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Tensions escalate in southern African state after disputed voteMozambique's top opposition candidate has claimed that police shot live rounds at protesters during demonstrations against the results of the recent presidential election in the southern African country.On Tuesday, Venancio Mondlane raised accusations of electoral fraud as tensions escalated in Mozambique, where initial results from the October 9 presidential election indicate the ruling party is in the lead.During a protest he organized in the capital, Maputo, on Monday, police reportedly used tear gas against Mondlane and his supporters while he was speaking to reporters, as shown in a video he shared on his Facebook page.

Zelensky eyes ‘first step’ towards ceasefire – mediaIf Russia stops striking Ukrainian infrastructure, Kiev will take it as an invitation to peace, the Financial Times reports Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has floated the idea of mutually suspending long-range strikes against energy infrastructure with Russia, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. The proposal was reportedly slated for discussion at Qatar-mediated talks, which were canceled after Kiev attacked Russia’s Kursk Region in August.

Ukraine has said it “strongly rejects” accusations that it is involved in the supply of drones to Tuareg militants in Mali, after French media reported that the rebels received “discreet but decisive” support from Ukraine in their campaign against the pro-Russian government in Bamako.After Malian and Wagner forces suffered a major defeat in an ambush in July, A spokesman for Kiev's HUR military intelligence agency, Andrey Yusov, admitted that his agency had given the rebels “necessary information, and not just information, which enabled a successful military operation.”The Strategic Framework for the Defense of the People of Azawad (CSP-DPA), a coalition of predominantly Tuareg militant forces based in northern Mali, has been trained in drone warfare by Kiev’s HUR military intelligence agency, French newspaper Le Monde reported last week.The Tuaregs used light quadcopter drones to drop explosives on Malian government forces and members of the Russian Wagner private military company in at least three ambushes since July, Le Monde reported, without specifying how many of these “Ukrainian drones” have allegedly been supplied by the HUR.”Ukraine strongly rejects the accusations that have recently been released by the international media outlets about the alleged involvement of our state in the supply of UAVs to the rebels in Mali,” the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday.

Trust in US news media hits record low – pollOnly 31% of Americans say they have confidence that the press reports news fairly and accuratelyTrust in US news media hits record low – pollLess than a third of Americans trust US news media, a record low figure, according to a new Gallup poll published Monday.This year’s poll showed a 1 percentage point drop of Americans who believe the media reports the news fully and accurately from last year. The trend has been on a downward trajectory since 2018.

Albania has finally opened accession talks with the European Union at an intergovernmental conference held in Luxembourg on Tuesday. The first “cluster” of topics under negotiation covers judiciary and fundamental rights, freedom and security, and procurements and financial control.

“The moments we have experienced in the last hour-and-a-half have been historic for sure… which means, substantially speaking, that accession talks have started in order to make sure that Albania will join the European Union as soon as possible,” Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, whose country holds the EU presidency for the second part of 2024, told the conference.