Strike hits refinery output in labour reform showdown
A strike over new labour laws has spread to all of France’s eight oil refineries, the CGT union says, in an escalating dispute with the governme
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50,000 Iraqi civilians ”at great risk” in Falluja
The UN has said it is very concerned about the fate of some 50,000 civilians in Falluja, where Iraqi forces are battling so-called Islamic State. UN s
IS ”destroyed helicopters” at Russian base
New satellite imagery appears to reveal extensive damage to a strategically significant airbase in central Syria used by Russian forces after an attac
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Niger to hand over scores of Boko Haram militants to ICC, says President Issoufou
The Niger Government has arrested scores of Boko Haram militants and would hand them over to the International Criminal Court (ICC), President Mahamad