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Pakistan’s economy in ‘collapse’ as IMF visits

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) -- Pakistan is gripped by a major economic crisis, with the rupee plummeting, inflation soaring and energy…

Winter not over, but Europe braces for the next one

by Nathalie ALONSO / with Berlin and London bureaus Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Europe has weathered the energy…

Stalingrad: 80 years ago, a victory that changed World War II

PARIS, France (AFP) - The Battle of Stalingrad, which turned the tide of World War II 80 years ago when German…

China manufacturing activity rebounds in January

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's factory activity expanded in January after four months of contraction, official data showed Tuesday, as…

US, S.Korea to hold ‘tabletop’ exercises on nuclear threats

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The United States and South Korea will hold discussion-based exercises on addressing nuclear threats, US…

White House says US Covid emergency status to end May 11

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The White House said Monday that the national and public health emergencies declared just as…

Peru mulls bringing elections forward as protests boil

by Carlos MANDUJANO Agence France-Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru's Congress on Monday debated a bill to bring forward elections…

Biden rejects F-16s for Ukraine as Russia claims advances

by Sebastian Smith  Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden said Monday the United States would not…

Blinken urges calm in flaring Israeli-Palestinian conflict

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Monday for "urgent steps" to calm spiralling violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, after…

Kremlin says Johnson’s claim about Putin missile threat a ‘lie’

The Kremlin on Monday dismissed as a "lie" accusations from former British prime minister Boris Johnson that Russian President Vladimir…

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