Mali's defence minister has been killed during co-ordinated attacks on towns and military bases by insurgents, including al Qaeda-linked fighters, according to the government.
Six months have passed since the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) captured the Sudanese regional capital Al Fashir and shared dozens of videos documenting their massacre in the city.
The suspect who stormed through a security checkpoint and shot a Secret Service agent at the White House correspondents' dinner in Washington DC was armed with multiple weapons and knives, police say.
Russia has launched a major drone attack overnight on Ukraine, killing 10 people and injuring more than 30 others, as RAF Typhoon fighter jets were deployed over Romania.