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At Least 250 Dead After 6.0-Magnitude Quake Rattles Eastern Afghanistan KABUL, Afghanistan — A powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least 250 people and injuring more than 530, according to the state-run Bakhtar News Agency. The tremor hit mountainous districts in Kunar and Nangarhar provinces near the border with Pakistan, flattening homes and triggering landslides that cut off winding roads just when they were needed most. Local officials warned the death toll could climb…

Somalia: Escalating Tensions in Jubaland's Electoral Dispute with FGS KISMAYO, Somalia - The frosty rapport between Jubaland and Mogadishu shows no signs of thawing anytime soon, as the road to reconciliation stretches on. Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre throws a stern reminder against deploying regional forces to tilt election outcomes. Jubaland officials, now acting without a handshake deal with Mogadishu, have tossed their hat in the ring, opting for indirect elections over the one-person, one-vote approach championed…

According to the Syrian state news agency SANA, Israel has launched assaults on the Mazzeh neighborhood in Damascus. This reported activity comes just one day after a barrage of airstrikes targeting what Israel claimed were militant locations in the Syrian capital. This morning, explosions were noted in areas surrounding Damascus. SANA reported, "Israeli aggression targets the Mazzeh district in Damascus," although no additional information was provided. Israel has yet to respond publicly to these accusations. The Mazzeh…

Somalia: Hirshabelle state hits FGS again over lack of donor funds MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia's regional state of Hirshabelle has accused the federal authorities of performing on "self-defense" to distort information about lack of donor funds, which ought to alleviate floods and droughts in a number of components of the nation At the least $ 135 million was despatched to Somalia primarily by…

An epidemic of Rift Valley fever, a viral disease that mainly affects cattle and can also infect humans, is currently affecting zebo herds in several regions of the country. It is transmitted by mosquito bites, the virus' agent. The Malagasy authorities have taken action. The epidemic began in February and the Pasteur Institute confirmed several outbreaks of the disease in early April. A total of 473 dead zebras were listed, out of a total of about 19,000 animals for four regions, or 35 affected municipalities in the…

Ethiopia's Tigray Folks's Liberation Entrance (TPLF) has as soon as once more fired at the very least 4 rockets into Eritrea, media reported on Friday. The rocket fired by TPLF forces landed close to residential areas in Eritrea's capital Asmara, in addition to cities together with Dekemehari, Gemehalo and Nefasit, the Eritrean Press stated in a report. "A rocket got here from Tigray that seems to have landed south of Asmara," a diplomat instructed the Agence France-Presse (AFP), noting that there was…