With an eye toward China, Biden goes all-in for Modi
Laser-focused on countering China, US President Joe Biden has embraced Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he has few other...
Month: June 2023
Ukraine organizes peace meeting in Denmark
Denmark on Saturday hosts a meeting organized by Ukraine bringing together several nations -- including those who have remained neutral...
Sierra Leone votes amid crippling economic crisis
Sierra Leoneans voted Saturday in a general election in which President Julius Maada Bio is seeking a second term amid...
Countries in the Americas call on Nicaragua to end rights violations
The Organization of American States (OAS) called Friday on Nicaragua to "cease all human rights violations" and to release its...
Putin slams ‘treason’ as forces tackle Wagner revolt
President Vladimir Putin warned Saturday that treason against his rule threatens Russia with civil war, as Moscow's military launched an...
Sudanese hajj pilgrims pray for ‘God’s intervention’ to end war
The hajj pilgrimage has given Sudanese faithful Kamal Kabashi a brief respite from his country's bloody conflict. Having safely arrived...
Bangladesh arrests chief of Islamist militant outfit
Bangladesh police have arrested the leader of an Islamist organization at his hideout in Dhaka, officers said Saturday, months after...
Tanks and armed Wagner rebels deploy in southern Russia town
The sound of ambulance and police sirens filled the air on Saturday in Rostov-on-Don -- a hub for Russia's Ukraine...
Outrage boils year after deadly Spain-Morocco border crush
The death of at least 23 migrants during an attempt to cross into Spain's North African enclave of Melilla from...
Outrage boils year after deadly Spain-Morocco border crush
The death of at least 23 migrants during an attempt to cross into Spain's North African enclave of Melilla from...
French envoy meets key Lebanese players on ‘consultative’ mission
French special envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian on Thursday met with key figures in Lebanon on a "consultative" mission as he...
Algeria’s migrant pushback causes ‘critical situation’ in Niger: UN
Algeria has forced more than 9,000 African migrants over the border into Niger creating a "critical humanitarian situation", two United...
Cash-strapped Pakistan to lease part of Karachi port to UAE for $220 million
AD Ports Group of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed an agreement Thursday to take over the running of part...
Cash-strapped Pakistan to lease part of Karachi port to UAE for $220 million
AD Ports Group of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed an agreement Thursday to take over the running of part...
Biden calls religious pluralism ‘core principle’ for India, US
President Joe Biden on Thursday called religious freedom a "core principle" for India and the United States, in a gentle...
Hope, Pooran fire West Indies to World Cup qualifying win over Nepal
Shai Hope and Nicholas Pooran hit centuries to propel the West Indies to a convincing 101-run win over Nepal at...
Rich countries pledge $2.7 bn to decarbonize Senegal economy
A group of wealthy nations and multilateral development banks have promised to mobilize 2.5 billion euros to help Senegal reduce...
Red Cross federation chief stepping down
The head of the Red Cross federation, the world's largest humanitarian network, is stepping down, a spokesman confirmed Thursday, following...
UN puts Russia on ‘list of shame’ over deaths of Ukrainian children
The United Nations has put Russian military forces and proxy armed groups on its "list of shame" over the killing...
Obama warns India risks ‘pulling apart’ without minority rights
Former US president Barack Obama said Thursday that India risks "pulling apart" if the Muslim minority is not respected, calling...
Dutch court says Angola’s dos Santos diverted millions
A Dutch court has ruled that Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of Angola's late former president, illegally diverted 52 million...
Tensions rise in West Bank village amidst settlers shooting attacks
A group of Palestinian children helped sweep up rubble Thursday as their village in the occupied West Bank reeled from...
US county sues oil companies for $51 bn over ‘Heat Dome’ disaster
A county in the northwestern state of Oregon on Thursday filed a lawsuit against major fossil fuel companies seeking more...
Dismissing tensions, Biden expects to see Xi despite ‘dictators’ jab
US President Joe Biden voiced confidence Thursday that he would meet Xi Jinping soon, as he refused to back down...
Titan sub: what is a ‘catastrophic implosion’?
A "catastrophic implosion," such as that believed to have destroyed the Titan submersible, would have happened with incredible force and...
‘Profound grief’ for family of British-Pakistani father and son on Titanic sub
The family of the British-Pakistani father and son among the five people who died on the Titanic tourist submersible expressed...
Climate finance summit wraps up eyeing bigger progress
A global summit seeking to overhaul the international financial system wraps up Friday after taking small steps towards easing the...
Surge in anti-LGBTQ disinformation targets Pride in Europe
As Pride events got underway in Europe in June, disinformation and hate speech targeting the LGBTQ community spread across social...
Greece holds final party rallies ahead of Sunday vote
Greece on Friday entered the final day of campaigning for Sunday's national elections, with conservative frontrunner Kyriakos Mitsotakis aiming to...
