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Wagner 'atrocities' give ammunition to Mali jihadists
Wagner 'atrocities' give ammunition to Mali jihadists
by  AFP

Since the withdrawal of the French army from Mali, Russia's Wagner Group has replaced it as a target of jihadist propaganda, experts say, with extremists making hay with claims that its mercenaries have committed atrocities against civilians.

Dash for gas imperils 1.5C climate goal: report
Dash for gas imperils 1.5C climate goal: report
by  AFP

The global scramble for natural gas after Russia's invasion of Ukraine threatens the Paris Agreement target of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, scientists said Thursday on the sidelines of UN climate talks in Egypt. "To limit warming to 1.5C, countries need to flip to emergency mode on climate as they do on the energy crisis." mh/klm/fz

British, Irish leaders bid to resolve N.Ireland Brexit dispute
British, Irish leaders bid to resolve N.Ireland Brexit dispute
by  AFP

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday hosts his Irish counterpart Micheal Martin, as they bid to end a dispute over post-Brexit trade in Northern Ireland that has stymied power-sharing. It collapsed in February over opposition from pro-UK unionists to the Northern Ireland Protocol governing post-Brexit trade.

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