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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Tributes poured in Wednesday from diplomatic players around the world remembering Madeleine Albright, the first female US secretary of state and one of the most influential stateswomen of her generation, who has died at age 84. Albright, who came to the United States as an 11-year-old political refugee, rose to serve as the country’s top diplomat under president Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001. Clinton, as well as successors […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) – North Korea fired an “unidentified projectile” Thursday, the South’s military said, the latest in a series of provocations by the nuclear-armed nation. “North Korea fired an unidentified projectile eastwards,” South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. Japan’s coastguard issued an emergency warning to vessels over a “potentially ballistic missile possibly launched from North Korea”. Pyongyang has been abiding by its moratorium on testing ICBMs and nuclear weapons […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) – The UN General Assembly is expected to vote Thursday on a new non-binding resolution which, if adopted by a majority of member states, will “demand” that Russia stop the war in Ukraine “immediately”. The vote comes after 141 countries approved an earlier resolution on March 2 that similarly demands Russia immediately cease the use of force against Ukraine. In that vote, five states, including Russia, voted against and 35 […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) – Australia accepted on Thursday a long-standing New Zealand offer to take hundreds of refugees detained for years in remote camps under Canberra’s “Pacific solution” immigration policy. The deal, which was originally tabled in 2013, will involve New Zealand welcoming 150 refugees annually for three years after they have been screened by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR). “We are pleased to be able to provide resettlement outcomes for refugees who would otherwise […]
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) – Allowing Russian President Vladimir Putin to sit with other world leaders at this year’s G20 summit would be “a step too far”, Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Thursday. Putin has already been invited to the G20 heads of state summit in November by this year’s host Jakarta, and he intends to be there, Russia’s ambassador to Indonesia said this week. But Morrison objected, citing Russia’s war in neighbouring Ukraine. “I […]
by Pierre-Henry DESHAYES Agence France-Presse SETERMOEN, Norway (AFP) – In a muddy car park in Norway’s Far North, Finnish troops show off their military might, lining up rocket launchers, artillery and snowmobiles as they prepare to train alongside their NATO brothers-in-arms. While Finland and Sweden’s partnership with the Atlantic Alliance is nothing new, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed the two militarily non-aligned nations to deepen their cooperation with NATO even further. Norway’s Cold Response […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Beijing on Wednesday described Russia as an “important member” of the G20 after Washington raised the prospect of excluding Moscow from the group. China has provided a level of diplomatic protection to Russia, which is increasingly isolated over its invasion of Ukraine, with its economy tied up by sanctions. “The G20 is the main forum for international economic cooperation,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told reporters. “Russia is an […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — President Vladimir Putin plans to attend a G20 summit later this year in Indonesia, Moscow’s envoy said Wednesday, dismissing suggestions Russia could be excluded from the group over the war in Ukraine. A day earlier, the United States indicated it would consult allies over Russia’s membership in international forums to increase pressure over the invasion of Ukraine, which has prompted a refugee crisis in Europe and roiled global markets. Russian […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A large tornado destroyed homes and claimed at least one life near the US city of New Orleans on Tuesday night, according to media reports. “Large tornado on the ground in New Orleans! Take shelter now!” tweeted the National Weather Service’s local office at 8:35 pm local time (0235 GMT). “Severe damage to homes” was reported in Arabi, an eastern suburb of New Orleans, according to a Facebook post by […]
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) – Six children died and over a dozen were injured on Tuesday after their school bus rolled down a cliff in northeastern Colombia, a regional official said. “Unfortunately I have to confirm (the) school bus accident on the Laguna de Ortices-San Andres road, where 6 minors died and there are more than 15 injured,” tweeted Mauricio Aguilar, governor of the mountainous Santander department, where the tragedy occurred. The students had left a […]
by Jay DESHMUKH and Aysha SAFI Agence France-Presse KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) – Groups of girls headed back to class in the Afghan capital Wednesday after Taliban authorities announced the reopening of secondary schools, more than seven months after seizing power and imposing harsh restrictions on the rights of women to be educated. All schools were closed because of the Covid-19 pandemic when the Taliban took over last August — but only boys and some younger […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States announced Tuesday that four Ukrainian children had been flown to an American hospital after their cancer treatment was disrupted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Children are among the most vulnerable in a crisis,” said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a tweet announcing the evacuation. He added that the four patients, from nine months to nine years in age, were “in need of urgent, highly specialized […]
