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Northeast US, Canada gripped by Arctic blast

  NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- A "generational" Arctic blast brought dangerously cold temperatures to swaths of the northeastern…

US sending longer-range precision rockets to Ukraine

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A new $2.2 billion US arms package for Ukraine includes a new rocket-propelled precision bomb…

After pope’s call for peace, violence rages in east DR Congo

by AFP eastern Congo correspondents Agence France-Presse GOMA, DR Congo (AFP) -- Pope Francis made repeated appeals for peace during…

China to fully reopen borders with Hong Kong, Macau

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- China said on Friday it will fully restore travel across its borders with Hong Kong…

Pentagon tracking Chinese spy balloon over US

by Paul HANDLEY Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The Pentagon said Thursday it was tracking a Chinese spy…

Colombia’s war on illegal gold mines also hits outlaw armed groups

by David SALAZAR Agence France-Presse TRIÁNGULO DE TELEMBÍ, Colombia (AFP) -- From the army helicopter circling overhead, Colombian security forces…

Putin warns West over arms deliveries to Ukraine

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- President Vladimir Putin on Thursday vowed a decisive response to any country threatening Russia and lashed…

Giving Ukraine jets would need ‘months if not years’ of training: UK PM

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday said sending fighter jets to Ukraine would require…

Late Australian cardinal’s funeral sparks Sydney protests

by Steven TRASK Agence France-Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Protesters denounced late Australian cardinal George Pell for his "bigoted" views…

Strike on residential building leaves 2 dead in Ukraine’s Kramatorsk

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AFP) -- At least two people were killed Wednesday and eight wounded when a Russian rocket struck a…

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