Former US president Donald Trump announces a third run for president as he speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Nov 15, 2022. (REBECCA BLACKWELL / AP) SAN FRANCISCO – Meta announced on Wednesday that the company would restore former US president Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts in the coming weeks, ending a two-year […]
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At least 1 dead, several injured in machete attack at Spain churches
The body of a dead man lays on the ground as police secure the area in Algeciras, southern Spain, on Jan 25, 2023. Spain opened a terror probe on Jan 25 after a man wielding a bladed weapon stormed a church in southern Spain killing one and wounding several others, legal sources told AFP. (PHOTO […]
France to withdraw troops from Burkina Faso within a month
In this file photograph taken on November 11, 2019, an Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) of the French Army patrols a rural area during the Bourgou IV operation in northern Burkina Faso along the border with Mali and Niger. (MICHELE CATTANI / AFP) PARIS – France will withdraw its troops from Burkina Faso in the next […]
OAS backs Peru’s president as protests mount
Riot policemen take position during a protest against the government of Dina Boluarte asking for her resignation and the closure of Congress, in Lima on Jan 24, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) The Organization of American States' permanent council expressed its "full support" for Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Wednesday, following weeks of anti-government protests that […]
Biden announces equipping Ukraine with US-made tanks
US President Joe Biden speaks about the continued support of Ukraine in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan 25, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that his administration will provide Ukraine with 31 US-made M1 Abrams tanks, which […]
Germany approves sending Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine
This file photo taken on May 20, 2019 shows soldiers on a Leopard 2 A7 main battle tank of the German armed forces Bundeswehr driving during an educational practice of the "Very High Readiness Joint Task Force" (VJTF) as part of the NATO tank unit at the military training area in Munster, northern Germany. Germany […]
Russia says frigate tests strike capabilities in Atlantic
In this handout photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Jan 10, 2023, a sailor is on duty onboard of the Admiral Gorshkov frigate of the Russian navy. (RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE VIA AP) MOSCOW – The Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday the frigate Admiral Gorshkov tested its […]
DR Congo, Rwanda trade blame on attack on fighter jet
This file photo created on Nov 19, 2022 shows traders on tricycles cross the border between Rwanda (in the background) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at the Petite Barrière border post in Goma. DRC) and Rwanda exchanged accusations on Jan 24, 2023 after a fighter jet from the DRC was attacked during its […]
US to test nuclear-powered spacecraft by 2027
The silhouette of US engineer and NASA astronaut Megan McArthur is seen past the NASA logo in the Webb Auditorium at NASA headquarters in Washington, DC, on June 7, 2022. (STEFANI REYNOLDS / AFP) WASHINGTON – The United States plans to test a spacecraft engine powered by nuclear fission by 2027 as part of a […]
Bulgaria gears up for its fifth election in two years on April 2
Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev speaks with the media as he arrives for an EU summit in Brussels on Dec 15, 2022. (VIRGINIA MAYO / AP) SOFIA – Bulgarian President Rumen Radev on Tuesday said he would set April 2 as the date for the country's fifth parliamentary election within two years after inconclusive October polls […]
Classified documents found at former US VP Pence’s home
In this file photo taken on April 12, 2022 former US vice-president Mike Pence speaks at a campus lecture hosted by Young Americans for Freedom at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. (RYAN M. KELLY / AFP) WASHINGTON – Documents marked as classified were discovered at former US vice-president Mike Pence's Indiana home last […]
IAEA deploys permanent mission at Ukraine’s nuclear plant
This handout photo taken on Sept 1, 2022 and obtained from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Sept 7, 2022 shows a general view of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant during an IAEA Support and Assistance Mission in Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. The IAEA has deployed its permanent monitoring mission at Khmelnytsky nuclear power […]
Finland: Timeout needed in talks with Türkiye over NATO bid
Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto talks to the press during an EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on Jan 23, 2023. (JOHN THYS / AFP) HELSINKI- Finland's foreign minister said on Tuesday a timeout of a few weeks is needed in the talks between Finland, Sweden and Türkiye on the two Nordic nations' plans to […]
Lula floats shared ‘trading currency’ during Argentina trip
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures at the government house in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as he gives a joint statement with Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez on Jan 23, 2023. (GUSTAVO GARELLO / AP) BUENOS AIRE – Brazil and Argentina are in early talks to establish a shared unit of value for bilateral trade […]
WHO ‘probing links between cough syrup deaths, eyes advice’
A photograph shows collected cough syrups in Banjul, Gambia on Oct 06, 2022. (MILAN BERCKMANS / AFP) The World Health Organization is investigating whether there is any connection between manufacturers whose contaminated cough syrups it has linked to the deaths of more than 300 children in three countries, a person familiar with the matter told […]
Brazil sees gang hand in journalist, Amazon expert killing
A boy plays with a flower in front of a banner with images of British journalist Dom Phillips (left) and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira and the word "Justice" written in Portuguese, during a rally demanding authorities conduct a thorough investigation into the circumstances leading to their deaths, and do more to protect indigenous lands against […]
Seven shot dead in another mass shooting in California
A suspect is arrested by law enforcement personnel after a mass shooting at two locations in the coastal northern California city of Half Moon Bay, California, US, January 23, 2023 in a still image from video. (ABC AFFILIATE KGO / REUTERS) Seven people were killed in a mass shooting at two locations in the coastal […]
Burkina Faso ends military pact with France, says to defend itself
Demonstrators hold placards during a protest to support the Burkina Faso President Captain Ibrahim Traore and to demand the departure of France's ambassador and military forces, in Ouagadougou, on Jan 20, 2023. (OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP) OUAGADOUGOU – Burkina Faso has decided to end a military accord that allowed French troops to fight insurgents […]
WHO probing links between cough syrup deaths, eyes advice for parents
A photograph shows collected cough syrups in Banjul, Gambia on Oct 06, 2022. (MILAN BERCKMANS / AFP) LONDON – The World Health Organization has called for "immediate and concerted action" to protect children from contaminated medicines after a spate of child deaths linked to cough syrups last year. In 2022, more than 300 children – […]
EU grants 500m euros more in military aid to Ukraine
Journalists queue at a bus as they leave the meeting of the 'Ukraine Defense Contact Group' at Ramstein Air Base in Ramstein, Germany, Friday, Jan 20, 2023. Defense leaders are gathering at Ramstein Air Base in Germany Friday to hammer out future military aid to Ukraine, amid ongoing dissent over who will provide the battle […]