It appears that many Malians welcome the departure of over 2,000French Barkhane troops from the Sahel by the end of the year. In the region since 2013 -- operating in Mali, Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso and Mauritania, the unit’s presence ... As such, the unit's presence has been met with resistance from many locals ... .
American brawler Dustin Poirier overpowered Conor McGregor on Saturday in Las Vegas, winning their lightweight UFC trilogy fight by a TKO after the Irishman appeared to snap his left leg in the waning moments of the opening round ... UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou visits Dubai’s DMCC Photos ... I am going to leave here in a coffin,” said Poirier.
Long before Donald Trump made attacks against "political correctness" a key theme of his 2016 election campaign, evangelical leaders like Wayne Grudem, author of "Systematic Theology", have railed against it, particularly when they see it invading their turf — with gender-neutral language in Bible translations, for instance ...Yes ... It's self-policing ... .
July is a frantic month for the two billionaires racing to kick off space tourism, with Richard Branson’s SpaceShipTwo set to launch on Sunday with the British entrepreneur on board just days ahead of rival and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in his rocket ... Richard Branson’s quest. to boldly go where no billionaire has gone before. Read more ... .
Firefighters struggled to contain an exploding Northern California wildfire under blazing temperatures as another heat wave blanketed the West, prompting an excessive heat warning for inland and desert areas ...Late Saturday, flames jumped Interstate 395 and was threatening properties in Nevada's Washoe County ... .
The southern US city of Charlottesville on Saturday took down controversial statues including two honoring Civil War pro-slavery generals which had become the focus of protests ... .
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SEOUL--The North Korean and Chinese leaders expressed their desire Sunday to further strengthen their ties as they exchanged messages marking the 60th anniversary of their countries’ defense treaty ... Xi said in his message that China and North Korea have “unswervingly supported each other,” according to China's official Xinhua News Agency ... .
Rio De Janiero. Two long droughts ended at the Copa America final. Argentina won its first major title since 1993 after a 1-0 win against Brazil. And Lionel Messi finally lifted his first major trophy for the national team, filling in one of the biggest gaps in his decorated career ... The match at the Maracana started with some surprises ... ....
CARACAS, July 10 (Reuters) - Clashes between police and a gang in northwestern Caracas this week have left at least 26 dead, including four officers, and 38 people injured, Venezuelan Interior MinisterCarmen Melendez said on Saturday ... read more. Melendez said 10 officers were injured in the clashes and that 22 "criminals" died ... ....
Martine Moise, the widow of slain Haitian president Jovenel Moise on Saturday accused shadowy enemies of organizing his assassination to stop democratic change, as a struggle for power intensified in the Caribbean nation. Haiti has been reeling since Moise was gunned down early on Wednesday at his home in the capital, Port-au-Prince ... Read more ... .
Russia's special envoy for Syria has expressed hopes that all foreign troops will soon withdraw from the Arab country to respect its sovereignty and stop the looting of its natural resources ... "Soon, as the situation stabilizes, all these military contingencies will withdraw from the country,” he added ... Russia’s Lavrov ... 'US says won’t leave Syria' ... .
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JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel's former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally departed his official Jerusalem residence early on Sunday (July 11), nearly a month after he was ousted by his successor Naftali Bennett...Moving trucks were spotted outside the residence and black Audi cars were filmed being towed from the property over the weekend ... � ....