HROZA, Ukraine — A banner at the bus stop outside this grieving village in northeast Ukraine delivers a verdict — and a warning to would-be Russian informants. “KILLERS HAVE A NAME,” it reads. “KILLED 59 FELLOW VILLAGERS FOR RUSSIAN MONEY.” Photos show a victim’s limp, dirt-caked hands next to a portrait of former local police … Read more
KINSHASA, Congo — Militants killed at least 12 villagers in a spate of attacks in eastern Congo, a local official and a civil society leader said as the country’s president ruled out dialogue with neighboring Rwanda over a related conflict. The killings in Congo’s North Kivu province took place on Tuesday and were carried out … Read more
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen attacked remote villages over the weekend in north-central Nigeria’s Plateau state, killing at least 140 people, officials and survivors said Tuesday, the latest case this year of such mass killings blamed on the farmer-herder crisis in the West African nation. The assailants targeted 17 communities in “senseless and unprovoked” attacks … Read more
Mexican authorities say 11 people are dead following a clash between gunmen from a criminal gang and residents of a small farming community in central Mexico ByThe Associated Press December 8, 2023, 7:02 PM MEXICO CITY — Eleven people were killed in a clash Friday between gunmen from a criminal gang and residents of a … Read more
TAFEGHAGHTE, Morocco — His lifeless family have been dug out and buried, however the remnants of Musa Bouissirfane’s former life are nonetheless trapped underneath rubble and dirt within the ruins of the mud-brick Moroccan village of Tafeghaghte. “It’s extremely difficult to lose your total household and all of your possessions,” Bouissirfane mentioned as tears welled … Read more