MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – Boko Haram militants have killed four soldiers in an ambush in northeast Nigeria, where they torched an army base a day after killing seven civilians, a soldier and witnesses said. “Our men came under attack near Gubdori village yesterday,” the soldier told AFP, asking not to be named. “We lost […]
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Boko Haram kills Nigerian troops after deadly raid on farmers
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Greece agrees ‘in principle’ on fresh bailout reforms
VALLETTA, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – Greece agreed on a fresh set of reforms with its eurozone creditors on Friday, boosting hopes Athens can unlock fresh bailout cash in time to avert a debt default this summer. “I welcome the agreement in principle on Greece at the Eurogroup after several months of difficult negotiations,” EU Economic Affairs […]
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Adapting UN peace operations to changing world a ‘shared responsibility,’ Guterres tells UNSC
UNITED NATIONS, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP): Opening the United Nations Security Council’s peacekeeping operations review, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that the world body’s peace operations are at a crossroads and our task is to keep them relevant with clear and achievable mandates, and the right strategies and support. The review comes after pressure from the United […]
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4 children among 9 civilians dead in US Syria strike: state media
DAMASCUS, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – A US missile strike targeting an airbase in central Syria killed nine civilians, including four children, on Friday, state news agency SANA reported. The news agency said five of the civilians were killed in the village of Shayrat just outside the base of the same name. It said four more were […]
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Mogadishu mortar attack kills 3 family members: official
MOGADISHU, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – At least three people belonging to the same family were killed and three others wounded when mortar shells landed on their home in Mogadishu Friday, a security official and witnesses said. The shells struck the southern Mogadishu suburb of Danwadagta near a security checkpoint for the airport in the Somali capital. […]
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Gambia’s opposition UDP wins absolute majority from Jammeh party: official
BANJUL, Gambia, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – The Gambia’s longtime opposition won an absolute majority in parliamentary elections, easily defeating the party of ousted leader Yahya Jammeh, results announced Friday showed. Official results announced by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) showed the United Democratic Party (UDP) had won 31 of the 53 available elected seats in the […]