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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — A Brazilian judge on Wednesday ordered Facebook to remove fake news posted about slain black rights’ activist Marielle Franco. Judge Jorge Jansen Counago Novelle, in Rio de Janeiro, gave the US-based giant 24 hours to pull “publications of false information with criminal content on the councilwoman Marielle Franco,” the court said in a statement. Facebook responded in a statement that it would comply and “remove the specific URL content […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — Long-serving American diplomat Rosemary DiCarlo was on Wednesday appointed to become the first woman to head UN political affairs, one of the most high-profile positions at the world body. DiCarlo will replace Jeffrey Feltman, another American who held the post of under-secretary-general for political affairs since 2012, overseeing UN efforts to end conflicts worldwide. A former deputy US ambassador to the United Nations, DiCarlo “brings more than 35 years […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Facebook on Wednesday launched a fresh effort to quell the firestorm over the hijacking of personal data, unveiling new privacy tools and settings aiming to give users more control over how their information is shared. The new features follow fierce criticism of the social network giant after it was revealed that the personal data of tens of millions of users was harvested by a British firm linked to Donald Trump’s […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — The UN Security Council on Wednesday condemned “in the strongest possible terms” multiple missile attacks launched by Yemen’s Huthi rebels on Saudi Arabia, saying they posed a threat to regional security. Saudi forces on Sunday intercepted seven missiles fired by Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels toward cities in Saudi Arabia, including Riyadh, killing one person. Council members “expressed alarm at the stated intention of the Huthis to continue these attacks […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Top officials from Pyongyang and Seoul will meet in the Demilitarized Zone Thursday to prepare for a summit between Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in, days after the North Korean leader made his international debut with a surprise trip to China. Kim is due to meet South Korean President Moon next month, followed by a landmark nuclear summit with US President Donald Trump, which could come as early as May. The […]
by Laurent Thomet Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was treated to a lavish welcome by Chinese President Xi Jinping during a secretive trip to Beijing as both sides seek to repair frayed ties ahead of landmark summits with Seoul and Washington. On his first trip abroad since taking power, Kim and his wife were met with honor guards and a banquet hosted by Xi, according to state […]
by Chantal Valery with Katy Lee in Paris Agence France Presse CARCASSONNE, Russia (AFP) — Arnaud Beltrame’s family were devastated to hear that he had sacrificed his life to help end a jihadist attack, but they were not surprised: he was always putting other people first. The police officer, who receives a full national honor ceremony on Wednesday, has been hailed as a hero for offering himself as a hostage during Friday’s attack in southwest […]
by Dmitry Serebryakov Agence France Presse KEMEROVO, Russia (AFP) — Russia holds a day of national mourning Wednesday for the dozens of victims of a Siberia shopping center fire, as calls multiply for the sacking of negligent officials and a thorough probe into blatant safety violations. Russian President Vladimir Putin took the unusual step — for him — of visiting the Siberian industrial city of Kemerovo, where the tragedy occurred, and faced emotional questions about […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping accepted an invitation from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to visit Pyongyang when they met for the first time in Beijing, the North’s state media said Wednesday. On behalf of the North’s ruling party and government, Kim invited Xi “to make an official visit to the DPRK at a convenient time and the invitation was accepted with pleasure,” KCNA reported, using the country’s official acronym. © Agence […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea’s Kim Jong Un told Chinese President Xi Jinping that it was his “solemn duty” to make Beijing his first overseas destination as he made his maiden foreign trip as leader, Pyongyang’s official news agency reported Wednesday. The relationship between the North and its key protector has soured in recent years, with China increasingly exasperated by its neighbor’s nuclear antics, and recently showed a new willingness to enforce United […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — North Korea’s Kim Jong Un told China’s President Xi Jinping his nuclear-armed regime was “committed to denuclearization,” the official Xinhua news agency said Wednesday, as he visited Pyongyang’s ally Beijing for the first time, ahead of proposed summits with Seoul and Washington. “The issue of denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula can be resolved, if South Korea and the United States respond to our efforts with goodwill, create an atmosphere of peace […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — North Korea’s Kim Jong Un made his first-ever foreign trip as a leader to meet China’s president in Beijing, the official Xinhua news agency said Wednesday, ahead of proposed summits with Seoul and Washington that could unsettle nuclear-armed Pyongyang’s sole ally. During the visit from Sunday to Wednesday which came at the invitation of Xi Jinping, Kim held talks with the Chinese president who hosted a banquet to welcome the North […]
