Crimea: Russian ‘Kalibr’ cruise missiles destroyed in strike, Ukrainian defense ministry says

CNN — Ukraine’s defense ministry said late Monday that an attack destroyed Russian Kalibr cruise missiles transported by train in the town of Dzhankoi, in Russian-occupied Crimea. Ukrainian authorities did not directly claim responsibility for the attack, but said it serves “to further demilitarize Russia and prepare the Crimean peninsula for de-occupation”. Sergei Askyonov, the … Read more

Nigerians vote for governor in polls as governing party scrambles to regain lost ground in key states

Lagos, Nigeria CNN — Nigerians began voting in delayed polls for the governorship on Saturday, weeks after a controversial and contentious presidential election — amid reports of electoral violence and disenfranchisement of voters. A party official was shot dead in Lagos on Saturday during the elections for the new governors of Nigeria. “From all over … Read more