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30 March

A soldier holds a machine gun as he patrols the Russian northern military base on Kotelny island, beyond the Artic circle on April 3, 2019.

Russia Stages Fresh Military Drills in the Arctic

Russia was holding fresh military exercises on Tuesday in the Arctic, a territory of growing importance for Moscow as it vies for regional dominance with rivals including the United States.

30 March

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Three Women Polio Workers Shot Dead in Afghanistan

Gunmen killed three Afghan women involved in a nationwide polio immunization program Tuesday, officials said, a day after authorities launched a new drive against the crippling disease.

30 March

Africa

France desert troops take to boats in Mali

Staff Writer With AFP

Niger Leader Calls France’s Sahel Force ‘Relative Failure’

Niger's president called France's anti-jihadist force in West Africa a "relative failure" despite years of efforts, and said a partial troop drawdown would have only a limited impact.

30 March

Africa

A child plays in an alley at the Port of Paquitequete near Pemba, March 29, 2021, where sailing boats are expected to arrive with people displaced from the coasts of Palma and Afung

Staff Writer With AFP

Mozambique Town Deserted as Islamic State Group Claims Control

The United States vowed to support Mozambique after a prolonged deadly assault on the key northern town of Palma by Islamic State-linked militants waging an escalating insurgency.

29 March

Africa

A Somali soldier in the Somali capital Mogadishu.

Staff Writer With AFP

Four Dead in Roadside Explosion in Mogadishu

At least four people were killed and three others injured on Monday when a roadside bomb detonated in the Somali capital Mogadishu, government officials and witnesses said.

29 March

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Philippines Deploys Air Force Jet Over Chinese Ships

A Philippine air force jet is conducting daily patrols over Chinese fishing vessels parked near a disputed reef, the defense chief said, as Beijing refuses to pull the ships out of the area.

29 March

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Security Post Attacked in Northern Ivory Coast

A security post near Ivory Coast's northern border with jihadist-torn Burkina Faso was attacked overnight, a security official said, and a resident said two people were killed.

29 March

Asia Pacific

An Indonesian anti-terror policeman stands guard following an explosion outside a church in Makassar, March 28, 2021

Staff Writer With AFP

Pro-IS Terror Network Behind Indonesian Cathedral Suicide Bombing

The suicide bombing at an Indonesian cathedral on Palm Sunday was carried out by two members of a pro-Islamic State extremist group blamed for other church blasts, including a deadly 2019 attack in the Philippines, police said.

29 March

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Dozens Killed in Mozambique Islamist Attack: Government

Dozens of people were killed in coordinated jihadist attacks in northern Mozambique's Palma town, the government said on Sunday, four days after the raid was launched.

26 March

Technology