Russia and Ukraine trade deadly strikes, killing at least 10 and injuring dozens

Russia and Ukraine trade deadly strikes, killing at least 10 and injuring dozens

Russia and Ukraine traded deadly strikes overnight and on Saturday morning, killing 10 people and wounding several dozen more, officials on both sides said Saturday. The attacks came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Istanbul for talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He will also meet with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of…

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Mexico arrests suspect who transported romantic partner of “El Mencho” to hideout before drug lord’s deadly capture

Mexico arrests suspect who transported romantic partner of “El Mencho” to hideout before drug lord’s deadly capture

Mexican authorities have arrested a suspected drug trafficker who played a key role in the raid that led to the death of Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera last month, the defense ministry said on Sunday. Oseguera, alias “El Mencho,” led the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and was fatally wounded in a raid by elite Mexican…

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Africa and the Deadly Dust From Iran, By Azu Ishiekwene

Africa: Chairperson of the African Union Commission Condemns the Deadly Attack in Woro, Kwara State, Nigeria

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has learned with deep shock and profound sorrow of the terrorist attack carried out on Tuesday, 3 February 2026, in the village of Woro, in Kwara State, during which at least 162 innocent civilians tragically lost their lives. The Chairperson of the Commission condemns…

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Southern Africa: Climate Change ‘Supercharging’ Deadly Floods in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Climate Change ‘Supercharging’ Deadly Floods in Southern Africa

A “perfect storm” of climate change and cyclical La Niña weather patterns have been fuelling the catastrophic flooding sweeping southern Africa for the past month, according to climate scientists. Torrential rains and floods have killed more than 100 people in South Africa, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Eswatini since December, and displaced hundreds of thousands of…

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