French Mali troops died after ‘Tigre’ and ‘Cougar’ helicopters collided
The deaths of the French troops in Mali resulted from a collision between a ‘Tigre’ and a ‘Cougar’ helicopter, according to a statement from the head of the French armed forces.
Thirteen French troops killed in Mali helicopter accident
Thirteen French troops who were on operation against jihadists in Mali were killed in a helicopter accident on Nov. 25, the French president’s office said in a statement on Tuesday.
Russia hopes to agree a new S-400 missile deal with Turkey next year
Russia hopes to seal a deal to supply Turkey with more S-400 missile systems in the first half of next year, the head of Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev, said in an interview with RIA news agency published on Tuesday.
Germany: China must meet its human rights obligations
Germany’s foreign minister on Tuesday said China must fulfill human rights obligations as United Nations experts and activists say at least 1 million Uighurs and members of other largely Muslim minority groups have been detained in camps in Xinjiang.
Erdogan: efforts to solve S-400 row with U.S. to continue until April: NTV
President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkish and U.S. officials would conduct efforts until April to resolve a dispute between the two countries over Turkey’s purchase of Russian S-400 defense systems, broadcaster NTV reported on Tuesday.
Six dead, buildings down as strongest tremor in decades rocks Albania
At least six people have died after the most powerful earthquake to hit Albania in decades rocked the capital of Tirana and surrounding region early on Tuesday, causing several buildings to collapse and burying residents in the rubble.
Stormzy is better at rap than politics, UK’s Gove says
British minister Michael Gove dismissed Stormzy’s criticism of Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday, saying the grime star was a far better rapper than he was a political analyst.
Turkey orders 168 detained over suspected links to wanted cleric
Turkish authorities on Tuesday ordered the detention of 168 people, including military personnel, with suspected links to the network that Ankara says orchestrated a 2016 coup attempt.
UK Conservatives’ poll lead over Labour narrows to 11 points: Kantar poll
Britain’s opposition Labour Party has squeezed the governing Conservatives’ opinion poll lead to 11 points from 18 over the last week, a survey by Kantar showed on Tuesday, ahead of a Dec. 12 election.
Botswana opposition challenges election result in court
Botswana’s main opposition party is challenging in court the results of 16 parliamentary constituencies won by the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) in last month’s election, party spokesperson Moeti Mohwasa told Reuters.
