Russia and France intend to act synchronously on Nagorno-Karabakh, the Kremlin reported following a phone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron

The France-led counterterrorism mission Barkhane in the African region of Sahel has eliminated a leader of the so-called Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS, affiliate of the Islamic State terrorist group, banned in Russia) in Niger, the French Defense Ministry said on Tuesday

One thousand of Chadian soldiers will be stationed in West-African country of Mali to strengthen its forces as part of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), the Malian Foreign Ministry said Saturday

The United States is alarmed by information about a potential deployment of forces of private military company Wagner Group in Mali, State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Wednesday

A patrol of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) hit an explosive device in the Kidal region and two peacekeepers were injured in the incident, United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Tuesday

The European Union on Monday imposed sanctions against eight individuals and four legal entities, which, according to Brussels, are associated with the international activities of the so-called private security company "Wagner Group," according to the decisions published in the Official Journal of the European Union.</p><p>The decision was made at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels