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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/75384973_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BiqH Kidnappings for ransom have become common in central and northern Nigeria [FILE: March 9, 2024]Image: Sunday Alamba/AP Photo/picture alliance Nigeria‘s army said Sunday it had rescued 31 worshippers taken hostage during an attack on a church in northwestern Kaduna state. “Through a swift response, (troops) have successfully foiled a terrorist attack…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76666697_6.jpg”] US forces rescue missing service member in Iran https://p.dw.com/p/5Bim5 Iran has released images it says show debris from the US mission to rescue the missing crew member of a downed US F‑15 fighter jet deep inside Iranian territory. The operation — hailed by President Donald Trump as one of the most daring in…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76493396_6.jpg”] Trump threatens Iran in expletive-laden post https://p.dw.com/p/5Bia8 On Sunday, US President Donald Trump stepped up his threat to hit Iran’s critical infrastructure hard if Tehran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz by his April 6 deadline. In a social media post, he declared that “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76673524_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BiVB Germany-based rescue organization Sea-Watch monitored the situation from the airImage: Fabian Melber/Seawatch/X At least two people have died and dozens more are missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, advocacy groups said on Sunday. A total of 32 survivors were rescued out of more than 100 people who…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76697959_6.jpg”] Is Ukraine running out of soldiers to fight Russia? Four years into the war against Russia, fewer people are volunteering to serve on the front line and the number of deserters is rising. During basic training, new recruits are pushed to the limit. Image: REUTERS Explosions in the forest Deep in a…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76674403_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BfjS Estonian intelligence services have described rumors of Narva’s secession as provocative, and many locals dismiss them as nonsenseImage: Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto/picture alliance Looking at an ordinary map of Estonia, Narva is simply another city on the eastern borders of the European Union. But the city of around 52,000 is more significant than…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76661932_6.jpg”] Artemis II astronauts send back ‘phenomenal’ Earth snaps After more than 50 years, humans are flying back to the moon. The Artemis II lunar flyby is scheduled for Easter Monday, marking a rebirth for human spaceflight. Image: NASA/AP Photo/picture alliance ‘You look amazing. You look beautiful’ For the first time since the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76663775_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BflC Left-wing politician Jean-Luc Melenchon (L) joined Bagayoko (R) at Saturday’s protestImage: Lionel Urman/ABACA/picture alliance Saint-Denis, the largest suburb of the French capital Paris, played host to a major rally against racism on Saturday, in support of the town’s newly elected Black mayor. Bally Bagayoko was elected in the first round of…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76663611_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BfiT The president’s office said Kenya has standing contracts for fuel procurementImage: Thomas Mukoya/REUTERS Top executives in Kenya’s energy sector have stepped down amid accusations of manipulating fuel stock data amid rising costs due to the war in Iran, President William Ruto’s office said in a statement on Saturday. The three resignations…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://static.dw.com/image/76533511_6.jpg”] https://p.dw.com/p/5BfK5 Displaced locals have been putting up makeshift tents all over the cityImage: Emilio Morenatti/AP Photo/picture alliance Fatme A. is trying to maintain some semblance of a normal life in between the improvised tent shelters, stacked mattresses and all the other families sheltered close by. She is staying in the Azarieh buildings,…