About 70 soldiers killed in attack on Niger military camp
About 70 soldiers were killed in an attack on a remote military camp in Niger near the border with Mali on Tuesday evening, four security sources told Reuters, in the deadliest raid against the Nigerien military in living memory.
‘Dear Donald Trump’: The children’s book in New Zealand PM Ardern’s office
The reading pile in New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s office includes a children’s picture book about U.S. President Donald Trump’s border wall.
Migrant hailed after saving wheelchair-bound man from burning building in Spain
Spanish authorities said on Wednesday they are considering giving residency to an undocumented migrant from Senegal after he rescued a wheelchair-bound man from a burning, second-story apartment.
Pompeo condemns deadly Taliban attack on U.S. military base
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday condemned a suicide bombing in Afghanistan near Bagram air force base that he said killed more than four dozen civilians and wounded at least five U.S.-led coalition troops.
Taliban attack on U.S. military base kills two, injures dozens
Suicide bombers struck the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing two people and injuring scores in a major attack that could scupper plans to revive peace talks between the United States and the Taliban.
New Zealand burns surgeons taken to limits of expertise: specialist
Surgical teams treating dozens of casualties suffering horrific burns after a deadly volcano eruption in New Zealand will be tested to the limits of their expertise, a London-based specialist said on Wednesday.
France’s moderate CFDT union calls for action on Dec. 17 against pensions reform
France’s moderate CFDT union called for action on Dec 17 to protest against the government’s pensions reform plan on Wednesday, saying French President Emmanuel Macron had broken his promise not to change the age you can retire.
Putin, Erdogan pledge to continue military cooperation: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan pledged to continue cooperation in the military and energy spheres, the Kremlin said on Wednesday,
French police arrest former Argentine policeman over Dirty War crimes: lawyer
Former police officer Mario Sandoval, accused of crimes against humanity during Argentina’s “Dirty War” four decades ago, was arrested by French police on Wednesday after years of legal tussles, a lawyer representing the Argentine government said.
Death toll from New Zealand volcano eruption rises to eight
New Zealand Police said on Thursday that two more people had died from injuries sustained during the eruption of the White Island volcano this week, bringing the confirmed death toll to eight.
