Staff Writer With AFP
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Czechs Send 250 Soldiers to Slovakia to Set Up NATO Battlegroup
A total of 250 Czech army paratroopers left for Slovakia, which neighbors war-ravaged Ukraine, to build a NATO battlegroup there.
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Ukraine Says Regained Control of ‘Whole Kyiv Region’
Ukraine has regained control of "the whole Kyiv region" after Russian forces retreated from key towns near the Ukrainian capital.
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US Defense Contractors See Longer Term Benefits From War in Ukraine
US arms manufacturers are not cashing in directly from the conflict in Ukraine, but they do stand to profit from the war over the long run.
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20 Killed in Attack on Burkina Faso Gold Mine: Locals
About 20 civilians were killed in a night attack on a gold mine in Burkina Faso's restive north, local sources said Saturday.
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Mali Says 203 Killed in Military Operation in Center
Mali's army said that it had killed 203 combatants in an operation in the center of Sahel state, an apparent uptick in violence in the conflict-torn country.
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Seven Dead, 34 Wounded in Russian Strikes on Ukraine’s Kharkiv: Local Prosecutor
Seven people died and 34 were wounded after Russian forces struck a residential area in Ukraine's second-largest city Kharkiv, local prosecutors said.
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100 Children Missing From Syria Jail Attacked by IS: UN
The fate of 100 children who had been detained in a Syrian prison is unknown more than two months after jihadists attacked the facility.
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Fresh Japan Sanctions on North Korea After ICBM Launch
Japan's government approved fresh sanctions against North Korea over its recent test-firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile.
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Russia Regrouping for ‘Powerful Strikes,’ Zelensky Warns
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Russia is consolidating and preparing "powerful strikes" in the country's east and south.
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Sudan’s Darfur Clashes Kill 45: Officials
Heavy clashes between rival groups in Sudan's Darfur have left some 45 people killed.
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