Mali’s junta struggles to fight growing violence in a northern region as UN peacekeepers withdraw

[ad_1] BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Attacks in northern Mali have more than doubled since U.N. peacekeepers completed the first phase of their withdrawal last month after a decade of fighting Islamic extremists, resulting in more than 150 deaths. In one brazen attack, militants targeted a triple-decker passenger boat, killing 49 civilians. And this week, another group of rebels attacked Malian army camps in the Lere locality on the border with Mauritania, leaving several security personnel…

"Mali’s junta struggles to fight growing violence in a northern region as UN peacekeepers withdraw"

Kharkiv, once an IT hub for Ukraine, now struggles to provide services after workers fled war

[ad_1] One Friday evening, in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, there’s a saxophonist crooning on the cobblestone street corner, families go out to dinner. Teenagers laugh in the streets with their friends, and in the main square more than a dozen people gather around a guitarist and dance as fluffy snowflakes fall to the ground. This city, though it is under constant threat of Russian missile attacks, has become a refuge for many Ukrainians…

"Kharkiv, once an IT hub for Ukraine, now struggles to provide services after workers fled war"