UK PM fires ally and digs in despite calls to quit
by Jitendra JOSHI / James PHEBY Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain's scandal-hit Prime Minister Boris Johnson attempted…
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International
With more than 6,000 cases confirmed worldwide, WHO to reconvene monkeypox emergency committee
by Robin MILLARD Geneva, Switzerland (AFP) - The World Health Organization said Wednesday it will reconvene its monkeypox experts to…
3 years ago
Evacuations as Russia advances in Ukraine’s Donbas
by Nicolas GARCIA SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (AFP) - The evacuation of desperate civilians from Sloviansk pressed on Wednesday as Russian…
3 years ago
NATO launches membership process for Sweden, Finland
"Fastest accession process in NATO's history so far," says NATO's Stoltenberg by Marc BURLEIGH and Alex PIGMAN Agence France Presse…
3 years ago
Convicted Malaysian drug trafficker to be hanged in Singapore after court dismisses appeal
SINGAPORE (AFP) -- A Singapore court on Wednesday dismissed a last-ditch appeal by a convicted Malaysian drug trafficker, clearing…
3 years ago
Sri Lankans return to cooking with firewood as economy burns
by Amal JAYASINGHE Agence France Presse NEHINNA, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- As once relatively wealthy Sri Lanka suffers a…
3 years ago
Fresh Covid outbreaks put millions under lockdown in China
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Tens of millions of people were under lockdown in China on Wednesday as businesses in…
3 years ago
UK PM Johnson faces parliamentary inquisition after top ministers quit
by Jitendra Joshi Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces two high-stakes encounters in…
3 years ago
Blinken to meet China, shun Russia, at G20 talks in Bali
by Shaun Tandon Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold a rare…
3 years ago
Fierce shelling in eastern Ukraine as NATO heralds its ‘historic’ expansion
by Benoit Finck, with Dmytro Gorshkov in Kyiv Agence France-Presse SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (AFP) -- Fighting raged on Tuesday in and…
3 years ago
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