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US envoy in Ethiopia to seek halt to fighting
US envoy Mike Hammer was in Ethiopia on Tuesday to seek a halt to renewed clashes between pro-government forces and Tigrayan rebels in the country's war-torn north.
Five Pakistan soldiers killed in clash with Taliban
Pakistan's Taliban accused the military Tuesday of breaking a fragile ceasefire, after the army said five soldiers and at least four militants died in a gun battle in the country's northwest. On Tuesday Pakistan's military marked Defence Day, honouring those who died in the 1965 war with India. la-sjd/fox/axn
South African GDP shrinks, hit by floods, energy crisis
South Africa's economy shrank in the second quarter, as floods and an energy crisis put a halt to months of growth, official data showed Tuesday. The dip in output after two consecutive quarters of modest growth dragged Africa's most industrialised economy back below pre-coronavirus pandemic levels.
ICC mission arrives in Guinea ahead of 2009 massacre trial
International Criminal Court (ICC) officials have arrived in Guinea to monitor preparations for a much-delayed trial over a massacre that left more than 150 people dead. ICC officials including deputy prosecutor Mame Mandiaye Niang arrived on Monday night.
Fraught start to school year in DR Congo's conflict-torn east
Brandishing sticks, parents and children blocked the path of other parents with children trying to get to classrooms for the start of the school year. Now that September had come, those people were under pressure to vacate the classrooms so that local children could go back to school.
More European energy firms get state aid as prices soar
Finland and Switzerland offered financial backing to utility companies on Tuesday, the latest energy firms in Europe to receive state support as gas prices have spiked since Russia invaded Ukraine. Gas prices have soared since Russia invaded Ukraine.
Bolstering Asia ties, Putin watches military drills with China
President Vladimir Putin attended large-scale military exercises on Tuesday involving China and several Russia-friendly countries as Moscow seeks to strengthen partnerships in Asia in the face of Western sanctions. Slapped with unprecedented sanctions from Washington and Brussels, Putin has pursued closer ties with countries in Africa, South America and Asia -- especially China.
UN says 173 civilians killed in South Sudan clashes
Scores of civilians were killed in political clashes in South Sudan between February and May this year, a UN report said Tuesday, with women and children subjected to brutal assaults, including gang rape.
UK-France relationship set to stay testy with Truss
There is little chance of Britain resetting relations with France under incoming prime minister Liz Truss, experts say, with the neighbours' geographical proximity and sometimes diverging interests making for a testy post-Brexit relationship.
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