PAPHOS, Cyprus – France is deploying about a dozen naval vessels, including its aircraft carrier strike group, to the Mediterranean, Red Sea and potentially the Strait of Hormuz as part of defensive support to allies threatened by the conflict in the Middle East. Speaking in Cyprus before visiting the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, which...
DAKAR – The U.S. is nearing a deal with Mali that will allow Washington to resume flying aircraft and drones over the West African country’s airspace to gather intelligence on jihadist groups linked to al Qaeda, according to one current U.S. official and a former U.S. official. Last month, Washington made the first move to...
Suspected terrorists from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram have killed a Nigerian Army commanding officer and several soldiers in coordinated attacks on military bases in Borno and Yobe states in northeastern Nigeria, according to security sources and local residents. Armed insurgents claim control of Ngoshe in Borno State in a...
LIEGE, Belgium – An explosion hit a synagogue in the Belgian city of Liege early on Monday in what authorities said was an antisemitic attack that caused damage but no injuries. The explosion, which happened around 4 a.m. (0300 GMT), blew out the windows of the synagogue, as well as those of a building on...
SINGAPORE – Governments scrambled to limit the impact on economies and consumers from the widening Iran war, which fuelled a record surge in oil prices on Monday after key producers cut output and Tehran signalled that hardliners would remain in charge. In a sign of mounting governmental concern over supply disruptions, the Group of Seven...
ISTANBUL – Istanbul’s jailed mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, argued with the presiding judge on Monday in a chaotic start to a sweeping corruption trial that could extinguish the ambition of Tayyip Erdogan’s main rival to become president at Turkey’s next election. Imamoglu, 55, demanded permission to speak and urged the judge to “respect the right of...
ANKARA – Turkey deployed six F-16 fighter jets and air defence systems to northern Cyprus on Monday to boost the security of the Turkish community, its defence ministry said, pledging to take further measures if needed because of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. European powers have taken steps to ramp up military deployments to the...
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM – Hezbollah said on Monday its fighters clashed with Israeli troops in eastern Lebanon during an Israeli airborne raid overnight, in what would be the second such operation in the area in recent days, as the war between Israel and the Iran-backed group entered a second week A spokesperson for the Israeli military had...
DAKAR, March 9 (Reuters) – Guinea’s main opposition leader said “direct resistance” to the country’s coup leader-turned-president was now the only way to bring about change after the government consolidated its position by dissolving 40 political parties. President Mamady Doumbouya, a former special forces commander, seized power in 2021 and won a seven-year term as...
BOGOTA, March 8 (Reuters) – Colombia’s leftist ruling party and main opposition party were on track to win the largest number of seats in Congress in Sunday’s legislative elections, preliminary vote tallies showed, but neither secured a majority, highlighting the fragmented nature of Colombia’s political landscape. In addition to choosing from over 3,000 candidates to...
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