CONFLICT
Conflict in Somaliland displaces more than 185,000 people. Many have fled their homes in the town Las Anod, located in the self-proclaimed independent region of Somaliland. UNHCR reports many have no shelter, and children are not attending school due to violence.
US lawmakers want terrorist designation for Russia's Wagner Group. A cross-party group of US senators said they would again try to pass legislation requiring the State Department to designate Russian mercenary company Wagner Group as a foreign terrorist organization.
Lebanese demonstrators smash up, burn Beirut banks protesting withdrawal limits. Beirut banks have been set alight in attacks as demonstrators block roads protesting restrictions on cash withdrawals. The Lebanese pound has lost more than 98 per cent of its value since 2019.
Rwanda accuses DR Congo soldiers of attack on border post. Rwanda’s army said its troops briefly exchanged fire with soldiers from the DRC at a border post. DRC authorities have denied these allegations as tensions rise between the two countries.
Iran denies enriching uranium to 84 percent purity amid IAEA row. The International Atomic Energy Agency reportedly found uranium enriched to a purity of 84 percent, just below the 90 percent required for a bomb. This is the highest purity uranium ever found in Iran.
Riots erupt in Nigerian cities as bank policy leads to scarcity of cash. Rioters attacked banks and blocked roads in Nigerian cities due to anger over a scarcity of cash, just days before a general election. Nigeria has struggled with a shortage of physical cash since it began to swap old bills for new ones.
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