WAR REPORT - AFRICA DAILY

'This poor, miserable life': new Myanmar clashes turn town to rubble

Jul 09, 2024 (AFP)

Last week fighters from the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) took control of the town of 30,000 -- on the main trade route to China -- in the latest setba...

Fear and relief as relatives rush to attacked Ukraine hospital

Jul 08, 2024 (AFP)

Holoviy had heard that an air strike had hit the Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv, leaving it shattered and smouldering. Smoke was still rising from the ru...

Hungary PM Orban says in Beijing on 'Peace mission 3.0'

Jul 08, 2024 (AFP)

Orban was greeted at the airport by Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying, according to a photo the nationalist leader posted on social media platfo...

Xi calls on world powers to help Russia, Ukraine 'resume direct dialogue'

Jul 08, 2024 (AFP)

Orban's trip to China comes a day before NATO is due to hold a summit to mark its 75th anniversary, with setbacks in Ukraine expected to dominate discussions, a...

Israel says it struck 'terrorists' operating from Gaza school

Jul 08, 2024 (AFP)

"A short while ago, based on intelligence and using precise munition, the IAF struck several terrorists who were conducting terrorist activities, using the stru...

Thousands join march to commemorate Srebrenica genocide anniversary

Jul 08, 2024 (AFP)

The annual march takes in a 100-kilometre (62-mile) route to Srebrenica from the village of Nezuk, where the first survivors arrived days after the massacre. Bo...

Poles join army courses with eye on Ukraine, Belarus

Jul 08, 2024 (AFP)

The session on a summer weekend is one of 20 programmes for civilians run by the Polish army. "I have two children, so I wanted to learn the basics of survival ...

Xi calls on world powers to help Russia, Ukraine 'resume direct dialogue': CCTV

Jul 08, 2024 (AFP)

"The international community should create conditions and provide assistance for the two sides to resume direct dialogue and negotiations," Xi told Orban, addin...

Relatives of Russian troops in Ukraine camp outside defence ministry

Jul 08, 2024 (AFP)

Following a similar demonstration at the ministry in Moscow last month, the women -- some with young children -- positioned themselves with rucksacks and campin...

EU's Borrell slams Russia for 'ruthlessly' targeting Ukrainian civilians

Jul 08, 2024 (AFP)

"Russia keeps ruthlessly targeting Ukrainian civilians. Today's air attacks have killed and wounded dozens, and destroyed Kyiv's largest children hospital, Okhm...

Deadly Gaza battles, Hezbollah rockets as war enters 10th month

Jul 07, 2024 (AFP)

Lebanon's Hezbollah movement fired another 20 rockets at northern Israel, leaving one person injured there, the latest cross-border attacks launched in solidari...

Six Colombian soldiers killed in clashes with rebels

Jul 05, 2024 (AFP)

The group "fell into an area prepared with explosives" while fighting with members of the National Liberation Army (ELN) and the Central General Staff (EMC) in ...

Iraqi armed groups say ready to fight Israel if Lebanon war breaks out

Jul 04, 2024 (AFP)

A field commander of the so-called Islamic Resistance in Iraq said there would be "escalation for escalation" in the event of a full-scale war in Lebanon. The c...

Russia says 8 injured in Ukrainian strike near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Jul 03, 2024 (AFP)

Moscow regularly accuses Kyiv of attacking the plant, Europe's largest nuclear power site, which has been under the control of Russian forces for more than two ...

Hezbollah says Israeli strike kills senior commander

Jul 03, 2024 (AFP)

Hezbollah has traded near daily cross-border fire with the Israeli army since its Palestinian ally Hamas attacked southern Israel on October 7, triggering war i...

Palestinian Authority says four killed in Israeli strike in West Bank

Jul 03, 2024 (AFP)

The strike took place in the Nur Shams camp, which has seen a surge in violence in recent weeks as Israeli raids and attacks by Israeli settlers have escalated ...

Russian barrage on Ukrainian city kills four, wounds 27

Jul 03, 2024 (AFP)

Russian forces have targeted the industrial city and surrounding region persistently since their invasion two years ago. "Four people were killed in the Russian...

Russian barrage on Ukrainian city kills five, wounds 34

Jul 03, 2024 (AFP)

The attack prompted Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky to call on its allies to help bolster its air defences and provide more long-range weapons to thwart ...

Europeans support Ukraine but divided on how to end war: study

Jul 03, 2024 (AFP)

Russia has been making some advances in Ukraine against Kyiv's weakened and outgunned forces, with Moscow regularly claiming the capture of more eastern village...

Zelensky says urged Orban to 'join' Kyiv's peace efforts

Jul 02, 2024 (AFP)

Zelensky said in his evening address that during talks with Orban he had talked about Kyiv's steps to bring peace in conjunction with international partners, ad...