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WARSAW, Feb 26, 2024 (AFP) – Allies of late Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny said Monday that a deal to free him as part of a prisoner swap had nearly been reached when he died in prison. The 47-year-old Kremlin critic died on February 16 in an Arctic prison after spending more than three years behind bars, prompting outrage and condemnation from Western leaders and his supporters. Russian President Vladimir Putin “was offered to exchange […]
Australian police are investigating claims Taylor Swift’s dad assaulted a photographer when the star and her entourage were disembarking a superyacht in the early hours of Tuesday morning. “Police have been told a 71-year-old man allegedly assaulted a 51-year-old man at Neutral Bay Wharf about 2:30 am, before leaving the location,” police spokeswoman Alicia McCumstie told AFP. “The younger man reported the incident and inquiries are now under way by officers attached to North Shore […]
By Francesco FONTEMAGGI, Stuart WILLIAMS PARIS, Feb 27, 2024 (AFP) – French President Emmanuel Macron announced Monday new steps to boost Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion, saying not even the sending of Western ground troops was ruled out to achieve Europe’s goal of defeating Moscow. Speaking after hosting a meeting of two dozen European leaders to discuss Ukraine, Macron painted a grim picture of a Russia whose positions he said were “hardening” […]
NEW YORK, Feb 26, 2024 (AFP) – US President Joe Biden said Monday he hoped a ceasefire in Gaza could start by the beginning of next week. Amid a spiraling humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian territory, representatives from Egypt, Qatar, the United States, France and elsewhere have acted as go-betweens for Israel and Hamas, seeking a halt to the fighting and the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza. A deal could also include the […]
By Jack MOORE JAKARTA, Feb 26, 2024 (AFP) – By his own admission, Gibran Rakabuming Raka was a “nobody” a few months before Indonesia’s elections. Now, the eldest son of President Joko Widodo looks set to become the country’s youngest-ever vice president. Gibran’s meteoric rise to running mate of president-in-waiting Prabowo Subianto, who declared victory last week, was fuelled by his father’s wild popularity. “Three months ago I was a nobody. I thank Sir Prabowo […]
MEXICO CITY, Feb 24, 2024 (AFP) – At least 10 people died Saturday when a van and truck collided in Mexico’s north-central state of San Luis Potosi, local authorities said. The early-morning accident in the town of Rioverde claimed the lives of five women, four minors and a man, the local prosecutor’s office said in a statement, adding that an unspecified number of people were injured. The cause of the accident is being investigated, the […]
JERUSALEM, Feb 25, 2024 (AFP) – Israel’s war cabinet approved on Saturday sending negotiators to Qatar to continue talks aimed at securing a ceasefire in the war against Hamas and the return of hostages being held in Gaza, officials and local media said. The talks began in Paris, where the head of Israel’s overseas intelligence service Mossad and his counterpart at the domestic Shin Bet security service met with mediators from the United States, Egypt […]
TOKYO, Feb 24, 2024 (AFP) – A popular Hello Kitty-themed amusement park in Japan closed for the day on Saturday after receiving an “email threatening terrorism”, its operator said. Sanrio Puroland in the capital Tokyo is known for its rides, shows and cutesy cartoon mascots including the beloved feline-like heroine. “We decided to temporarily close for the day because the safety of visitors, performers and staff cannot be guaranteed at the moment,” the indoor theme […]
WASHINGTON, Feb 24, 2024 (AFP) – American and British forces carried out a fresh wave of strikes Saturday against 18 Huthi targets in Yemen, a joint statement said, following weeks of unrelenting attacks on Red Sea shipping by the Iran-backed rebels. The strikes “specifically targeted 18 Huthi targets across eight locations in Yemen associated with Houthi underground weapons storage facilities, missile storage facilities, one-way attack unmanned aerial systems, air defense systems, radars, and a helicopter,” […]
By Ines Bel Aiba with Frankie Taggart in Washington CHARLESTON, United States, Feb 25, 2024 (AFP) – Donald Trump cruised to a decisive victory Saturday in the South Carolina Republican primary, blitzing rival Nikki Haley in her home state and continuing his march to the nomination and a White House rematch with Joe Biden. Trump completed a sweep of the first four major nominating contests, converting a year of blockbuster polls into a likely insurmountable […]
WARSAW, Feb 24, 2024 (AFP) – Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, accused President Vladimir Putin of “satanism” on Saturday for not allowing the body to be returned to his family. Navalny’s mother Lyudmila has said authorities are threatening to bury him on the grounds of the Arctic prison colony where he died earlier this month if she did not agree to a “secret” funeral. “You tortured him alive, now […]
By Beiyi SEOW, Shaun TANDON WASHINGTON, Feb 23, 2024 (AFP) – US President Joe Biden announced sanctions against Russia Friday, on over 500 targets, to mark the second anniversary of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine while vowing sustained pressure to stop President Vladimir Putin’s “war machine.” The sanctions, described as the largest single tranche since the start of the war, also seek to impose a cost for the death last week in a Siberian prison of […]
