Day: October 3, 2022

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gives full backing to police over Mahsa Amini protests

Iran’s supreme leader on Monday gave his full backing to security forces confronting protests ignited by the death of Mahsa Amini in custody, comments that could herald a harsher crackdown to quell unrest more than two weeks since she died. In his first remarks addressing the 22-year-old woman’s death after her arrest by morality police… Read More Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gives full backing to police over Mahsa Amini protests

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Co-founder of al Shabaab militant group Abdullahi Nadir killed in military operation

Somalia’s government said one of the co-founders of Islamist militant group al Shabaab had been killed in a joint operation with international partners over the weekend, while the insurgents claimed responsibility for a new attack on Monday. Somali security forces have touted gains made in recent weeks against the al Qaeda-linked group while fighting alongside… Read More Co-founder of al Shabaab militant group Abdullahi Nadir killed in military operation

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Burkina Faso’s President Paul-Henri Damiba resigns on condition coup leader guarantees his safety

Burkina Faso’s self-declared military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore has accepted a conditional resignation offered by President Paul-Henri Damiba to avoid further violence after Friday’s coup, religious and traditional leaders said on Sunday. According to the deal, announced at a press conference, Traore had agreed to seven conditions, including a guarantee of Damiba’s safety and the… Read More Burkina Faso’s President Paul-Henri Damiba resigns on condition coup leader guarantees his safety

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Ukrainian forces break through Russian lines in major advance in south

Ukrainian forces achieved their biggest breakthrough in the south of the country since the war began, bursting through the front and advancing rapidly along the Dnipro River on Monday, threatening supply lines for thousands of Russian troops. Kyiv gave no official confirmation of the gains, but Russian sources acknowledged that a Ukrainian tank offensive had… Read More Ukrainian forces break through Russian lines in major advance in south

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