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'Too late': Escape routes close on Ukraine's new front
'Too late': Escape routes close on Ukraine's new front
by  AFP

The newborn peeking out of a pink blanket in a hospital on the north bank of Ukraine's Dnieper river may never see her grandparents back home in the Russian-occupied south. A Ukrainian counteroffensive that saw the Russians give up most of the land they grabbed in the north of the vast war zone has reached the strategically vital south.

Displaced by flooding, Nigerians in desperate need of help
Displaced by flooding, Nigerians in desperate need of help
by  AFP

It was pitch black when the waters came, forcing mother Fortune Lawrence and her eight children to jump on a makeshift boat and flee their house. "I was afraid to die in the water," said Lawrence, surrounded by other families.

Johnson returns to UK as Sunak qualifies for PM race
Johnson returns to UK as Sunak qualifies for PM race
by  AFP

Former prime minister Boris Johnson Saturday returned to Britain from a holiday to launch an audacious political comeback, as Conservative leadership rival Rishi Sunak reached the minimum threshold to contest the UK's top job.

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