MALIAN ARMY WITHDRAWS FROM KEY TESSALIT MILITARY CAMP. (PHOTO).

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 Malian army withdraws from key Tessalit military camp: sources Mali’s army and its Russian mercenary allies have surrendered Camp Tessalit, a strategic military post in the north, multiple sources told the AFP news agency on Friday. An official from the Tuareg-led separatist group claimed soldiers and mercenaries at the camp had "surrendered", following a fierce fight over the weekend. Simultaneous attacks in Mali by militants linked to Al Qaeda and separatist Tuareg rebels on April 25 showed how fighters ​from different groups with different goals were able to strike at the heart of the West African country's military government. Gunfire and explosions were reported in the capital Bamako and around a large military base outside the capital, as well as Gao and central areas, as gunfire continuing in the northern city of Kidal. Defence minister Sadio Camara was killed at his residence in Kati, a garrison town near the capital, Bamako, following the fierce weekend fighting...

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SUGGESTS 'FRIENDLY TAKEOVER' OF CUBA . (PHOTO).


 President Donald Trump suggests 'friendly takeover' of Cuba 

President Donald Trump suggested the possibility of a “friendly takeover of Cuba” while speaking to reporters as he departed the White House on Friday, though he did not provide details on what that would entail. His remarks came after questions about a deadly incident off the Cuban coast on Wednesday, in which Cuban authorities said individuals on a U.S.-registered speedboat fired on Cuban border troops during what officials described as an attempted “infiltration for terrorist purposes.”

Trump said the Cuban government is “talking with us” and described the nation as being in deep trouble, citing a lack of money, oil, and food. “We could very well end up having a friendly takeover of Cuba,” he added. He also said Secretary of State Marco Rubio is handling discussions with Cuba at a “very high level.” The comments follow Trump’s January executive order imposing additional tariffs on countries supplying oil to Cuba, which he described as a national security threat. The Cuban government said Thursday it is sharing information with the U.S. through existing diplomatic channels. Cuban officials reported that four people on the speedboat were killed and six others injured or detained, including at least one U.S. citizen, during the confrontation.


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