#BREAKING Cyclone Freddy kills 15 in Malawi, Mozambique: authorities
#UPDATE Fifteen people have died in Malawi and Mozambique as #CycloneFreddy hit the two countries with torrential rains and strong winds on its return to southern Africa's mainland, authorities said on Monday ➡️ u.afp.com/iham
📷 images show Quelimane, Mozambique
#BREAKING Death toll from Cyclone Freddy jumps to 66 in Malawi: Red Cross
#UPDATE Cyclone Freddy, packing powerful winds and torrential rain, has killed at least 70 people in Malawi and Mozambique on its return to southern Africa's mainland, authorities said on Monday ➡️ u.afp.com/ihDH
#UPDATE 🇲🇼 Malawi has declared a state-of-disaster in several southern districts including commercial hub Blantyre after Cyclone Freddy made a deadly return, President Lazarus Chakwera said
#BREAKING Cyclone Freddy death toll in Malawi rises to nearly 100: disaster agency
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#BREAKING 'High probability of escalation' with Azerbaijan: Armenia PM
#UPDATE Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Tuesday warned of a "very high probability" of an escalation on the restive border with Azerbaijan and in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, over which the arch foes fought two wars.
Map of Armenia and territories controlled by Armenia and Azerbaijan since the war between the two states in 2020. #AFPgraphics@AFP
#BREAKING Russia agrees to extend Black Sea grain deal, but for only 60 days: deputy foreign minister
#BREAKING Kyiv says Russia extending grain deal for 60 days 'contradicts' agreement
#UPDATE Russia agreed Monday to extend the Ukraine grain export deal following talks with the United Nations in Geneva, but only for 60 more days, half the 120-day period of the original pact.
Kyiv criticized the proposal but did not reject it outright
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President Biden meets on Monday with the leaders of Australia and Britain at a California naval base for an expected announcement of a nuclear submarines deal aimed at strengthening Western military muscle in the face of a rising China ➡️ u.afp.com/ihDV#AUKUS
#BREAKING Australia to buy up to five US nuclear-powered submarines: US official
A landmark nuclear submarine pact between US, Australia & UK underscores concerns over growing Chinese military power, but it'll be years before the new vessels can help counter Beijing's efforts to expand its reach & influence
FOCUS piece by @wgdunlop
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#BREAKING Gary Lineker to return as Match of the Day presenter: BBC
#UPDATE Gary Lineker will return as presenter of flagship BBC football show Match of the Day, the broadcaster said Monday, ending a crisis sparked by his criticism of the UK government's new asylum policy.
#UPDATE Gary Lineker will return as presenter of the flagship BBC football show Match of the Day, the broadcaster said on Monday, ending a crisis sparked by his criticism of the UK government's new asylum policy. u.afp.com/iha3
#BREAKING European stock markets fall sharply after SVB collapse
#UPDATE European stock markets fell deeper in the red on Monday despite US moves to shore up confidence in the banking system following the sudden collapse of tech lender Silicon Valley Bank.
#UPDATE European stocks tanked Monday as investors shrugged off global efforts to stem a fast-moving crisis emanating from the US banking sector. u.afp.com/ihaw
#BREAKING Ukraine says 'fierce fighting' raging for centre of Bakhmut
#UPDATE Fierce fighting was raging for control of the centre of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, the longest-running and bloodiest battle of the war, both sides said on Monday.
#UPDATE Fierce fighting is raging for control of the centre of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, the longest-running and bloodiest battle of Moscow's invasion, Russian and Ukrainian forces said on Monday. u.afp.com/ihbK