The ship sank. Or did it? Titanic misinformation swirls
The Titanic inspired a tear-jerking blockbuster and expeditions to its watery gravesite -- including a fatal one this week --...
Squatting Russian diplomat sparks standoff in Australia
A mystery Russian diplomat with a penchant for loungewear and cigarettes sparked a national security standoff between Canberra and the...
Kherson residents return to flood-ruined homes after dam destroyed
"My whole life was in this house. Now I have nothing," said Tetiana Pivneva, after returning to her flooded home...
Hunger devastates Ethiopia’s Tigray as food aid halted
Her nephew shared the harrowing tale of how she died. The 45-year-old mother of five had not eaten in days...
Terrorists strike military base in Somalia as AU force starts drawdown
A military base in Somalia came under attack by Al-Shabaab terrorists on Wednesday, police and witnesses said, just as the...
Windpipe surgeon jailed in Sweden for harming patients
A Swedish appeals court on Wednesday sentenced an Italian surgeon once hailed for pioneering windpipe surgery to two and a...
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa assures ‘peace’ as election looms
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday filed his papers to contest Zimbabwe's upcoming elections, insisting that the closely-watched vote would be...
Opposition protest turns violent ahead of Sierra Leone election
Security forces clashed with protesters supporting Sierra Leone's main opposition party in the capital Freetown Wednesday, with tear gas fired...
Massacre trial of Guinea ex-dictator Camara delayed again
The trial of Guinea's former dictator Moussa Dadis Camara for a 2009 massacre was on Wednesday once again adjourned after...
Titanic passenger’s letter to be auctioned in Uruguay
A letter written by a Uruguayan passenger on the Titanic will go on auction in Montevideo next week with a...
US approves lab-grown chicken for sale
The United States has granted its first ever approvals to two companies to sell chicken grown directly from animal cells,...
How climate change fuels extreme heat
Heatwaves across Asia and beyond have already broken records this year, while the arrival of the El Nino climate phenomenon...
How climate change fuels extreme heat
Heatwaves across Asia and beyond have already broken records this year, while the arrival of the El Nino climate phenomenon...
Australia gives Twitter 28 days to clean up ‘toxicity and hate’
Australia's internet safety watchdog on Thursday threatened to fine Twitter for failing to tackle online abuse, saying Elon Musk's takeover...
US rolls out red carpet for Modi even as criticism grows
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday opened a state visit to Washington as the United States steps up its...
Paris climate summit opens with call for ‘finance shock’
French President Emmanuel Macron told global leaders Thursday that no country should have to choose between tackling poverty and dealing...
Restaurant explosion kills 31 in northwest China
At least 31 people were killed when an explosion caused by a gas leak ripped through a restaurant in the...
Controversy shrouds Mexico mummies exhibition
Visitors stop and stare at the mummified corpse of an unidentified woman nicknamed "the witch" on display behind bars at...
Controversy shrouds Mexico mummies exhibition
Visitors stop and stare at the mummified corpse of an unidentified woman nicknamed "the witch" on display behind bars at...
Staged online videos feed Islamophobia in Modi’s India
The acting is dire and the scenarios fake, but staged videos are peddling disinformation and fanning sectarian tensions in India,...
EU ‘enforcer’ visits Twitter, Meta as new rules loom
The EU commissioner in charge of enforcing Europe's new landmark rules on online content is heading to San Francisco on...
Cannabis academy bets on South Africa pot revolution
In a leafy suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, green leaves adorn the walls of a school where students learn how...
Top US security adviser to attend Ukraine-organized meeting in Denmark: source
US national security adviser Jake Sullivan will attend a Ukraine-organized meeting this weekend in Denmark, alongside representatives of multiple countries,...
The technocrat ready to be Sierra Leone’s ‘CEO’by Portia CROWE
Just a day before he was due to release his manifesto, Sierra Leonean presidential contender Samura Kamara was busy writing...
IMF, World Bank under pressure to boost climate change financing
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank officials are joining dozens of economic leaders for a two-day summit in Paris,...
Food prices, freedoms concern S.Leone’s young voters
Alie used to work eight hours a day driving a commercial tuk-tuk, known locally as a keke, in Sierra Leone's...
Food prices, freedoms concern S.Leone’s young voters
Alie used to work eight hours a day driving a commercial tuk-tuk, known locally as a keke, in Sierra Leone's...
Rescuers comb through rubble of Paris building blast
French rescuers scoured the rubble for a missing person on Thursday, a day after a blast ripped through a building...
Bolsonaro faces political ban at Brazil trial
Far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro risks losing his right to run for office for eight years, as Brazil's electoral court begins...
UK’s Wallace rules himself out of NATO job
British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace says he is out of the running to become NATO's next chief, as the alliance...
Biden equates China’s Xi with ‘dictators’ at donor reception
US President Joe Biden equated his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping with "dictators" on Tuesday as he addressed a Democratic Party...
