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In Ukraine's Bakhmut, war is never far away
In Ukraine's Bakhmut, war is never far away
by  AFP

Lyubov Mozhayeva does not flinch at the sound of artillery fire in the distance as she comes to pick up a humanitarian food package in the centre of Ukraine's eastern city of Bakhmut. But the boom of artillery fire and the wail of air raid sirens remain a stark reminder that the frontline of the war with Russia is not far away.

Migration tops agenda in Biden talks with Mexican president
Migration tops agenda in Biden talks with Mexican president
by  AFP

A month after he snubbed Joe Biden's Americas summit, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador sat down with his US counterpart Tuesday at the White House, amid rising tensions over migration. Lopez Obrador boycotted in June the Summit of the Americas hosted in Los Angeles -- where migration was again a key subject -- over Biden's refusal to invite Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua.

US drone strike kills Islamic State Syria chief: Pentagon
US drone strike kills Islamic State Syria chief: Pentagon
by  AFP

A man who US officials called the leader of the Islamic State militant group in Syria was killed Tuesday in a drone strike, the Pentagon said. The US Central Command called him "one of the top five" leaders of Islamic State overall.

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