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[ad_1] Two days of tribal violence in western Sudan’s long-troubled Darfur region killed at least 5 people, tribal leaders and a rights group said Friday. The violence between African Masalit tribesmen and Arab shepherds in West Darfur erupted Thursday after two armed assailants fatally shot a merchant in a remote …

[ad_1] Zebra on the loose in Seoul sparks frantic chase A zebra escaped from a Seoul, South Korea zoo and led police and firefighters on a chase through city streets before the animal was tranquilized and returned to the zoo. (National Fire Agency via Yonhap) A zebra has been captured …

[ad_1] The U.S. military carried out several precision airstrikes in Syria on Thursday, killing eight Iranians, in retaliation for a drone strike Iranian forces conducted earlier in the day on a coalition base that killed one American.  The Defense Department said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps crashed a UAV into …

[ad_1] North Korea claimed on Friday morning that it tested a “nuclear underwater attack drone” this week amid joint U.S. and South Korean military drills, according to state media outlet Korean Central News Agency.  The new underwater weapon is designed to “stealthily infiltrate into operational waters” and target naval striker …

[ad_1] Slovakia handed over the first four Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine on Thursday, with nine more expected to be delivered in the coming weeks, Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad announced.  Ukrainian pilots traveled to Slovakia to pick up the planes before flying them home.  “Slovakia is on the …

[ad_1] German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock urged North Macedonia’s leaders Thursday to deliver on a pledge to amend the constitution to speed up the country’s path toward European Union membership. North Macedonia has promised neighboring Bulgaria, an EU member since 2007, to add a reference in its constitution to the …

[ad_1] After months of intense ground warfare in eastern Ukraine, Russian forces appear to be losing steam amid high casualty rates and lackluster armament the commander of Ukraine’s ground forces said Thursday. “The aggressor is not giving up hope of taking Bakhmut at any cost, despite losses in manpower and …

[ad_1] A former Haitian mayor was criminally charged Wednesday with lying on his application to become a legal resident of the U.S., just one day after he was found liable for a killing and two attempted slayings in his homeland. Jean Morose Viliena, 50, was indicted on three counts of …

[ad_1] President Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet Thursday for two days of discussions on a range of topics, but both men face Chinese-manufactured crises at home that they may be keen to escape. “Justin Trudeau had been claiming for months that he had not been briefed …

[ad_1] Israeli officials have warned the Biden administration that Iran is enriching uranium to a dangerous level and could trigger an Israeli military strike. A senior Israeli official told Axios Israel is monitoring Iran’s nuclear program and may take action if it enriches uranium above the 60% level. The warning …