politics

Biden equates China’s Xi with ‘dictators’ at donor reception

SAN FRANCISCO, June 21, 2023 (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden equated his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping with "dictators" on…

Thousands of Colombians protest against president

BOGOTÁ, June 21, 2023 (AFP) -- Thousands of Colombians protested in the capital Bogota and other cities Tuesday against reforms…

Dozens hurt as protesters, police clash in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) -- Dozens of people were injured in northern Argentina on Tuesday as protesters clashed with police…

Finnish parliament elects conservative Petteri Orpo as PM

HELSINKI, June 20, 2023 (AFP) - Finland's parliament on Tuesday elected conservative Petteri Orpo as prime minister at the head…

‘Tough balancing act’: Chinese, German leaders hold talks

BERLIN, June 20, 2023 (AFP) - Chancellor Olaf Scholz hosted Premier Li Qiang for talks on Tuesday, seeking to recalibrate…

Blinken begins rare Beijing visit in bid to lower temperature

BEIJING, June 18, 2023 (AFP) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday began the highest-level trip by a US…

South Africa’s Ramaphosa tells Putin Ukraine ‘war must be settled’

MOSCOW, June 17, 2023 (AFP) - South Africa's president, in Russia as part of a delegation pushing for peace between…

Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin says Ukraine offensive stands ‘no chance’

MOSCOW, June 16, 2023 (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said Ukraine's counteroffensive would fail as Kyiv's troops…

US nuclear-powered submarine enters South Korean port

SEOUL, June 16, 2023 (AFP) - A US Navy nuclear-powered submarine arrived in the South Korean port city of Busan…

Xi Jinping meets with ‘old friend’ Bill Gates in Beijing

BEIJING, June 16, 2023 (AFP) - President Xi Jinping told his "old friend" Bill Gates on Friday that China had…

‘Unprecedented’ security for Putin at St Petersburg forum

MOSCOW, June 16, 2023 (AFP) - Mobile communications were severed Friday in Saint Petersburg in "unprecedented" security measures as President…

Myanmar junta-backed media slams ‘rotten’ United Nations

YANGON, June 16, 2023 (AFP) - Myanmar state media condemned the United Nations as "rotten" on Friday, days after the…

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