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A Russian drone hit a building in the centre of the capital, on Friday morning, 25 September, killing a child, while another attack killed one in the Odessa area, the Ukrainian authorities announced. According to police, a 14-year-old boy was killed and at least seven others were injured in a Russian drone attack on a 16-storey residential building in Kiev. The explanations of Gulliver Cragg, correspondent France 24 in Kiev.
Donald Trump announced on Tuesday, September 22, that the dialogue with Tehran had resumed to put an end to a conflict that was politically ravaging him, a few minutes after threatening, in the UN rostrum, to destroy Iran. According to Iranian State TV IRIB, Tehran communicated during these talks its conditions for reopening the strategic Strait of Ormuz.
Friedrich Merz and his party, the CDU, recorded on Sunday what the German Chancellor called "desaster" in regional elections. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the Conservative party failed to get elected to the regional assembly, failing to reach the 5% elimination bar, a first in the country's history since 1945. In Berlin, the radical left, Die Linke, is ahead of the Christian Democrats and is in a position to ravage their town hall.
In Mali, the results of the attack carried out on 10 September 2026 by the Jihadists of the Janim, linked to al-Qaeda, against the army camp in Dioura, in the Mopti region, increased. According to several sources, at least 100 Malian military personnel were killed, twice as many as the first field estimates. Dozens of other soldiers were taken prisoner by the jihadists. Our correspondent Serge Daniel tells us more.
In Ondo, Nigeria, at least 49 people died and a hundred others were injured after drinking alcohol containing methanol. According to the local authorities, the "Monkey Shoulder", a locally brewed and heavily alcoholic herbal beverage, is believed to be the source of this poisoning, but the investigation is continuing. State police announced the arrest of 15 persons in the course of the investigation.
In Mali, the results of the attack carried out on 10 September 2026 by the Jihadists of the Janim, linked to al-Qaeda, against the army camp in Dioura, in the Mopti region, increased. According to several sources, at least 100 Malian military personnel were killed, twice as many as the first field estimates. Several dozen other soldiers were taken prisoner by the jihadists.
On 4 September, the United Nations adopted a resolution to reform global mapping with a view to more accurately representing the areas of countries, including the real size of the African continent. This mapping principle is based in particular on the "Equal Earth" projection. A map, where Morocco is separated by a border of Western Sahara. According to some Internet users, by voting this resolution, Morocco has accidentally recognized the independence of the territory. Decryption.
