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Ukraine's Zelenskyy says a nighttime blitz damages Russia's Black Sea naval stronghold

Ukrainian anti-ship missiles, jet-powered aerial drones and sea drones blitzed a major Russian naval base on the Black Sea coast in a "unique" nighttime operation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday.

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South Africa seeks reimbursement from African countries for migrant repatriations

South Africa is asking several African governments to reimburse it for repatriating over 80,000 immigrants

Drone strike in western Libya torches a power substation, triggering outages

A drone strike has ignited a fire at a power plant in western Libya, knocking the facility out of service

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Thailand suspends gun licences as teen shooter and grandparents he killed are cremated

Prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul calls for tighter gun controls and ‘decisive penalties’ after nine dead in school shooting Thailand has suspended firearms licences after the deadly Nonthaburi school shooting, as the bodies of the teenage attacker and the grandparents he killed were cremated.The prime minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, said he had ordered the interior ministry and police to stop issuing licences to possess, purchase and carry firearms, and called for “tighter controls and decisive penalties”. The measures are temporary until a new gun control law is in place, according to government operated news-channel NBT World. Continue reading...

Zambia to vote in elections, a southern African country rich in critical minerals

Zambia holds an election on Thursday to decide if President Hakainde Hichilema gets a second five-year term as reward for his economic recovery plan in the southern African nation