politics

Taiwan general charged in China spying case

TAIPEI, June 24, 2022 (AFP) - A retired Taiwanese general and another senior officer were indicted on Friday for their…

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi moved to solitary confinement in prison

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi remained in strong spirits after being transferred from house…

Global food crisis ‘will kill millions’ by disease, health executive warns

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- The global food crisis sparked by the war in Ukraine will kill millions by leaving the…

Trial of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi moved to prison compound: source

YANGON, June 21, 2022 (AFP) - Hearings for the trial of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be…

Biden to call for three-month suspension of federal gas tax as prices skyrocket

WASHINGTON, June 22, 2022 (AFP)   US President Joe Biden will ask Congress Wednesday to suspend the federal gas tax…

Israel lawmakers hold first vote on bill triggering early election

JERUSALEM, June 22, 2022 (AFP) - Israeli lawmakers were holding a first vote Wednesday on a government bill to dissolve…

VP-elect Sara Duterte takes oath as 15th PHL vice-president; Pres. Duterte attends inauguration

Youngest VP elected in the country, the first VP to hail from Davao City   (Eagle News) – On Sunday…

‘I am good’: Biden falls from bike but is unhurt

US President Joe Biden took a tumble as he was riding his bicycle near his beach home in the state…

Russia’s operation in Ukraine not cause of global inflation: Putin

  Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow's military intervention in Ukraine was not the cause of global economic…

A Chinese invasion of Taiwan: Too costly to countenance?

by Sean Chang with Rebecca Bailey in Hong Kong and Ludovic Ehret in Beijing Agence France-Presse MAGONG, Taiwan (AFP) --…

Small gun makers boom as US demand soars

by Joshua Melvin  Agence France-Presse GOFFSTOWN, United States (AFP) -- Tony Hook flipped through cell phone pictures of finished work…

Britain and Falklands mark 40 years since Argentine surrender

by Charles Onians  Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain on Tuesday marks 40 years since Argentine forces surrendered…

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