A student walks past burned cars as he leaves the Cheikh Anta Diop University after authorities ordered its closure until further notice, in Dakar, Senegal, June 2, 2023. Clashes between police and supporters of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko left nine people dead, the government said on Friday. (PHOTO / AP) DAKAR – Nine people […]
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Harry – first British royal in 130 years to give evidence in court
Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex leaves after attending the coronations of Britain's King Charles III and Britain's Camilla, Queen Consort, at Westminster Abbey in central London on May 6, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) LONDON — Prince Harry will become the first senior British royal to give evidence in court for 130 years when he […]
US Congress averts historic default, passes debt-limit bill
The US Capitol building is seen from the base of the Washington Monument as the sun rises in Washington, DC, on May 28, 2023. President Joe Biden and Republican leader Kevin McCarthy announced a deal on May 27, 2023, to raise the debt ceiling, dragging the United States back from the precipice of default with […]
UN voices concern over Black Sea grain shipments slowdown
A vessel in the second caravan of ships transporting grain from Ukraine passes through the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, Türkiye, Aug 7, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations on Thursday voiced concern about the slowdown of grain shipments under the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which allows the export of Ukrainian grain […]
Russia: US conducted intelligence task via Apple mobile devices
A police car goes past the headquarters of the Federal Security Service (FSB), the successor agency to the KGB, and Lubyanka Square in front of it in central Moscow on March 3, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) MOSCOW – Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday that it uncovered a reconnaissance operation by US intelligence […]
NATO chief to visit Türkiye to push Sweden’s accession
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks to journalists as he arrives for a Foreign Affairs Council at the EU headquarters in Brussels on May 23, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) OSLO – Jens Stoltenberg, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), said on Thursday that he is working hard to ensure Sweden's accession to […]
US Senate set to pass debt limit bill before default date
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (right) speaks to reporters after a policy luncheon, May 31, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (PHOTO / AP) WASHINGTON – The US Senate is on track to pass a bill to lift the government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling late on Thursday, Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced, adding, "We […]
UN voices concern over slowdown of Black Sea grain shipments
A vessel in the second caravan of ships transporting grain from Ukraine passes through the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, Türkiye, Aug 7, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations on Thursday voiced concern about the slowdown of grain shipments under the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which allows the export of Ukrainian grain […]
BRICS foreign ministers meeting opens in South Africa
This undated photo shows the national flags of the BRICS countries member – (from left) Brazil, India, Russia, China and South Africa. (PHOTO / AFP) CAPE TOWN – BRICS countries kicked off its foreign ministers meeting on Thursday in Cape Town, the legislative capital of South Africa. "At today's discussion, we will focus on opportunities […]
Ukraine’s grain, oilseeds exports may fall by third this year
This picture taken on March 29, 2023 shows a farmer revealing a cover protecting unsold corn near the city of Rousse. Bulgarian farming minister on April 19, 2023 said that the government had "passed a decision that temporarily bans… a range of products originating from Ukraine". (PHOTO / AFP) KIEV – Ukraine's combined grain and […]
UN chief calls for effective governance of outer space
UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres addresses the media during a visit to the UN office in the capital Nairobi, Kenya, on May 3, 2023. (PHOTO / AP) UNITED NATIONS – Effective governance of outer space is necessary for the benefit of all humankind, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a new policy brief published on Wednesday. […]
Sudanese army suspends ceasefire talks
Smoke billows in southern Khartoum, Sudan, on May 29, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) KHARTOUM – Sudan's army suspended talks with a rival paramilitary force on Wednesday over a ceasefire and aid access. The armed forces said in a statement it halted talks in the Saudi city of Jeddah, accusing the other side of a lack […]
Rising costs force schools to shut in UK
In this March 13, 2020 photo, high school students leave Beal Secondary School in London. (PHOTO / AFP) The rising cost of house prices and child care causing young families to relocate out of urban areas, together with falling birthrates, would mean that nearly 100 primary schools across England could be forced to shut, according […]
US debt ceiling bill passes House with bipartisan support
Speaker of the US House Kevin McCarthy walks to the House chamber at the Capitol in Washington, May 31, 2023, as the House moves toward passage of the debt limit bill. (PHOTO / AP) WASHINGTON – A divided US House of Representatives passed a bill to suspend the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling on Wednesday, with […]
German government to shut down 4 Russian consulates
An entrance of the Russian embassy is closed in Berlin, Germany, May 31, 2023. (PHOTO / AP) BERLIN – The German government would close four out of the five Russian consulates in the country by revoking their licenses after Moscow limited the number of German officials in Russia, according to the German Federal Foreign Office. […]
Edgars Rinkevics elected Latvia’s new president
Newly elected President of Latvia Edgars Rinkevics looks on at a press conference at the Parliament of Latvia (Saeima), on May 31, 2023, in Riga, Latvia. (PHOTO / AFP) RIGA – Latvian lawmakers at an extraordinary parliament session on Wednesday elected Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics the new president of the country. Three candidates were running […]
Zimbabwean president sets Aug 23 for next elections
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa speaks during a handover ceremony where he received medical emergency and police helicopters from Sergey Chemezov the Director General of the Russian State Corporation "Rostec" at the Robert Mugabe International Airport in Harare on May 18, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) HARARE — Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced August 23 for the […]
Dutch lawmaker urges Twitter to prevent threats on platform
The Twitter application is seen on a digital device April 25, 2022, in San Diego. (PHOTO / AP) AMSTERDAM – The chairwoman of the Dutch parliament on Wednesday called on Twitter to act to stop threats being broadcast on the social media platform against the country's lawmakers. Vera Bergkamp made public a letter she sent […]
South American leaders reach consensus on integration
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks to the press after a summit of South American leaders, at Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia on May 30, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) BRASILIA – Leaders of the South American countries reached the Brasilia Consensus on Tuesday at the regional summit in Brasilia convened by Brazilian President Luiz […]
US private astronauts conclude mission to space station
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon capsule and a crew of four private astronauts, lifts off from pad 39A, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 21, 2023. (PHOTO / AP) LOS ANGELES – SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft carrying Axiom Space's four private astronauts safely splashed down off the coast of […]