Rebels attacked several cities in northern, central and southern Mali on Saturday and targeted military bases and a prison near the capital Bamako. The attacks include the Tuareg separatist group FLA, which wants an independent independent state in northern Mali, and JNIM, which aims to impose strict Islamic rule. The violence, along with the attacks … Read more
The Malian army said Saturday that several northern towns, including Gao and Sévaré, were targeted by rebels. The statement came as a rebel group announced a new offensive to capture a town in the country’s north. Andrew Lebovich, a research fellow at Clingendael’s Conflict Research Unit, said some of the targets were intended more as … Read more
A doctor who was being treated for Ebola in France after having tested positive following a trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo has recovered and is out of hospital, Health Minister Stéphanie Rist said in a statement Saturday. It was the first time that French authorities had detected the deadly fever in France. Source … Read more
While the protesters intended to disrupt the AfD party conference in Erfurt, the proceedings eventually started on time.Image: Tobias Junghannß/dpa/Picture Alliance The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) opened its party conference in Erfurt as scheduled on Friday, with protesters blocking roads around the venue since the morning. The protesters hoped to prevent the conference from … Read more
Jihadists and their separatist Tuareg allies hit Mali with fresh coordinated attacks Saturday, striking multiple towns and a prison just months after hobbling the country’s military junta with a similar wave of assaults. FRANCE 24’s Philip Turle explains. Source link
France are bracing for furnace-like temperatures when they face Paraguay in Philadelphia in the World Cup’s last 16 on Saturday as co-hosts Canada prepare for a daunting date with African giants Morocco in Houston. With a brutal heatwave roasting swathes of the United States as it celebrates July 4th, Les Bleus take on Paraguay at … Read more
The US is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the country’s independence on Saturday under sweltering temperatures, with a massive fireworks show planned in Washington following a speech by US President Donald Trump. Source link
Iran on Saturday morning officially began a six-day public funeral ceremony for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, state television reported. Khamenei was killed in a United States-Israeli airstrike on his official residence in Tehran on February 28, the first day of the US-Israeli war on Iran. Thousands of mourners carrying red banners – a … Read more
Hundreds of thousands of mourners gathered in Tehran on Saturday for the start of a days-long funeral for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Tara Kangarlou, a global affairs journalist and author of The Heartbeat of Iran, said most attendees were “more emboldened, hardline factions of the society,” making the crowd unrepresentative of broader … Read more
The Malian army said Saturday that several northern towns, including Gao and Sévaré, were targeted by rebels. The statement came as a rebel group announced a new offensive to capture a northern town. Mohamed Elmaouloud Ramadane, a spokesperson for the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), said in a Facebook post that the town of Anefis was … Read more