politics

Indonesia set for presidential vote, ex-general tipped to win

By Jack MOORE JAKARTA, Feb 11, 2024 (AFP) - Indonesians vote in a presidential election Wednesday with Defence Minister Prabowo…

Pakistan army chief tells politicians to show ‘maturity’ after indecisive poll

By David FOX, with Saad SAYEED in Lahore ISLAMABAD, Feb 10, 2024 (AFP) - Pakistan's army chief told feuding politicians…

Video update: President Biden lashes out over criticism of failing memory

By Danny KEMP and Aurelia END WASHINGTON, Feb 9, 2024 (AFP) - An angry, emotional US President Joe Biden defended…

Putin tells West: Russia cannot be defeated in Ukraine

By Danny Kemp and Sebastian Smith WASHINGTON, Feb 9, 2024 (AFP) - President Vladimir Putin said in an interview released…

Five dead in Haiti as armed environmental group clashes with police

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Feb 8, 2024 (AFP) - Five agents of an environmental protection body were killed in clashes with police near…

President Biden attends ritual return of three US soldiers killed in Jordan

By Aurélia END DOVER, United States, Feb 2, 2024 (AFP) - President Joe Biden on Friday joined a solemn military…

North Korea fires more cruise missiles in testing spree

SEOUL, Feb 2, 2024 (AFP) - North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles Friday, Seoul's military said, continuing a fresh streak…

Jury orders Trump to pay $83 mn for sex assault defamation

By Gregory WALTON NEW YORK, Jan 26, 2024 (AFP) - A jury in New York ordered former US president and…

Global turbulence the ‘new normal’: EU’s von der Leyen

BERLIN, Jan 26, 2024 (AFP) - European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen warned on Friday that global disruptions and…

URGENT: Seoul lawmaker ‘attacked’ in street : Yonhap news agency

SEOUL, Jan 25, 2024 (AFP) - A South Korean ruling party lawmaker was "attacked" on a street in Seoul's upscale…

Biden wobbles under weight of multiple open fronts around the world

By Léon BRUNEAU WASHINGTON, Jan 25, 2024 (AFP) - Long gone is the Joe Biden of February 2023, strolling confidently…

N. Korea’s Kim seeks to level up ‘huge’ gaps in living standards

SEOUL, Jan 25, 2024 (AFP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for "leveling up" the living standards of…

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