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France says dozens of militants have been killed in Burkina Faso in operations involving local and French troops. The assaults were conducted as part of the French-led Operation Barkhane against Islamist groups in the Sahel region of Africa - before the 23 January coup. The French military said it took part in four operations alongside Burkinabè troops between 16 and 23 January, noting that the objective of these assaults - […]

US White House says President Joe Biden will honour his commitment to make an African-American woman his first nomination to the Supreme Court. She will replace the liberal justice, Stephen Breyer, who is expected to retire at the end of the current Supreme Court term in June. Only two African Americans, both men, have ever served on the court: Justice Thurgood Marshall from 1967 to 1991 and his successor Justice […]

US Coast Guard officials are searching for 39 people who are feared missing after their ship capsized on Saturday night off the Florida coast. Officials were alerted yesterday morning after fishermen spotted a man clinging to the hull of a boat 45 miles from the city of Fort Pierce. The survivor said the group had embarked from Bimini, Bahamas, on Saturday night and hit foul weather but US officials say […]

US Secretary of State, ANTONY BLINKEN has arrived in Ukraine today amid mounting fears that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could be imminent.BLINKEN is expected to hold discussions with Ukrainian President, VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY in Kyiv, before meeting European allies in Berlin and his Russian counterpart in Geneva on Friday.Reports say BLINKEN'S visit to Kyiv is a move to "reinforce the United States' commitment to Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.Although Russia […]