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France offers cash and support to protesting farmers

By Myriam LEMETAYER, Tom BARFIELD PARIS, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) - France's government offered a slew of new concessions Thursday…

Catalonia declares drought emergency for Barcelona

By Rosa SULLEIRO BARCELONA, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) - Spain's northeastern Catalonia region declared a drought emergency for Barcelona on…

Japanese airliners ‘clip wings’, no injuries

TOKYO, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) - The wing tips of two passenger jets "scratched" each other at a Japanese airport…

Attack foiled at Israel’s Sweden embassy: ambassador

STOCKHOLM, Jan 31, 2024 (AFP) - Israel's embassy in Stockholm was the target of an attempted attack, the ambassador said…

Biden to visit Michigan as Arab American anger over Gaza grows

By Aurélia END US President Joe Biden travels Thursday to the crucial swing state of Michigan, which is also the…

IMF authorizes $4.7 bn for Argentina after Milei’s ‘bold’ reforms

WASHINGTON, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday approved a fresh $4.7 billion for Argentina, praising…

US strikes 10 Huthi drones, downs unmanned Iranian aircraft

By W.G. DUNLOP WASHINGTON, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) - American forces carried out strikes in Yemen against 10 attack drones…

Myanmar enters fourth year of post-coup crisis

YANGON, Myanmar, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) - Myanmar on Thursday entered its fourth year since a coup snuffed out a…

US says it broke up China-backed infrastructure hacking op

WASHINGTON, Jan 31, 2024 (AFP) - US authorities said Wednesday they had dismantled a network of hackers known as Volt…

Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of POWs

By Daria ANDRIIEVSKA KYIV, Ukraine, Jan 31, 2024 (AFP) - Russia and Ukraine traded hundreds of prisoners of war on…

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