Our website use cookies to improve and personalize your experience and to display advertisements (if any). Our website may also include cookies from third parties like Google Adsense, Google Analytics, and Youtube. By using the website, you consent to the use of cookies.

Ok, I Agree
Apr
11
2024
By The African Mirror
Champions League host nations tighten security after Islamic State threats

Champions League host nations tighten security after Islamic State threats

FOOTBALL
FRANCE and Spain will step up security ahead of the Champions League quarter-finals in Madrid and Paris on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, top officials said, as Islamic State threatened drone attacks on Europe's top club soccer tournament. British police said they were aware of reports of threats and had a robust policing plan in place ahead of Arsenal's match against Bayern Munich in London on Tuesday night. The threats against some of the world's most-watched soccer matches underline the resurgence of Islamic State after several deadly attacks this year, including in Iran and Moscow. They also point to the complex geopolitical backdrop to…
Read More
May
31
2023
By The African Mirror
Putin says Ukraine drone strikes on Moscow aim to scare and provoke Russia

Putin says Ukraine drone strikes on Moscow aim to scare and provoke Russia

WORLD
PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin said that Ukraine's biggest-ever drone strike on Moscow was an attempt to scare and provoke Russia, and air defences around the capital would be strengthened. Russia said eight drones targeted civilian areas of Moscow and the Moscow region - with a population of over 21 million - in the early hours of Tuesday but were either shot down or diverted with special electronic jammers. Putin cast the assault, which brought the 15-month war in Ukraine to the heart of Russia, as a terrorist response that came after Russia struck at Ukraine's military intelligence headquarters several days ago.…
Read More
Mar
23
2023
By The African Mirror
Russia hits Ukraine with missiles, drones as ‘dear friend’ Xi departs

Russia hits Ukraine with missiles, drones as ‘dear friend’ Xi departs

WORLD
DAN PELESCHUK and SERGIY CHALYI RUSSIA blasted an apartment block in Ukraine with missiles and swarmed cities with drone attacks overnight, in a display of force as President Vladimir Putin bid farewell to his visiting "dear friend" and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Firefighters battled a blaze in two adjacent residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia, where officials said at least one person was killed and 33 wounded by a twin missile strike. "Right now, residential areas where ordinary people and children live are being fired at," President Volodymyr Zelenskiy tweeted, with security camera video showing one building exploding. "This must not become…
Read More
Oct
18
2022
By The African Mirror
Russia hits Kyiv apartment block in drone attacks on Ukraine cities

Russia hits Kyiv apartment block in drone attacks on Ukraine cities

WORLD
PAVEL POLITYUK RUSSIA attacked Ukrainian cities with drones, killing at least four people in an apartment building in downtown Kyiv during morning rush hour, and targeted infrastructure across the country in the second wave of air strikes in a week. Ukrainian soldiers fired into the air trying to shoot down the drones after blasts rocked central Kyiv. An anti-aircraft rocket could be seen streaking into the morning sky, followed by an explosion and orange flames, as residents raced for shelter. A pregnant woman was among four people killed in the attack on the residential building, Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Ukraine's Interior…
Read More
Facebook
Twitter
Linkedin
Instagram