Two security soldiers and two civilians were killed in a separatist attack in Cameroon`s war-torn English-speaking region of Northwest, security and local sources said on Wednesday (15 May). Separatist fighters ambushed two members of Cameroon security Tuesday night in Bambui locality of the region, said a senior security official. "The soldiers were drinking in a bar and were about to leave when the terrorists who were hiding opened fire.

Nearly a quarter-of-a-million families impacted by devastating floods in Brazil`s south will receive about $1,000 each towards replacing what they lost, the government said Wednesday (15 May). President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visited the stricken Rio Grande do Sul region for a third time since the flooding began almost two weeks ago, killing 149 people and displacing more than half-a-million.

Russia’s Putin expressed gratitude to Xi Jinping for China’s initiatives to resolve the Ukraine conflict at their Beijing summit Thursday (16 May) where the Chinese leader said China hopes Europe will return to peace and stability soon and that China will play a constructive role. China last year offered a broad plan for peace outlining general principles for ending the war in Ukraine, and didn`t offer new specifics on how Beijing might be prepared to engage with both sides of the conflict.

Israel`s military said Thursday five soldiers had been killed in fighting in the northern Gaza Strip, more than seven months into its war against Hamas militants. The soldiers were killed "in battle" on Wednesday, the army said in a statement, without elaborating on the cause of their deaths, taking to 278 the number of Israeli troops killed in the Gaza military campaign since the start of the ground offensive on October 27.