Putin, Xi hail ‘great power’ ties at talks defying West
SAMARCANDE, Uzbekistan (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met for their first face-to-face talks since…
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Typhoon Muifa lashes eastern China, forcing 1.6 million from their homes
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- High winds and heavy rain lashed China's densely populated east coast on Thursday, after Typhoon…
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Hong Kong office vacancies double after protests, pandemic
Hong Kong, China (AFP) The amount of vacant top-tier office space has more than doubled in Hong Kong over…
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Russian leader Putin, China’s Xi meet for high-stakes talks in challenge to West
SAMARCANDE, Uzbekistan (AFP) -- Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping gather with other Asian leaders in the ancient…
3 years ago
Ukraine’s Zelensky vows ‘victory’ on visit to liberated Kharkiv region
by Emmanuel PARISSE with Ania TSOUKANOVA in Kyiv Agence France-Presse KHARKIV REGION, Ukraine (AFP) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on…
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Chinese moves on Taiwan rattle remote Japanese island
by Mathias CENA Agence France-Presse YONAGUNI, Japan (AFP) -- Life may seem tranquil on Japan's remote Yonaguni island, where wild…
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TikTok search results rife with misinformation: report
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) - TikTok is serving up misinformation to users searching for news about politics, climate change,…
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Flood risk in central Ukraine city after Russian strike: Kyiv
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) - Floods could hit the city of Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine after a Russian strike damaged…
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US Senate takes first step to direct military aid to Taiwan
by Shaun Tandon and Camille Camdessus Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A Senate committee took the first step…
3 years ago
Jimmie Akesson leads Sweden’s soaring far right
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) - As leader of the far-right Sweden Democrats, Jimmie Akesson has steered his party from "pariah" to…
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