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Horn of Africa drought likely to become worse than 2011 catastrophic famine

Drought trends in the Horn of Africa are now worse than they were during the 2011 famine in which hundreds of thousands of people died, with a climate research center warning of below-normal rainfall that is expected during the rainy season over the next three months in parts of Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia. “In parts […]

FAR detachment participates in traditional military parade celebrating Mexico’s Independence

A detachment of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) participated, Thursday in Mexico City, in the traditional military parade organized in commemoration of the bicentenary of the independence of Mexico. The parade took place in the emblematic Plaza del Zocalo, in the center of the Mexican capital, with the presence of the Cuban president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, […]

French criminal court sentences former Liberian rebel commander to 30 years in jail

A French criminal court has handed former Liberian rebel commander Kunti Kamara a 30-year prison sentence for violence against civilians and complicity in crimes against humanity between 1993 and 1994 during Liberia’s first civil war. The 49-year-old had been sentenced to life in prison during a first trial in Paris in 2022. In the appeals […]