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Burundian Troops Killed in Renewed Clashes With M23 in Eastern DR Congo …………. At least 20 Burundian soldiers have been killed in ongoing fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, military sources said, according to The Defense Post. The clashes…

Benin Says Attempted Coup Foiled as Army Regains Control …………. Benin’s government says the army has thwarted an attempted coup carried out by a group of soldiers, according to RFI. Interior Minister Alassane Seidou said a small faction within the…

Paris Louvre Faces Infrastructure Scrutiny After Water Leak Hits Archives ……… A water leak discovered in late November damaged several hundred research materials in the Louvre’s Egyptian department, the Paris museum said, according to The Guardian. The incident occurred on…

Manhunt Launched After 12 Killed in Pretoria Hostel Shooting …………. At least 12 people, including a three-year-old child, were killed when gunmen opened fire inside a hostel in South Africa’s capital, Pretoria, early Saturday, The Guardian reported. Police said a…

Study Links Massive African Penguin Deaths to Sardine Collapse ………… More than 60,000 African penguins have died from starvation in colonies off South Africa’s coast as sardine stocks continue to collapse, according to a new scientific paper, The Guardian reported.…

Death Toll Rises Across Southeast Asia as Floods Devastate Sumatra ……….. More than 900 people have been killed by destructive floods and landslides on Indonesia’s island of Sumatra, the country’s disaster management agency said Saturday, Arab News reported. The toll…

Sweden to Redirect Aid From Five Countries to Boost Support for Ukraine ……….. Sweden announced plans to phase out development assistance to five countries in the coming years and reallocate the funds to Ukraine, according to a government statement reported…

Severe Drought Pushes Middle East Rivers Toward Historic Lows ———————————— A deepening multi-year drought has driven parts of the Middle East into one of their most acute water crises in decades, with major river systems in Iraq, Syria, Iran and…

Study Finds New England Is Warming Faster Than Nearly Anywhere on Earth ……….. New England is undergoing some of the most rapid warming on the planet, according to a new research, The Guardian reported. A study published in the journal…

U.S. Administration Claims Millions of Migrants Have Left as Deportation Efforts Expand ………… The Trump administration says nearly two million undocumented migrants have been removed or have left the United States over the past year, according to remarks delivered by…