Taliban insurgents launched attacks in a district of eastern Afghanistan where local elders had brokered a one-month ceasefire, dashing hopes of a temporary truce, residents and officials said on Friday. The ceasefire – a rare event as fighting ramps up around the country – had begun on Tuesday to allow local people to harvest wheat… Read More Taliban attacks end ceasefire agreement in eastern Afghanistan
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy extended sanctions against companies and politicians blamed by Kyiv for involvement in Russian aggression against Ukraine, his office said on Friday. The list of hundreds of entities includes Russian television channels, news agencies, newspapers, consulting companies, online payment system WebMoney, and leaders of pro-Russian separatists. They are prohibited from conducting business… Read More Ukraine imposes sanctions on pro-Russian individuals and companies
Ghanaian police on Friday said they had detained 21 people they suspected of promoting an LGBT+ agenda at an unlawful assembly in the southeastern city of Ho. LGBT+ people face widespread persecution in the West African nation where gay sex is punishable with up to three years imprisonment. The 16 women and five men were… Read More Ghanaian police detain twenty-one LGBT+ activists over unauthorized gathering
Nigeria’s army chief Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru died in a plane crash on Friday on an official visit to the northern state of Kaduna, which has had security challenges in recent months, three military sources said. The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the army general and his aides died when the Beachcraft… Read More Nigerian army chief Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, several others dead following plane crash in Kaduna
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