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EU to seek China rethink over Russia ties

by Julien GIRAULT with Patrick BAERT in Beijing © Agence France-Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- The EU holds a virtual…

Putin’s gas threat as Ukraine, West dismiss de-escalation claim

by Danny Kemp  © Agence France-Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) Russia threatened Thursday to turn off its gas taps to Europe,…

Russians leave Chernobyl with Ukrainian troops as hostages: Kyiv

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Russian troops on Tuesday vacated Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power plant after weeks of occupation, but took…

Shanghai official says virus response lacking as city grinds to halt

  SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- A top Shanghai official conceded Thursday that the Chinese financial hub had been "insufficiently prepared"…

UPDATED: 7.0-magnitude quake hits east of N. Caledonia, tsunami warning passes

  NOUMEA, France (AFP) -- A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck east of the French territory of New Caledonia on Thursday, the…

Two Ukrainians among five killed in Israel shooting: police

JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) - Two of the five men killed by a Palestinian gunman in the central Israeli city of…

10-hour power cuts in Sri Lanka as crisis worsens

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Sri Lanka on Wednesday began imposing record nationwide 10-hour daily power cuts as it ran…

Lavrov makes first China visit since Ukraine war

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in China on Wednesday in his first visit to the…

South says North Korea faked launch of so-called ‘monster’ missile

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) - North Korea faked the launch of what analysts have dubbed its "monster missile" last week,…

12 dead, 33 injured in airstrike in Ukraine’s Mykolaiv

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) - At least 12 people were killed and 33 wounded on Tuesday when a Russian missile hit…

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