BAMAKO, Mali (AP) – Mali’s government has moved to impose fuel rationing to counter widespread shortages caused by al-Qaida-linked groups operating in the border regions that have in recent months cut off fuel supplies to the landlocked African country.
NEW YORK (AP) - A day of dramatic swings on Wall Street, including the worst day for Microsoft in years, finished with only relatively modest moves. The S&P 500 edged down by 0.1%. The Dow added 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.7%. Microsoft tumbled following its profit report, but a big gain for Meta Platforms helped to nearly offset it.
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) – Nigeria’s government said Friday that the U.S. has pledged to deliver outstanding military equipment purchased by the country over the past five years. The matériel include drones, helicopters, platforms, spare parts and support systems. “We want Nigerians to know that this partnership (with the U.S.) is working,” Information Minister Ibrahim Idris said.
BERLIN (AP) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz hailed the European Union on Thursday as an “alternative to imperialism and autocracy” that can forge deals with like-minded partners in a world of increasing great power rivalry.
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) – Gunmen who abducted more than 150 church worshippers in Nigeria’s conflict-hit northwest are demanding 17 motorcycles as ransom from families of hostages, residents told The Associated Press on Thursday.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he had asked Russian President Vladimir Putin not to target the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv for one week as the region experiences frigid temperatures and that Putin had agreed, but there was no confirmation of that from Russia.
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) – The U.N. World Food Program said Thursday that more than a million people in northeastern Nigeria could lose access to emergency food and nutrition aid within weeks unless funding is secured, as violence and hunger surge in the region.
Jan. 19 – The Washington Post says Congress has dropped the ball regarding oversight of ICE, DHS. Geraldo Lunas Campos died at a Texas detention center on Jan. 3 while pleading for air as guards choked him, according to a fellow detainee. The local medical examiner’s office is considering classifying his death as a homicide, The Post reports.
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) – Police on Thursday detained a key ally of opposition figure Bobi Wine, accusing him of participating in bouts of violence in a remote part of central Uganda during last week’s election.
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