Somali pirates free Bangladesh-flagged vessel, MV Abdullah.

Somali pirates have released a Bangladesh-flagged vessel and its 23-member crew after a ransom was reportedly paid. The MV Abdullah was carrying coal from Mozambique to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) when it was hijacked off Somalia’s coast about a month ago. The pirates alleged that they received $5m (£4m), but there is no independent…

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Sirens, explosions heard over Israel as Iran launches retaliatory air attacks.

Iran has launched a massive aerial attack on Israel, two weeks after a deadly strike on its consulate in Syria. Iran unleashed a barrage of missilesand drones  on Saturday and during the early hours of Sunday, targeting Israel in retaliation for last week’s suspected Israeli strike on its consulate in Damascus that killed 13 people. Booms and…

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Hundreds protest in Niger demanding departure of US troops.

In March, Niger suspended its military cooperation with the US after military government leaders severed ties with France last year. Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets of Niger’s capital to demand the departure of United States troops, after the military government further shifted its strategy by ending a military accord with the US…

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Kagame has expressed his displeasure with SADC’s diplomatic blunder.

                                           by ronald sserwadda The SADC Mission in the DRC (SAMIDRC) is tasked with targeting armed groups in eastern DRC who refuse to lay down arms. M23 has been identified as one of the biggest threats. Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, again, expressed his frustration about how Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states deployed troops…

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Ukraine could face defeat in 2024. Here’s how that might look.

An ex-commander of the United Kingdom’s Joint Forces Command has expressed concern over the possibility of Ukraine facing a challenging situation against Russia in the year 2024. General Sir Richard Barrons has told the BBC there is “a serious risk” of Ukraine losing the war this year. The reason, he says, is “because Ukraine may…

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Turkey: 174 people rescued after deadly cable car accident.

All 174 people who were stranded in cable cars high above a mountain in southern Turkey have been brought to safety. It took almost 23 hours to rescue all of them after one of the pods hit a pole and burst open. Sadly, one person died and 10 others were injured when they fell to…

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