Six months after Russia launched what it hoped would be a blitzkrieg invasion of Ukraine, the conflict has turned into a grinding campaign of daily air strikes and battles with no endgame in sight
#BREAKING Moscow says Ukraine behind death of Kremlin ideologue's daughter: agencies
#UPDATE Russia's FSB security services said Monday that Ukraine was behind a car bombing in the outskirts of Moscow that killed Daria Dugina, the daughter of hardline Russian ideologue Alexander Dugin.
#BREAKING Putin says daughter of ultranationalist Dugin killed in 'vile crime': Kremlin
#UPDATE Kenya's defeated presidential candidate Raila Odinga has filed an online petition to the country's top court, his lawyer told @AFP, challenging the result of the August 9 election that handed victory to his rival William Ruto.
#UPDATE "We have hopes that we have made a good case and will win."
Raila Odinga's lawyer tells @AFP the Kenyan presidential candidate has filed a court petition challenging the result of the August 9 election. u.afp.com/wyzg
Somali security forces continued to battle Saturday to end a bloody Mogadishu hotel siege by jihadist fighters that officials said has killed at least 13 civilians since the attack was unleashed more than 24 hours ago.
#BREAKING Dialogue 'decisive moment' in Chad's history: junta chief
#UPDATE The head of Chad's junta General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno said Saturday during a ceremony to open a national dialogue that the process was "a decisive moment in the history of our country"
#UPDATE Delayed talks on Chad's future that the ruling junta says are a "decisive moment" opened Saturday, even as some opposition groups boycott the gathering. u.afp.com/wy24
#BREAKING South Africa thrash England by an innings and 12 runs to win 1st Test
#UPDATE South Africa hammered England by an innings and 12 runs to win the first Test at Lord's on Friday.
#UPDATE South Africa inflicted England's first defeat of the 'Bazball' era as they won the first Test at Lord's by a crushing innings and 12 runs with more than two days to spare on Friday #AFPSports u.afp.com/wy77