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Junta-led Sahel states rule out return to West African economic bloc
NIAMEY - Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, three military-led West African states, signed a confederation treaty on Saturday, underscoring...
Jul 8, 20242 min read
DR Congo soldiers sentenced to death for fleeing battle
BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo - Twenty-five soldiers have been sentenced to death by a military tribunal in the Democratic Republic...
Jul 4, 20242 min read
Army disarray hobbles Congo's fight with Rwanda-backed rebels, officers say
Paris - Soldiers from Democratic Republic of Congo's 223rd Battalion were sent to the lush hillsides near Lake Kivu to repel a rebel...
Jul 4, 20247 min read
New Cuban radar site near US military base could aid China spying, think tank says
WASHINGTON - Cuba is building a new radar site likely to be capable of spying on the United States' nearby Guantanamo Bay naval base, a...
Jul 4, 20243 min read
US says it had no involvement in attempted failed coup in Bolivia
WASHINGTON - The United States had no involvement in a failed coup attempt in Bolivia last week, the White House said on Wednesday. "The...
Jul 4, 20241 min read
Egypt overhauls cabinet as economic pressures, power cuts persist
CAIRO - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi swore in a heavily reshuffled cabinet on Wednesday that includes new finance and foreign...
Jul 4, 20243 min read
Niger junta agrees to talks to repair ties with Benin
NIAMEY - Niger's junta has agreed to talks with Benin's government, led by two former Benin presidents, to help restore relations after...
Jul 4, 20242 min read
Hungary's Orban, in Kyiv, proposes ceasefire to speed up peace talks
KYIV - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday to consider a ceasefire to...
Jul 3, 20243 min read
North Korea says it tested ballistic missile capable of carrying super-large warhead
SEOUL - North Korea said it successfully tested a new tactical ballistic missile on Monday capable of carrying a 4.5-ton super-large...
Jul 2, 20243 min read
Myanmar central bank denies UN report on weapons transactions
Myanmar's central bank denied a U.N. report that the country's military government can still access money and weapons for its war against...
Jul 1, 20242 min read
North Korea calls South Korea, US and Japan 'Asian version of NATO'
SEOUL - North Korea criticised a joint military exercise by South Korea, Japan and the United States held this month, state media said on...
Jul 1, 20242 min read
Bolivian general who led failed coup gets six months pre-trial detention
LA PAZ - Detained Bolivian general Juan Jose Zuniga was ordered to six months "preventive detention" for his role leading a failed coup...
Jun 29, 20241 min read
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