At least nine people were killed and more than 46 injured in blasts caused by a fire at a military ammunition depot in Chad’s capital on Tuesday night, health minister Abdelmadjid Abderahim said. “The death toll could rise as many people suffered serious injuries,” Abderahim told reporters on Wednesday. The …
Read More »At least three injured after fire at military munitions depot in Chad
A fire at a military ammunition depot in Chad’s capital N’Djamena triggered a series of blasts on Tuesday night, Foreign Affairs Minister Koulamallah Abderaman said, with witnesses saying at least one person was killed and several wounded. A resident of a neighbourhood near the depot said he saw three wounded …
Read More »At least 7 dead, 22 injured in Ecuador after landslide
The landslide that occurred this Sunday in a tourist region of Ecuador following heavy rains left seven dead and 22 injured, according to a latest report this Monday, June 17 from the authorities. On Sunday, they said six people had died, as many were injured and 30 others, who were …
Read More »Heavy toll after accident of convoy carrying body of Malawi VP
Four peopledied, twelve others were injured after a vehicle in the convoy carrying the body of the late Malawi Vice-President Saulos Chilima hit mourners, police say. It followed clashes between local people, the police and soldiers escorting the late vice-president’s funeral convoy from the capital, Lilongwe, to his home village …
Read More »ICC chief prosecutor warns of war crimes committed in Sudan
ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan is urgently investigating allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Darfur city of al-Fashir. Al Fashir has become a new front between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). In a video statement released on Tuesday, prosecutor Karim Khan …
Read More »Heavy toll after violent clash between clans in Somalia
At least 55 people died and 155 others were injured after a violent clash between two clans in central Somalia, Reuters reported, citing residents and medical officials. Somalia’s federal government is not only struggling to contain violence unleashed by the Al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group, but is also facing clan-based …
Read More »Dozens killed by Islamists in a week in DR Congo
More than 80 people were killed in one week by suspected Islamists in the Democratic Republic of Congo, local media reported. It follows an attack on Friday by suspected Islamist rebels on villages in the east of the country. “The attack had been carried out by members of the Allied …
Read More »UN “very concerned” by Joe Biden’s immigration policy
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Tuesday it was “very concerned” by the tightening of American immigration policy, announced earlier by President Joe Biden, urging Washington to reconsider its decisions. President Biden, campaigning for his re-election, signed an executive order that will prevent migrants who entered …
Read More »Foreign nationals can now join the Australian army
Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said that from July looser eligibility criteria would allow “permanent residents who have lived in Australia for 12 months” to serve in its military. Recruitment of British, Canadian, New Zealand and American citizens will be favored, he added. Australia has a very large coastline but …
Read More »Israeli far-right ministers threaten to leave government
Two ministers, belonging to the Israeli far right, threaten to leave Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition if the latter accepts the ceasefire agreement proposed by the United States. Friday, May 31, American President Joe Biden presented a new “comprehensive” agreement in Gaza in the eighth month of the war in the Gaza …
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