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Protests in Jamaica as William and Kate visit

KINGSTON, Jamacia (AFP) - Demonstrators gathered Tuesday in Kingston, Jamaica to protest the official visit of Prince William and Kate…

US announces deal with UK to end steel, aluminum tariffs

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Tuesday announced an agreement with Britain to end tariffs on steel…

Four dead in Israel stabbing, car-ramming, assailant shot

by Daniella Cheslow BEERSHEBA, Israel (AFP) -- A man wielding a knife stabbed several people and ran over another in…

Several European countries lifted Covid measures too ‘brutally’: WHO

Several European countries, including Germany, France, Italy and Britain, lifted their Covid curbs too "brutally" and are now seeing a…

Russia adopts bill on jail terms for ‘fake’ news on state actions abroad

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian lawmakers on Tuesday approved legislation imposing jail terms of up to 15 years for…

Chinese recovery teams sift debris of crashed China Eastern jet

by Matthew Walsh WUZHOU, China (AFP) -- Chinese recovery teams on Tuesday picked through the debris of a crashed China…

Japan issues power warning after quake hits supply

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's government warned on Tuesday of possible widespread electricity outages for Tokyo and its surrounding regions…

Biden says Putin considering using chemical, biological weapons in Ukraine

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden said Monday that it’s "clear" Russia is considering the use of…

China locks down city of 9 million as virus ripples across country

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China locked down an industrial city of nine million people overnight and reported more than 4,000…

Zelensky insists on need for ‘meeting’ with Putin

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) - President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday insisted that a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin "in…

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