects this decision will have on the security and humanitarian crises impacting the Malian people. …

US president Joe Biden was the victim of a fall, without gravity, during an event of the American air forces in Colorado. Just after finishing his inaugural speech at the US Air Force Academy graduation in northern Colorado Springs, Joe Biden stumbled while trying to run off the stage. Very …

At least 34 people were exonerated last week by a resolution from the state of Connecticut, in the United States, nearly 376 years after their conviction for witchcraft. Last week, the state of Connecticut in the United States passed a resolution exonerating at least 34 people convicted or executed for …

The Zimbabwean government summoned the acting US ambassador to the country over election-related social media posts, which it said amounted to activism and meddling in internal affairs. Last week, the US embassy encouraged Zimbabweans to register to vote “and make sure your voice is heard”. In a statement on Tuesday, …

Ugandan head of state Yoweri Museveni has approved the Anti-Homosexuality Law which provides heavy penalties for same-sex relations and the “promotion” of homosexuality in the country, the presidency has announced. The announcement of the promulgation of the new law arouses indignation and concern from local NGOs to the White House. …

The United States imposed sanctions on Ivan Maslov, considered to be the head of the Wagner Group’s operation in Mali. The US Treasury said Ivan Maslov was a key figure in Wagner’s global activities. It said Wagner may be using its presence in Mali to conceal efforts to acquire military …

The South Carolina state Senate in the eastern United States on Tuesday passed a law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. “I look forward to signing this text to make it a law as quickly as possible”, rejoiced Henry McMaster on Twitter, judging that his state would thus …

South Carolina Senator Tim Scott announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the United States on Monday, and will face former President Donald Trump. He was immediately congratulated by Donald Trump, who does not seem to take a dim view of this candidacy. Raised by a single mother and …

In the early hours of Friday morning, Nigerian joint security services say they rescued two people who were abducted during an attack on a US convoy in the south-eastern Nigerian state of Anambra on Tuesday, local media reported. They are thought to be physically unharmed. The police spokesman Ikenga Tochukwu …

Washington and Seoul will “face proportional responses for their mad dash for nuclear war”, warns Pyongyang in a text published this Friday by the North Korean state agency KCNA, in reaction to the announcement of future joint military exercises hosted by South Korea and the United States. The South Korean …