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Countries in Southern Africa have agreed to deploy forces to help quell a bloody jihadist insurgency wreaking havoc in northern Mozambique over the past three years. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) bloc "approved" the deployment of the "SADC Standby Force in support of Mozambique to combat of terrorism and acts of violent extremism in Cabo Delgado," the bloc's executive secretary Stergomena Tax says at the end of a one day summit. SOUNDBITE
A night vigil is held at a ceremony in Kigali paying tribute to victims 30 years after the Rwandan genocide. The 100-day massacre at the hands of Hutu extremists started on April 7 in 1994 and claimed the lives of 800,000 people, largely Tutsis but also moderate Hutus. IMAGES
The United States accuses Russia of planning to build its military force in ally Belarus to 30,000 within weeks, amid a troop buildup by Moscow on Ukraine's borders. SOUNDBITE
Mumbai, Jul 19 (EFE/EPA). At least 30 people were killed while many others remained missing in incidents caused by heavy rains in Mumbai, capital of the western Indian state of Maharashtra, officials said Sunday. (Camera: DIVYAKANT SOLANKI).FOOTAGE SHOT ON 18 JULY 2021 SHOWS NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE (NDRF) PERSONNEL RECOVER DEAD BODY FROM THE RUBBLE DURING A RESCUE OPERATION IN THE AFTERMATH OF A LANDSLIDE AT A BHARAT NAGAR SLUM IN CHEMBUR, MUMBAI, INDIA.
Nablus, Jun 25 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Alaa Badarneh) At least thirty Palestinians were injured during clashes with Israeli troops during a protest over the expansion of the new Jewish outpost of Eviatar on the lands of the village from Beita, near the West Bank city of Nablus.FOOTAGE OF THE CLASHES BETWEEN PALESTINIANS AND ISRAELI TROOPS IN NABLUS.
Some 750 pupils from the Bois d'Aulne secondary school in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine (Yvelines) return to classes a day later than scheduled Tuesday, following a two-week break for holidays. On October 16, Samuel Paty, a history teacher, was beheaded outside the school by a jihadist. The rest of France's 12m pupils returned to classes on Monday. IMAGES