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Gunmen kill five soldiers, civilian in southeast Nigeria
Gunmen kill five soldiers, civilian in southeast Nigeria
Africa
by  AFP

Gunmen killed five soldiers and a civilian in southeast Nigeria, police and local media said Thursday, after the latest bloodshed in a region where separatist tensions often flare. Local media said five soldiers in a vehicle were ambushed and shot dead, while a civilian bystander was killed by stray bullet.

'Better than killing people': Russians flee into Mongolia
'Better than killing people': Russians flee into Mongolia
World
by  AFP

On a bright morning in Mongolia's capital Ulaanbaatar, a young Russian fleeing Moscow's first military call-up since World War II had a stark answer for why he had left: "I don't want to kill people." "At first, I thought I knew what was happening," another young Russian said of the Ukraine war.

UK PM Truss defends 'controversial' tax cuts despite market turmoil
UK PM Truss defends 'controversial' tax cuts despite market turmoil
Business and Economy
by  AFP

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss on Thursday defended her tax cuts policy, despite it triggering market turmoil and forcing a Bank of England intervention to prevent "material risk" to the economy. UK markets remain highly volatile, with the Bank of England intervening on Wednesday to buy government bonds in order to prevent a "material risk" to stability.