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Violence reportedly flaring up in region long plagued by ISIL affiliate in West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram.

At least 26 people have been killed as a truck hit an improvised explosive device in Nigeria’s restive northeast.

The blast on Monday killed men, women and children in Borno State, near the border with Cameroon, according to the military and residents. The region has been plagued for decades by armed groups including the ISIL affiliate in West Africa Province (ISWAP) and

These are the key events on day 1,160 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Here is where things stand on Tuesday, April 29:

Fighting

• Explosions were heard across Kyiv after the Ukrainian military issued a red alert and air defence systems responded to a Russian attack on the capital.
• Ukraine’s military said it shot down 40 of 166 drones launched by Russia in multiple attacks on Monday. It also said 74 drones were redirected by electronic warfare and that damage was recorded in four regions.
• One…

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) demolished on Tuesday morning three Palestinian homes in different areas of the West Bank at the pretext of unlicensed construction.

According to local sources, bulldozers escorted by Israeli soldiers demolished a two-story house and a water well belonging to Hashem Ibrahim in al-Zuwaidin village in Masafer Yatta, south of al-Khalil. A family of 13 was living in the house.

The IOF also displaced a family of 14 after destroying…

“The Israelis did not achieve the objective of destroying Hezbollah.”

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