Congo Coup Attempt Stopped as Politician attacked, Army Says.

The Democratic Republic of Congo army says it has quashed an attempted coup against President Felix Tshisekedi in the capital Kinshasa involving Congolese and foreign fighters. DR Congo army spokesperson Brig Gen Sylavin Ekenge said on the state-run broadcaster RTNC TV that several suspects have been detained and the “situation is now under control”. His…

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Iran President Ebrahim Raisi still missing after helicopter accident in mountains.

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and other officials apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran on Sunday, sparking a massive rescue operation in a fog-shrouded forest. Raisi was traveling in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province. State TV said what it called a “hard landing” happened near Jolfa, a…

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The Russians simply walked in, Ukrainian troops in Kharkiv .

As the Commander of a Ukrainian Special Reconnaissance Unit, he fought in Ukraine’s surprise offensive in Kharkiv in the autumn of 2022, which pushed back an initial Russian invasion all the way back to the border. But now Denys and his men are facing the prospect of doing the same all over again. Russian forces…

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New evidence shows atrocities committed by army in Burkina Faso.

New documents verified by journalists illustrate the scale of the atrocities committed by the Burkina Faso army on February 25, 2024. In April, the NGO Human Rights Watch reported the massacre of 223 civilians, including women and children. New evidence shows other killings committed by the army between May 3 and 9 -10 in several…

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UN impulses US to put an end on   deportation flight to Haiti

The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has called on the United States to stop forcibly returning Haitians to their home country, which is facing a months-long surge in gang violence and continued political instability. In a social media post on Friday, UNHCR urged US President Joe Biden’s administration “to refrain from forcibly returning Haitians who may…

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Toronto city councillor Jaye Robinson dies at age 61.

“We are deeply saddened to announce that Councillor Jaye Robinson passed away last night in the presence of her family,” her office confirmed in a post on X on Friday. No immediate cause of death was given. She was 61 Robinson was diagnosed with two forms of breast cancer in 2019 forcing her into a…

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President Museveni Arrives in Kenya to Strengthen Bilateral Relations.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has this afternoon arrived in Kenya’s capital Nairobi for a State visit at the invitation of President William Ruto. The President’s visit aims at strengthening the longstanding bilateral relations between Uganda and Kenya and exploring new avenues for collaboration and mutual benefits. On arrival, President Museveni was received at Jomo Kenyatta…

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Green light for Kenyan police boots on the ground in Haiti.

Barring any further unforeseen roadblocks, Kenyan police officers look set to arrive in Port au Prince as part of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission to Haiti. Torn apart by gang violence that has caused an estimated 2 500 deaths in the first three months this year and an ensuing humanitarian crisis, Haiti has appealed…

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