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South African president arrives in Russia as part of peace mission
South Africa's president arrived in Saint Petersburg, Russia on Saturday ahead of talks headed by an African delegation pushing for negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow even as doubts grow they will bear fruit.
Death toll from militant attack on school in Uganda hits 37
Militants linked to the Islamic State group hacked and burned 37 students to death in western Uganda in the country's worst such attack in over a decade, army and police officials said Saturday.
Singapore says 'premature' for ASEAN talks with Myanmar
Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said Friday that conditions were not yet right for ASEAN to open high-level talks with Myanmar on the country's political situation.
Parents of Syrians missing in Greece boat tragedy 'pray day and night'
In war-torn Syria, parents of teenagers missing in a shipwreck off the Greek coast are clinging onto hope their children might be alive, days after the tragedy.
Medics say overwhelmed by wounded from Sudan's Darfur
Medics on Saturday said they are overwhelmed by the hundreds of wounded fleeing Sudan's Darfur region, which has become an increasing focus of global concern more than two months into the country's war.
Children in war-scarred Yemen line up for water, not school
Every day at dawn, 14-year-old Salim Mohammad leaves home to fetch water, trekking through his city in southwestern Yemen to join the queues at the nearest public dispenser.
Japan's emperor arrives in Indonesia for first state visit
Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrived in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Saturday for their first state visit since ascending the Chrysanthemum Throne in 2019.
25 students killed in militant attack on school in western Uganda
Militants linked to the Islamic State group have killed 25 students in western Uganda in the country's worst such attack in years, police and local officials said Saturday.
25 killed in militant attack on school in western Uganda: police
Twenty-five people including children have died in an overnight "terrorist attack" on a school in western Uganda by the Islamic State-aligned Allied Democratic Forces militia, the national police spokesman said Saturday.
Ukraine's long battle for Bakhmut takes toll on German gun
The fighting around the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut has been going on so long that even recently delivered Western weapons like the German Pzh2000 howitzer are showing wear and tear.
German Greens in doldrums over bitter compromises
When Germany's ecologist Greens hold a mini-party congress Saturday, members of the junior coalition party are expected to vent their fury over tradeoffs that have sent the party's popularity plunging.
African leaders prepare to meet Putin after Zelensky rules out talks
A high-level African delegation was preparing to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, a day after its calls for talks between Moscow and Kyiv were rebuffed by Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky.
Zelensky rules out talks with Russia as African leaders urge de-escalation
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ruled out the possibility of talks with Russia on Friday after a visiting delegation of African leaders urged both countries to de-escalate.
King Charles III saddles up for birthday parade
Trooping the Colour, the annual military parade to mark the British sovereign's official birthday, takes place on Saturday, with King Charles III inspecting troops on horseback.
Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg dead at 92
Daniel Ellsberg, the whistleblower who leaked the "Pentagon Papers" about the Vietnam War, died on Friday, his family announced. He was 92.
Ukraine troops secure village as new push seeks momentum
The blue and gold flag flying above the shattered doorway of the Blagodatne cultural centre is Ukrainian, but the soldiers lying dead inside are Russian.
African leaders urge de-escalation after missile attack on Kyiv
A delegation of African leaders met President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday and told Russia and Ukraine to de-escalate and negotiate, hours after sheltering from missile strikes on Kyiv.
Mali calls for immediate end of UN mission
Mali's foreign minister called Friday for the UN Security Council to withdraw the peacekeeping mission in his country "without delay," denouncing its "failure" to respond to security challenges.
Blinken: trip to China aims at 'avoiding miscalculations'
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that his coming visit to China aims to open up better communications "by addressing misperceptions and avoiding miscalculations."
In Kyiv, South African leader urges Russia and Ukraine to de-escalate
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday called on Ukraine and Russia to de-escalate their conflict, as he arrived in the war-torn country on a mission to broker peace.
France to push shipping carbon tax at finance summit
France said Friday it would throw its weight behind an emissions tax on the heavily polluting shipping industry, adding momentum to a campaign long championed by Pacific island nations and environmental campaigners.
Haiti at risk of 'civil war' without international force: minister
Haiti risks descending into civil war if an international assistance force is not sent to the violence-plagued nation imminently, a minister for the Caribbean country warned Friday.
Racism routine among police where George Floyd was killed: US probe
The police in Minneapolis, Minnesota routinely resort to violent and racist practices, the US Justice Department said Friday in findings of a review three years after George Floyd was murdered by city police officers.
US releases further $205 million in Ukraine aid
The United States on Friday announced a further $205 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine to help the country with shortages of food, drinking water and other needs as its fights against Russia's invasion.
'Francocide': new French far-right term enters language battle
When an Algerian woman with mental health problems killed a 12-year-old child in Paris last year, far-right idealogue Eric Zemmour wasted no time in labelling the crime a "francocide".
NATO to tighten Ukraine ties, but no membership invite at summit
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Friday the alliance will tighten political ties with Ukraine at a summit next month, but there will be no talk of a membership invite for Kyiv.
Cats and dogs saved from Ukraine floods find new homes
A small dog with shaggy fur trustingly put his paw in a volunteer's hand at a Kyiv pet shelter taking in animals rescued from a devastating flood in southern Ukraine.
Kyiv attacked as African peace mission visits Ukraine
A flurry of Russian missiles greeted a delegation of African leaders arriving in Kyiv Friday as part of a mission aiming to broker peace between Kyiv and Moscow.
'Unprecedented' security for Putin at St Petersburg forum
Mobile communications were severed Friday in Saint Petersburg in "unprecedented" security measures as President Vladimir Putin attended a global economic forum amid growing Ukrainian attacks on Russian soil.
US chip giant Micron to invest $600 mn in China plant
US chipmaker Micron said Friday it would invest more than $600 million in a packing and testing factory in northern China, less than a month after Beijing banned its chips from critical infrastructure projects.
Benin feels the pinch as neighbouring Nigeria ends fuel subsidies
Sitting on top of a yellow jerry can of fuel, Jeannine waits for customers on a sidewalk in Benin's economic capital Cotonou, but business is slow.
Xi Jinping meets with 'old friend' Bill Gates in Beijing
Chinese leader Xi Jinping told his "old friend" Bill Gates on Friday that China had always placed its hopes in the American people, after the Microsoft co-founder's foundation pledged $50 million to help Chinese efforts to battle disease.