Gen Horta N’Tam is sworn in during a ceremony at the army headquarters.
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France to bring in form of military service, 25 years after conscription was phased out
“The only way to avoid danger is to prepare for it,” says President Emmanuel Macron.
Video shows speed fire spreads in Hong Kong tower block
Footage geolocated by BBC Verify show the blaze taking hold in Wang Cheong House.
Firefighters search for hundreds still missing in devastating Hong Kong tower blocks fire
Dozens of people have been killed and hundreds remain unaccounted for after Wednesday’s blaze.
Soldiers seize power in Guinea-Bissau and detain the president
The military takeover comes as the West African nation was awaiting the results of Sunday’s election.
South Africa hits back after Trump says US won’t invite it for G20 next year
The US boycotted the G20 summit in Johannesburg over widely discredited claims of persecution of the white minority.
Fracking has transformed an Argentine town – but what about the nation?
Argentina hopes that an oil and gas boom can benefit the whole country.
Pope Leo heads to Turkey in first foreign trip, six months into papacy
He will gather with leaders of other Christian traditions in Nicaea and celebrate Mass in Beirut.
Year after ceasefire, peace eludes south Lebanon as Israeli strikes continue
A year on from a ceasefire in Lebanon, Israel is continuing attacks on what it says are Hezbollah’s efforts to recover from their war.
US suspends immigration requests for Afghans after National Guard shooting
The alleged gunman in the Washington shooting is an Afghan national who entered the US in September 2021.