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US forces lose strategic African position in Niger

ABIDJAN, May 19, 2024 (AFP) - With the US troop withdrawal from military-led Niger underway and due to be over…

Global coral bleaching event expanding to new countries: scientists

By Lucie AUBOURG WASHINGTON (AFP) - The massive coral bleaching episode signaled by US authorities last month is expanding and…

Canadian oil city lifts wildfire evacuation orders

MONTREAL, May 18, 2024 (AFP) - Residents forced to flee wildfires threatening a Canadian oil-producing hub were allowed to return…

Tycoon Musk touches down in Bali for Starlink launch

DENPASAR, Indonesia, May 19, 2024 (AFP) - Tech billionaire Elon Musk launched Sunday his Starlink service on Indonesia's resort island…

Taiwan coast guard ramps up island patrols ahead of inauguration

KINMEN, Taiwan, May 19, 2024 (AFP) - Taipei's coast guard ramped up patrols over the weekend around its outlying islands…

Vietnam nominates public security minister to be new president

BANGKOK, Thailand, May 18, 2024 (AFP) - Vietnam's Communist Party has nominated public security minister To Lam to be the…

Philippines replaces its military commander for disputed waters

MANILA, May 18, 2024 (AFP) - The Philippine military said Saturday it has replaced a key commander overseeing forces in…

New Caledonia ‘under siege’ as French troops bid to restore order

By Mathurin DEREL NOUMEA, May 18, 2024 (AFP) - French Pacific territory New Caledonia was "under siege" Saturday, the mayor…

Parts of northern Europe clean up after floods

By Iris Maria Maurer, with Sam Reeves in Frankfurt KLEINBLITTERSDORF, May 18, 2024 (AFP) - German emergency workers on Saturday…

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