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‘Stop this war’: Arnold Schwarzenegger to Putin

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- "Terminator" star Arnold Schwarzenegger appealed to Vladimir Putin on Thursday to end the "senseless"…

13-year-old was driving truck in Texas crash that killed nine

HOUSTON, Texas (AFP) -- A 13-year-old boy was driving a pickup truck that collided with a van carrying a college…

Biden to press Xi to get in line over condemnation of Russia

by Sebastian Smith WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden will warn his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on…

Zelensky urges US help against Russia — and gets $1 bn more weaponry

  by Sebastian Smith and Frankie Taggart Agence France Presse Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky made a desperate appeal for help…

US donates more than 500 million Covid vaccines to other countries

WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - The United States has given more than 500 million coronavirus vaccines to other countries…

‘My life’s at risk’: Mexican journalists fear death every day

by Jennifer Gonzalez Covarrubias Agence France-Presse AGUASCALIENTES, Mexico (AFP) - Each time Maria Martinez leaves home, she fears it will…

128 Cuban protesters given sentences of 6 to 30 years

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) - A group of 128 Cubans who took part in unprecedented anti-government protests last July were sentenced…

US, Iran ‘close to deal’ on reviving nuclear pact: State Dept

WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - The United States and Iran are near to reaching an agreement over reviving the…

European leaders in defiant Kyiv trip as Russia presses in

by Danny KEMP, with Emmanuel DUPARCQ Agence France-Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) - A trio of eastern European leaders met Ukraine's…

Russia calls for UN Council vote on Ukraine-linked ‘humanitarian’ resolution

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) - Moscow's envoys to the United Nations on Tuesday called for a Security Council vote…

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