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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency in the northeastern US state of Vermont Tuesday as heavy rains triggered flooding from which dozens of residents were rescued by boat. The move, which frees up funds to help relief efforts, came after officials warned that a dam close to the state capital Montpelier was nearing capacity and close to spilling into a river. “This has never happened since the […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — A volcano crater is not an obvious venue for a football match, but that’s where a referee blows the whistle for kick-off each weekend on the outskirts of Mexico City. “It’s a unique pitch,” said 32-year-old player Adrian Garcia, a graphic designer by profession. “It’s very nice to come here to distract yourself, to relax, with friends and family,” he added. The inactive Teoca volcano rises around 2,700 meters (roughly […]
WAD MADANI, Sudan (AFP) — Sudanese public school teacher Imad Mohammed had worked for 32 years when war broke out almost three months ago, tearing his country apart and his finances to shreds. “We only eat one meal a day now,” he told AFP about his family of five. “And we don’t know how long this will go on,” said the teacher from Al-Jazirah state, which has been spared the brutal fighting but has still […]
By Max DELANY Agence France-Presse VILNIUS, Lithuania (AFP) — NATO leaders will grapple with Ukraine’s membership ambitions at their summit Tuesday, their determination to face down Russia boosted by a breakthrough in Sweden’s bid to join the alliance. German Patriot missile systems and French fighter jets were guarding the skies as NATO heads gathered in Lithuania, on NATO’s eastern flank and a land once occupied by Moscow. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to head […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — A UN-brokered agreement that allows for the delivery of aid overland from Turkey into rebel-held areas of Syria expired on Monday after the Security Council failed to hold a vote to reauthorize it. The 15 members of the council had been trying for days to find a compromise to extend the deal, which since 2014 has allowed for food, water and medicine to be trucked to northwestern Syria without […]
By Dave CLARK Agence France-Presse VILNIUS, Lithuania (AFP) — Turkey agreed Monday to allow Sweden to join NATO, setting the stage for the allies to showcase their unity at a summit focused on supporting Ukraine against Russia’s invasion. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s block on Sweden’s membership bid had cast a cloud over preparations for Tuesday’s meeting, but the countries ironed out their differences in eleventh-hour talks in Vilnius. “Completing Sweden’s accession to NATO is […]
LONDON, July 10, 2023 (AFP) – The BBC was on Monday facing questions after a high-profile presenter was accused by a newspaper of paying a teenager tens of thousands of pounds for “sexually explicit” photos. The allegations follow sex scandals that have rocked the broadcaster in recent years involving some of its biggest names including Jimmy Savile and Rolf Harris. The claims have also prompted several household names employed by the BBC to publicly rule […]
BRUSSELS, July 10, 2023 (AFP) – The European Commission said Monday it has adopted a new legal framework to protect Europeans’ personal data in exchanges with the United States — its third attempt to get past legal challenges. “Today we take an important step to provide trust to (EU) citizens that their data is safe, to deepen our economic ties between the EU and the US, and at the same time to reaffirm our shared […]
MOSCOW, July 10, 2023 (AFP) – The Kremlin said Monday that Ukraine’s NATO membership would have “very negative” consequences for European security, ahead of the alliance’s summit in Lithuania this week. “Ukraine’s membership in NATO would have very, very negative consequences for the entire security architecture in Europe, which is already half destroyed,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. He added that Kyiv’s membership in the Western military bloc would represent “an absolute danger and a […]
MOSCOW, July 10, 2023 (AFP) – The Kremlin said Monday that President Vladimir Putin had met with Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin on June 29 in the Kremlin, days after the mercenary group attempted to topple Russia’s military leadership. “The president gave his assessment of the events of June 24,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, referring to the failed insurrection, adding that Putin also “listened to accounts given by (Wagner) commanders”. Just over two weeks after […]
NEW DELHI, July 10, 2023 (AFP) – Days of intense monsoon rains across northern India have left at least 29 people dead, rendering many areas inaccessible with bridges smashed and roads blocked, officials said Monday. Television footage showed flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential rain, washing away vehicles, demolishing buildings and ripping down bridges in the hilly state of Himachal Pradesh, the worst affected area. “In the last two days, the death toll due […]
BANGKOK, July 10, 2023 (AFP) – At least one person has died after a huge construction girder over a busy road collapsed in the Thai capital Bangkok, police said Monday, with videos of the terrifying incident rapidly shared online. The massive metal girder on the Lat Krabang Tollway construction project to the east of the city crumpled to the ground late Monday afternoon, catching pedestrians and drivers unaware. It is part of a project to […]
