Two blasts hit UN camps in northern Mali
The Hindu
The latest violence comes after 31 people were killed in an attack on Friday
Two explosions hit UN camps in the northern Mali city of Gao on Sunday, causing damage but no casualties.
The blasts which occurred at 0545 GMT shook the barracks of the United Nations mission in Mali, called MINUSMA, forcing the occupants to take refuge in shelters for two hours. The French army said there was only material damage.
The latest violence comes after 31 people were killed in an attack on Friday by suspected jihadists near the central town of Bandiagara.
The 29th edition of the Conference of Parties (COP29), held at Baku in Azerbaijan, is arguably the most important of the United Nations’ climate conferences. It was supposed to conclude on November 22, after nearly 11 days of negotiations and the whole purpose was for the world to take a collective step forward in addressing rising carbon emissions.