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Canada offers air defense support for Ukraine as Zelenskyy visits
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Drone attack near market kills 80 in Sudan
Witness says drone struck twice at transport hub in al-Dibab, in one of deadliest single attacks of war A drone strike near a market in southern Sudan on Sunday evening killed 80 people, mostly commuters catching rides home. Ahmed Wadi, a witness, said the attack in the town of al-Dibab in West Kordofan state left “50 bodies who I helped bury, one of them my own brother Mohamed”. Continue reading...
The Guardian
French PM blames ‘ultra-left’ for exploiting protests as he seeks partial curfews – Europe live
Sébastien Lecornu says new measures will be put in place from tonight Macron criticises ‘unbridled violence’ after 2,400 arrests across France French PM Lecornu says he has asked prefects to implement “a number of partial curfews” in certain “localised” urban areas to stop further disorder, which he attributes to “the extreme-left” and some criminal elements. We will no doubt hear more on this from local authorities, as in the example of Marseille ( 10:32 ). Continue reading...
Al Jazeera
Pakistan suspends Iran border trade, amid violence on both sides
Islamabad cites security concerns, while Tehran points to technical issues as Pakistan mediates between Iran and the US.
The Guardian
Ebola cases in Kenya highlight US failures amid Trump cuts to key services
Opposition to US-led quarantine center in Kenya follows sweeping funding cuts and withdrawal from WHO An eighth person in Kenya has tested positive for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the country’s first-ever cluster of cases of the virus, as the second-largest outbreak in history kills more than 4,300 and sickens more than 9,000 people in the region. It highlights the diminished role the US has played in the worsening Ebola outbreak by building a controversial quarantine center in Kenya, pulling back health support globally, and banning travelers from certain countries. All of this has also reduced the ability to identify and respond to the outbreak and exacerbated mistrust. Continue reading...
BBC News
Catalonia's former rebel president can return to Spain, court rules
The court upholds a decision to lift an arrest warrant for Carles Puigdemont linked to the independence bid he led in 2017.
Al Jazeera
PSG vs Barcelona match will not be postponed despite protests: French PM
Barcelona have arrived in Paris for the Champions League match at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday at 19:00 GMT.