Conflicts & War
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Colombia’s FARC dissidents hold event in makeshift town ahead of peace talks
By Laia Mataix Gomez Casa Roja, Colombia, Apr 18 (EFE).- A dissident grouping of the now-defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of…
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Palestinian arrested for trying to grab gun at checkpoint, Israel says
Jerusalem, Apr 18 (EFE).- A Palestinian was arrested Tuesday after he tried to grab a gun from a civilian security…
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Ceasefire broken within minutes as fighting rages in Sudan
(Update: adds detail throughout, edits lead, headline) Khartoum, Apr 18 (EFE).- The Sudanese army and paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces…
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Putin on surprise visit to Russia-held Ukrain’s Kherson, Luhansk regions
Moscow, Apr 18 (EFE).- President Vladimir Putin visited the military headquarters in Kherson and Luhansk regions during a previously unannounced…
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Zelenskyy visits frontline troops in Ukraine’s besieged Avdiivka
Kyiv, Apr 18 (EFE).- Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday visited the eastern city of Avdiivka, where Ukrainian and Russian…
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US-brokered ceasefire proposed on fourth day of fighting in Sudan
(Update: adds detail throughout, edits lead, headline) Khartoum, Apr 18 (EFE).- The Sudanese army and paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces…
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‘Seeds for Ukraine’: supporting devastated regions with crops
By Rostyslav Averchuk Lviv, Ukraine, Apr 18 (EFE).- A Ukrainian initiative is inviting foreigners to send seeds to the country,…
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China, Russia vow to boost military cooperation
Moscow, Apr 18 (EFE).- China and Russia’s defense ministers on Tuesday said they were determined to deepen bilateral military cooperation.…
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Afghan supreme commander asks Taliban leaders not to air differences publicly
Kabul, Apr 18 (EFE).- Afghanistan’s supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada Tuesday asked fellow Taliban commanders not to air differences publicly amid…
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Shooting attack in East Jerusalem wounds two
Jerusalem, Apr 18 (EFE).- Two persons were injured in a gunshot incident in an east Jerusalem neighborhood Tuesday morning, the…
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