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Nigeria's president under pressure as insecurity spirals
Nigeria's president under pressure as insecurity spirals
World
by  AFP

Mounting attacks from jihadists and criminal gangs, including a brazen assault close to the capital, are creating a headache for Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari as he sees out his last six months in office. In the same month, a military checkpoint was attacked on the outskirts of the capital and a presidential security convoy was ambushed in the country's northwest.

Low Rhine deepens Germany's energy crisis
Low Rhine deepens Germany's energy crisis
Business and Economy
by  AFP

A hot, dry July made worse by climate change has raised the risk that the German economy could run aground as sinking Rhine waters make shipping along the river harder. Further up the river in Kaub, a noted bottleneck for shipping where the Rhine runs narrow and shallow, the reference level is forecast to go below 40 centimetres by the end of the week and squeeze traffic further.

Iran rejects US claim of plot to kill ex-official Bolton
Iran rejects US claim of plot to kill ex-official Bolton
World
by  AFP

Iran dismissed as "fiction" Thursday US allegations it had plotted to kill former White House national security adviser John Bolton in retaliation for the assassination of one of its top commanders. Bolton, like Pompeo a strong critic of Iran, was national security advisor in the White House of former president Donald Trump from April 2018 to September 2019.

Cameroon troops 'summarily killed' 10 in crackdown: HRW
Cameroon troops 'summarily killed' 10 in crackdown: HRW
Africa
by  AFP

Troops in Cameroon's Northwest Region have "summarily killed" at least 10 people in a crackdown against anglophone separatists, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday. "Cameroonian soldiers summarily killed at least 10 people and carried out a series of other abuses between April 24 and June 12, during counter-insurgency operations in the Northwest Region," HRW said.