South Kivu province is the theatre of attacks staged by armed groups and there has been violence between locals and Chinese mining firms. Two Chinese nationals and two others have been killed in an attack on a convoy carrying gold in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s lawless east. Friday’s ambush targeted a four-vehicle convoy … Read more
Azerbaijan says it shelled Sotk in retaliation of Armenia’s attack on Kalbajar region wounded two of its soldiers. Two Armenian soldiers have been killed after Azerbaijani shelling near the border town of Sotk, northwest of the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh according to Armenia’s Ministry of Defence. Tensions between Baku and Yerevan have escalated sharply in … Read more
Millions of dollars were invested in some publicly traded stocks of India’s Adani Group via “opaque” Mauritius funds that “obscured” involvement of alleged business partners of the Adani family, a global network of investigative journalists says in a report. Citing a review of files from multiple tax havens and internal Adani Group emails, the Organised … Read more
Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has issued an order saying he must approve all secret talks after a leaked meeting between his foreign minister and the latter’s Libyan counterpart led to a fiasco. The premier has also said his ministers need to secure his consent before publicising news of any such meetings, his spokesperson said. … Read more
The Russian president speaks to the Indian leader about ‘issues of mutual concern’, including trade and economic cooperation. Russian President Vladimir Putin will skip the Group of 20 (G20) summit in India next month and will send his foreign minister instead, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office has said. Modi’s office said he spoke to … Read more
New Delhi, India – A private university on the outskirts of India’s capital has faced criticism after one of its faculty members resigned earlier this month following a row over his academic paper that suggested potential electoral “manipulation” on several seats during the 2019 general elections. The 50-page paper, titled Democratic Backsliding in the World’s … Read more
Harare, Zimbabwe – For days now, Lolo Zuma, a 37-year-old mother of three, has pondered and agonised over how she will provide for her three school-going children. “If Zimbabwe African National National Union-Patriotic Front (Zanu PF) wins, I will become a sex worker to earn a living for my three children,” Zuma told Al Jazeera … Read more
The director of the British Museum said he would resign after admitting to failings in his investigation of the theft of items from the museum’s collection. The museum was alerted more than two years ago to the possible theft or disappearance of valuable artefacts when an art historian became suspicious about objects for sale online. … Read more
Fighters will boost Ukrainian air defences as soldiers face tough battles against Russians on eastern front lines. The United States has said it will start training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighters from next month, joining other allies working to strengthen Ukraine’s air defences some 18 months since Russia’s invasion. The pilots will be brought to … Read more
Air force helicopter came down in a mountainous area east of Beirut, but the cause of the crash has not been given. Two Lebanese military personnel have been killed in a helicopter crash during a training flight in a mountainous area east of Beirut, the Lebanese army has said in a statement. “An air force … Read more