#BREAKING Somalia militant hotel siege ends: police spokesman
#BREAKING Eight civilians killed in Somalia militant hotel siege: police spokesman
#UPDATE Somali security forces on Monday ended an hours-long siege by Al-Qaeda-linked insurgents who killed eight civilians after storming a prominent hotel in the capital Mogadishu, the police said ▶️ u.afp.com/iG5M
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#BREAKING Putin seeks to use 'winter as weapon of war': NATO chief
#UPDATE Russian President Vladimir Putin wants "to use winter as a weapon of war" in his campaign in Ukraine, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday in Bucharest ahead of a meeting of the alliance's foreign ministers
#UPDATE NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has warned that Russia was using winter as a "weapon of war" against Ukraine, as Western allies meeting in Bucharest planned to help Kyiv mend its ravaged power grid. u.afp.com/iGft
VIDEO: A Chinese police patrol orders people to delete content on their smartphones on Urumqi street in downtown Shanghai.
Demonstrators gathered in the area at the weekend to protest against Covid-19 lockdowns and call for greater political freedoms
China under watch.
#AFPGraphics on the estimated number of CCTV cameras in Chinese cities compared with other cities around the world
China's major cities of Beijing and Shanghai are blanketed with security Tuesday in the wake of nationwide rallies calling for political freedoms and an end to Covid lockdowns
VIDEO: Hundreds protest in Beijing on Sunday night against China's Covid measures
Asked at a press briefing about the protests, foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said the question did not match the "facts".
"We believe that... our fight against Covid-19 will be successful"
#BREAKING China blames 'forces with ulterior motives' for linking Urumqi fire to Covid curbs
#UPDATE China security forces detained people Monday at the scene of a rare demonstration as authorities work to extinguish protests that flared across the country at the weekend calling for political freedoms and an end to Covid lockdowns
BBC says one of its journalists in China was arrested and beaten by police on Sunday while covering protests in Shanghai against the country's zero-Covid policy
#BREAKING Croatia win to knock Canada out of World Cup
#UPDATE Croatia got their #FIFAWorldCup campaign back on track as Andrej Kramaric's double inspired a 4-1 win that eliminated Canada in Sunday's Group F grudge match in Doha u.afp.com/ipCt#AFPSports
Police used water cannons and tear gas after coming under attack from football supporters who brought havoc to the center of Brussels following Morocco's shock 2-0 World Cup win over Belgium in Qatar.
#BREAKING Hundreds gather for fresh protest in Shanghai: witness, footage
#UPDATE Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Shanghai on Sunday afternoon to hold what appeared to be a silent protest near where a demonstration against China's zero-Covid policy erupted in the early hours, an eyewitness told @AFP.
Hundreds of people took to the streets in Beijing and Shanghai on Sunday to protest against China's zero-Covid policy in a rare outpouring of public anger against the state. u.afp.com/ipVK