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Sudanese walk past shops in Khartoum's twin city Omdurman on July 29, 2025

World

Sudan says army destroys Emirati aircraft, killing 40 mercenaries

Sudan’s air force has destroyed an Emirati aircraft carrying Colombian mercenaries as it landed at a paramilitary-controlled airport in Darfur, killing at least 40...

AFPAugust 6, 2025

Human rights activists protest outside the Russian Embassy in Kathmandu on February 5, 2024, to protest the recruitment of Nepali nationals into the Russian army

World

‘There to die’: Nepali mercenaries fight for Russia in Ukraine

Nepali mercenaries are fighting for Russia in Ukraine, lured to kill far from their Himalayan homeland by promises of a passport and cash, but...

AFPFebruary 8, 2024

A picture of late Haitian President Jovenel Moise being held during a ceremony at the National Pantheon Museum in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

World

Colombian gets life sentence in US over killing of Haiti’s president

A US court sentenced a retired Colombian military officer to life in prison for his role in the assassination of Haiti’s president in 2021....

AFPOctober 27, 2023