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Nearly 50 Armenian soldiers killed in fierce clashes with Azerbaijan
Nearly 50 Armenian soldiers killed in fierce clashes with Azerbaijan
by  AFP

Azerbaijan said Tuesday its military succeeded in preventing attacks by Armenian troops in the wake of the worst fighting between the arch-foes since their brief but brutal war in 2020. The fighting was the worst since the end of a 2020 war between the ex-Soviet republics over the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region that left more than 6,500 killed on both sides.

Somalia president urges citizens to avoid Al-Shabaab territory
Somalia president urges citizens to avoid Al-Shabaab territory
by  AFP

Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud urged citizens to stay away from areas controlled by Al-Shabaab jihadists as he vowed to ratchet up offensives against the militants. The recently elected president urged people to stop taking their disputes to so-called shadow courts run by the jihadists -- with Somalis complaining of weak enforcement by the country's legal system.

Portugal awaits verdict in homicide trial, 5 years after worst wildfire
Portugal awaits verdict in homicide trial, 5 years after worst wildfire
by  AFP

Five years after Portugal's deadliest wildfire, which claimed 63 lives, the country was due on Tuesday to hear the verdict in the trial of 11 people accused of negligent homicide over the tragedy. Less than six months after the Pedrogao Grande disaster, a new series of deadly wildfires broke out in the centre and north of the country, killing another 45 people.

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