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Defiant Ukraine reopens eastern rail link despite missiles
Defiant Ukraine reopens eastern rail link despite missiles
World
by  AFP

As Russia launched a huge wave of missile strikes against Ukrainian cities Monday, defiant rail workers in the east of the country managed to restore a severed rail link. Angered by a truck bombing that damaged a bridge carrying Russia's main road and rail link to the occupied Ukrainian region of Crimea, Moscow has stepped up strikes on civilian targets.

Couple serves together on Ukraine frontline
Couple serves together on Ukraine frontline
World
by  AFP

He's a commander of a battery of Grad rockets, she's a first aider in his unit. Once in the firing zone, Andriy gives coordinates to the target, and his unit fires a rocket with a hellish blast, before taking cover under trees, away from Russian drones.

Millionaire wins Lesotho vote but no majority
Millionaire wins Lesotho vote but no majority
Africa
by  AFP

A millionaire political novice won the most votes in legislative elections in Lesotho but fell short of securing a parliamentary majority that could have ended long-running political gridlock, officials said on Monday. "His track record and people's anger towards other parties won him votes," said Tlohang Letsie, a politics lecturer at the National University of Lesotho.