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BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) — Quim Torra, the man chosen by ousted Catalan president Carles Puigdemont to be his successor, may be a newcomer to politics but has long been a committed separatist. Puigdemont on Thursday rejected being re-appointed leader of the region a day after the Madrid government stepped in to block him from once again becoming president of Catalonia. The man the self-exiled Catalan leader has named as his preferred candidate to form a regional […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — France’s foreign minister on Thursday condemned the United States for reimposing sanctions against foreign companies trading with Iran, labelling the move “unacceptable” in comments that expose the deepening rift between Washington and its European allies on the issue. On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump announced he was pulling out of a landmark deal curbing Iran’s nuclear program and reintroducing sanctions on the Islamic republic and those who trade with it. The decision […]
by Andrew Beatty Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The White House wants intrusive inspections of Iran’s nuclear sites to continue despite President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from a landmark accord on Tehran’s atomic program, US officials have told AFP. Days after the US president walked away from a three-year-old deal that mandated rigorous scrutiny of Iranian facilities, senior administration officials said monitoring should continue regardless. Known officially as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the […]
BAMAKO, Mali (AFP) — Gunmen killed at least five people near Mali’s troubled northeastern border with Niger, several sources said Thursday. A vehicle traveling from Indelimane to a market in Menaka on Wednesday “was attacked by armed men,” a local elected official told AFP on the condition of anonymity. Five civilian passengers were killed by “assassins who then went to a camp to kill other Tuareg civilians,” he added. Other sources reported a higher toll. […]
by Andrew Beatty Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump on Thursday revealed his historic summit with Kim Jong Un — the first-ever between a sitting US president and a North Korean leader — will take place in Singapore on June 12. The location and date of the landmark meeting were announced in a presidential tweet just hours after Trump welcomed to the United States three American prisoners released by Pyongyang. “We will both […]
(Eagle News) — Amid strong rains, more than 800 Iglesia Ni Cristo members in South Korea joined the May 6 Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty in a park in Seoul, South Korea. Krishna Patnala, the independent witness assigned to monitor the walk site in Seoul, said he was surprised to find so many people participating in the vent. “To my surprise, I saw so many people here,” he said. More than 800 participants came, […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — A Russian deputy foreign minister called for “restraint on all sides” on Thursday following Israeli strikes on Iranian targets in Syria and said Moscow was “concerned” at the escalation. “We have established contacts with all parties and we call for restraint from all parties,” deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov said, adding that Moscow was “concerned” at the development. Israel’s army said Thursday it had hit dozens of Iranian military targets around […]
AACHEN, Germany (AFP) — Europe can no longer rely on the United States to protect it, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday, urging the bloc to take its destiny in its own hands. “It is no longer such that the United States simply protects us, but Europe must take its destiny in its own hands, that’s the task of the future,” she said, after US President Donald Trump left traditional allies scrambling by ditching the […]
by Fran Blandy Agence France Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — At least 32 people died after a dam burst in central Kenya, sweeping away their homes while many of them were asleep, police said Thursday. After a severe drought, weeks of torrential rains in Kenya have led to flooding and mudslides that have left 164 dead. The private Patel dam, used for irrigation and fish farming, burst on Wednesday evening in Solai, near the Rift […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Israel’s strikes on Syria saw 28 planes take part in raids with a total of around 70 missiles fired, Russia’s defense ministry said on Thursday. “28 Israeli F-15 and F-16 aircraft were used in the attack, which released around 60 air-to-ground missiles over various parts of Syria. Israel also fired more than 10 tactical ground-to-ground missiles,” the ministry said in a statement, quoted by Interfax news agency. © Agence France-Presse
(Eagle News) — Citizens of various countries participated in the Bangkok, Thailand venue of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty on Sunday, May 6. Even guests from African countries joined the walk and expressed appreciation that the Church is doing this for their continent. “Being an African, and the walk is all about (helping to) eliminate poverty in Africa, it’s going to be amazing […]
AACHEN, Germany (AFP) — French President Emmanuel Macron called Thursday for “de-escalation” between Israel and Iran after the Israeli army said it struck Iranian targets in Syria following rocket fire it blamed on Tehran. “He calls for a de-escalation,” the presidency said in a statement, adding that Macron would discuss the issue with Angela Merkel when he meets with the German chancellor in Aachen, western Germany, later in the day. Israel’s army said Thursday it had […]
