Ivory Coast says French troops to leave West African nation newsthirst.

Ivory Coast has announced that French troops will withdraw from the West African nation, further reducing the military influence of the former colonial power in the region. In an end-of-year address, Ivory Coast’s President, Alassane Ouattara, said the move was a reflection of the modernisation of the country’s armed forces. Separately, Senegal, which last month…

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Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia has 50,000 troops in Kursk newsthirst.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his military’s ongoing incursion into Russia’s Kursk region is now holding down 50,000 Russian troops. In his daily address to the nation, Zelensky said the operation was reducing Moscow’s ability to attack inside Ukraine itself. The president has long cited this as the goal of the offensive, despite scepticism…

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Ukraine says it fought N Korean troops for first time newsthirst.

North Korean soldiers have clashed with Ukrainian troops for the first time, Ukraine’s top officials have revealed. In an interview with South Korean broadcaster KBS, Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov said a “small group” of North Korean soldiers were attacked. Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelensky, who had earlier condemned the West’s lack of response to the…

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10,000 North Korean troops sent to Russia to train for Ukraine war, Pentagon says | World News newsthirst.

North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to train and fight in Ukraine within “the next several weeks,” the Pentagon said Monday, in a move that Western leaders say will intensify the almost three-year war and jolt relations in the Indo-Pacific region. FILE – Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea’s leader…

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Donald Trump makes major statement on Kim Jong-un and Putin after US confirms North Korean troops’ presence in Russia newsthirst.

Former US President Donald Trump has once again reiterated his admiration for Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin, revealing that he once suggested the North Korean dictator to “go to the beach, relax”. Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin discuss new nuclear accord possibly including China(AP) In an interview with comedian and UFC commentator Joe…

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