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1.Trump warns Nigeria over alleged Christian killings
U.S. President Donald Trump has warned Nigeria of potential military action over what he called the “killing of Christians.”
"If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, 'guns-a-blazing,'" Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
2. RSF killed 300 women after entering El-Fasher, says Sudanese minister
Sudan’s Minister of State for Social Welfare, Salma Ishaq, said that Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed 300 women within the first two days of entering El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur.
Ishaq described the situation as catastrophic for civilians in the region.
She warned that anyone traveling from El-Fasher to Tawila faces extreme danger.
3. Blaze at Mexico store kills 23, including children
A festive holiday weekend turned tragic for families in northwestern Mexico on Saturday when a deadly blaze engulfed a discount store in the city centre of Hermosillo, killing at least 23 people and injuring a dozen.
The chief of the city's firefighters said it was still being investigated whether there was an explosion.
4. U.S. carries out another strike on narco-trafficking vessel in Caribbean
U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the military conducted another deadly strike on a narco-trafficking vessel in the Caribbean under President Trump’s orders.
He stated that the target was operated by a designated terrorist organisation and known to be involved in drug smuggling.
Three men aboard the vessel were killed in the operation, with no U.S. casualties reported.
5. 9 left with life-threatening injuries in UK train stabbing
British police say a mass stabbing on a train in Cambridgeshire has left nine people with life-threatening injuries.
A total of ten victims were taken to the hospital following the attack, according to the British Transport Police.
Authorities have declared a “major incident” in response to the event.
Counterterrorism officers are assisting with the investigation to determine the motive behind the stabbings.
The Saudi-led coalition said early Thursday that it intercepted and destroyed a drone over Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province.
Yemen’s Houthis have claimed responsibility for the recent drone and missile strikes on Saudi Aramco facilities in Dhahran and Riyadh and at King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia, vowing to carry out more attacks in the coming days.
Ukraine's soldiers have had their access to Starlink satellite internet restricted. Kyiv's troops use the terminals, made by Elon Musk's SpaceX, to pilot drones. A source in Ukraine's Defence Ministry said the restrictions would make it harder for Kyiv's army to down Russian drones.
The U.S. has banned government employees working in Saudi Arabia from using airports in the country without special authorisation. It comes after a deadly Houthi strike on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport killed at least 13 people last week.
Ukraine is set to restart attacks on Russian oil refineries following a two-day pause, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, amid growing tensions with Washington over energy strikes and U.S. military support.
U.S. President Donald Trump has called it “a disgrace” that Ukraine has resumed attacks on Russian oil refineries. Attacks are continuing from Russia and Ukraine as media reports say Ukraine has almost run out of Patriot interceptor missiles.
Students, lecturers and university staff marched on Argentina’s Congress in Buenos Aires on Thursday to demand President Javier Milei’s government implement a university funding law which would boost staff salaries and increase financial support to institutions to cover operating costs
A 16-year-old shooter opened fire on Thursday at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon in the United States, killing four people, including three children, before being killed by an armed member of the community who had pursued the assailant into the school, police said.
France is preparing for a fresh wave of nationwide demonstrations this weekend as rising living costs, education concerns and growing political tensions converge into one of the most significant protest movements seen in the country in recent years.
British Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has called for closer cooperation between the United Kingdom and the United States, arguing that the transatlantic partnership remains essential to addressing modern security challenges and maintaining stability across Europe.
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