A violent assault, masterminded by Islamic extremists in western Niger, resulted in the tragic loss of at least twelve soldiers, with seven more sustaining injuries, as verified by the nation’s military leadership. The soldiers were targeted while engaged in a mission within
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visited Kenya for the third time this year to boost economic ties between the nations. Kenya agreed to a trade pact with Russia, The country’s presidency said that bilateral trade with Russia is still low, and the
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un announced his regime will take stronger control of the nation’s agricultural sector amid the ongoing food shortage. Kim revealed the plan for more state intervention during a four-day conference with Workers’ Party of Korea officials, according
Pope Francis opened the second and final leg of his African pilgrimage by heading to South Sudan on Friday, hoping to encourage the young country’s stalled peace process and draw international attention to continued fighting and a worsening humanitarian crisis. Francis had
Sexism in France is reportedly worsening, according to a survey conducted by the High Authority on Equality (HCE). The situation is particularly bad for younger women, with “alarming” reports of online abuse, verbal harassment on social media and “barbaric” pornography. A male
New data shows that the new “highly infectious” Covid strain is responsible for one in 25 cases of the virus in the UK. The new variant has been labelled XBB.1.5 and has seen hospitalisations quickly rise in the United States. The US has