Mali: 42 soldiers killed in jihadist attack in Tessit

Mali's transitional authorities confirmed the death Sunday of 42 Malian soldiers in an attack attributed to jihadists in the northeast of the country near the borders of Burkina Faso and Niger, an assault in which the army "neutralized 37 terrorists." A three-day national mourning was declared. The army "reacted vigorously to a complex and coordinated attack" in Tessit during which it had "42 dead and 22 wounded" in its ranks, also reporting "37 terrorists neutralizeds" and several of their equipment, including vehicles, "abandoned" during "several hours of fighting", according to this new report published by the government in a statement sent to AFP.

The government referred to an attack on Sunday "at around 15:00" GMT, carried out "probably (by) the Islamic State in the Great Sahara (EIGS)" and "characterized by the use of drones and other means of attack.e by the use of drones, explosives, booby-trapped vehicles as well as artillery fire", repeating information already announced Monday by the army.

Ukraine: deadly Russian bombings around the nuclear power plant of Zaporijjia

Russian bombings killed at least 14 civilians on Tuesday night in east-central Ukraine, according to local authorities, not far from the Zaporizhjia nuclear power plant that Moscow and Kiev accuse each other of having bombed. And in the east of the country, six people were killed Wednesday by Russian strikes on the town of Bakhmut, located near the front line, according to the local governor. The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss the situation at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant.

Washington: Iranian plan to assassinate former top US official

The U.S. justice system has revealed a plot led by a member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard to assassinate John Bolton, a former White House national security adviser. The U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement that Shahram Poursafi, aka Mehdi Rezayi, 45, was charged in his absence for offering to pay $300,000 to individuals in the United States to kill John Bolton, who was also the U.S. ambassador to the UN.

The plot, apparently intended to avenge the death of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in January 2020 in a U.S. strike, was revealed to authorities by the person who was supposed to assassinate Mr. Bolton, whose identity has not been disclosed. Bolton, whose identity has not been revealed.

Europa League: Real Madrid wins the UEFA Supercup against Eintracht Frankfurt (2-0)

Real Madrid, winner of the Champions League, won Wednesday the UEFA Supercup against Eintracht Frankfurt, crowned in the Europa League, 2-0 in Helsinki, thanks in particular to a goal of Karim Benzema. Madrid opened the score on a corner through David Alaba (37th), well served by Casemiro, before the French international Karim Benzema sealed the Spanish success in the 65th minute with a shot from the edge of the box. Real won their fifth UEFA Supercup, their first title this year.

IN BRIEF

The body of a young woman, lacerated by twenty stab wounds, was discovered after the intervention of firemen who were rescuing her companion who fell from the second floor of a building in Villeneuve-sur-Lot (Lot-et-Garonne).

Taiwan's military conducted another live ammunition exercise Thursday after Beijing ended its largest-ever military maneuvers around the island.

Tennis legend Serena Williams, who announced her retirement from the courts on Tuesday, was eliminated in the second round of the WTA 1000 in Toronto on Wednesday, beaten 6-2, 6-4 by Switzerland's Belinda Bencic, ranked 12th.

World No. 1 Daniil Medvedev was eliminated in his first match at the Montreal Masters 1000, defeated 6-7 (2/7), 6-4, 6-2 by Nick Kyrgios (37th), who was euphoric following his victory in Washington.