Mali’s military junta is facing one of its most serious security challenges in months. A wave of coordinated attacks by the jihadist group JNIM and its Tuareg ally, the FLA, has targeted army positions across the north of the country, raising fresh questions about the government’s ability to contain the insurgency. Source link
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that some Christian villages in southern Lebanon had asked to be annexed by Israel for protection from Hezbollah, a claim made as he reaffirmed that Israeli troops would remain in southern Lebanon for as long as necessary. Source link
Jewelery worth several million euros has been stolen from the Lalique Museum in northeastern France after burglars broke into the site early on Sunday and targeted its jewelry collection. Around 20 pieces were taken in the raid, with losses estimated at close to four million euros, according to an investigation source. Source link
Turkish police have arrested several journalists, rights activists, academics and members of leftist groups, according to media and unions in Türkiye on Sunday. The raids in several provinces come as the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stepped up security operations ahead of a NATO summit in Ankara on Tuesday and Wednesday. Turkish … Read more
The images emerging from Tehran are striking. Tens of thousands of mourners dressed in black have gathered at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla for the funeral and lying in state of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, following his assassination on the opening day of a war between Iran and the United States on February 28. Source link
When 24-year-old Amira al-Khatib arrived in the Netherlands from Gaza last week to start her master’s degree at Radboud University, the joy of finally reaching safety and the sadness of leaving home came together. “I am very grateful to everyone who supported me and yet, leaving Gaza was one of the hardest moments I have … Read more
Howling winds and lashing rains battered Guam and the Northern Marianas late Sunday hours before the projected arrival of a “super typhoon” with equivalent force to a category-5 hurricane over the US Pacific territories. Super Typhoon Bavi was forecast to roar westwards over the area early Monday with maximum sustained winds of up to 280 … Read more
France’s far-right chief Marine Le Pen faces a key ruling next week that will determine if she can run in the 2027 presidential elections, in what is seen as her best chance at the top job. A lower court handed the 57-year-old politician a five-year ban from public office last year and a two-year sentence … Read more
Isaac del Toro persevered, despite a mechanical issue and a long wait to change his bike, to mount a late challenge and win the second stage of the Tour de France in a time trial in Barcelona on Sunday, becoming the second Mexican rider to win a stage at the race after Raul Alcala. Source … Read more
Top Iranian officials attended the second day of funeral proceedings for slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Sunday. Members of Khamenei’s family were also present, including his three sons. But his son Motzaba Khamenei, who succeeded him as Iran’s top leader, was nowhere to be seen as speculation grew about his whereabouts. Motzaba has not … Read more