Trump says Islamic State 'second in command' killed by US and Nigerian forcesUS president calls Abu-Bilal al-Minuki 'most active terrorist in the world' and says he was eliminated in 'very complex mission'Donald Trump has said US and Nigerian forces killed the "second in command" global leader of the Islamic State."Tonight, at my direction, brave American forces and the Armed Forces of Nigeria flawlessly executed a meticulously planned and very complex mission to eliminate the most active terrorist in the world from the battlefield," the US president said on his Truth Social platform on Friday. Continue reading...
Mali's forces target rebel alliance in junta's fight to keep powerArmy supported by Russian mercenaries launches airstrikes after offensive by coalition of Islamist extremists and Tuareg separatistsMali's armed forces, supported by Russian mercenaries, have launched airstrikes targeting a rebel alliance of Islamist extremists and Tuareg separatists as the ruling junta struggles to maintain its hold on power in the unstable west African country.Earlier this week warplanes targeted the key northern town of Kidal, which was lost when the rebels launched a surprise offensive across much of Mali in late April. Continue reading...
UN pleads for Equatorial Guinea not to send US asylum seekers to their home countries: 'Their life would be in danger'Human rights experts make rare public appeal as US deportees describe being held in 'prison-like' conditionsHuman rights experts at the United Nations issued a rare public appeal to Equatorial Guinea, urging the central African country to halt its plans to return US deportees to their home countries, where they face political violence, torture and death.The statement, co-signed by a representative of the African Commission on Human and People's Rights, adds diplomatic pressure on Equatorial Guinea, one of the world's most repressive regimes, to comply with international human rights standards and avoid refoulement, or the expulsion of people to countries where they face persecution. Continue reading...
Canada confirms first hantavirus case in isolation in British ColumbiaThe person was on board the MV Hondius, the center of the outbreak that has claimed three livesCanadian officials said on Saturday that one of the four Canadians currently quarantining in British Columbia after being exposed to the hantavirus while on board the cruise ship where the outbreak occurred has presumptively tested positive.Speaking at news conference, Dr Bonnie Henry, British Columbia's provincial health officer, said the individual developed mild symptoms, including fever and headache, two days ago, and that the individual and their partner, who had also been on board the cruise ship where they had been isolating together, were transferred to a hospital in Victoria for assessment and testing. Continue reading...
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