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Zelensky hopes US talks yield results
AFP, Published on 16/01/2026
» KYIV - President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that he hopes Ukraine will sign agreements with the United States next week on a plan to end Russia’s invasion but lashed out at slow ammunition deliveries from abroad.
Bangladesh ex-PM Khaleda Zia dies aged 80
AFP, Published on 30/12/2025
» DHAKA - Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia, who many believed would sweep elections next year to lead her country once again, died on Tuesday aged 80, her Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said.
Kremlin warns West over 'dramatic' escalation moment in Ukraine war
Published on 12/10/2025
» MOSCOW - The Kremlin said on Sunday Russia was deeply concerned about the possibility of the US supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, warning that the war had reached a dramatic moment with escalation from all sides.
Babis pledges loyalty to Europe as Czech government talks begin
AFP, Published on 05/10/2025
» PRAGUE - Czech billionaire ex-premier Andrej Babis vowed loyalty to Europe as he met the president to start talks on a new government Sunday, a day after his movement topped a national vote.
Xi visits Tibet for 60th anniversary event
Published on 21/08/2025
» Tibet marked its 60th year as a Chinese autonomous region on Thursday with songs, dances and a parade in its capital Lhasa with thousands cheering on, holding little red flags, amid placards telling all to heed the Communist Party’s leadership.
Belarus opposition leader freed from jail after US mediation
AFP, Published on 21/06/2025
» WARSAW - Belarus's top jailed opposition leader Sergei Tikhanovsky was freed alongside over a dozen other political prisoners on Saturday in a surprise release hailed as a "symbol of hope".
Vietnam orders messaging app Telegram to be blocked
Reuters, Published on 23/05/2025
» HANOI — Vietnam's technology ministry has instructed telecommunication service providers to block the messaging application Telegram for not cooperating in combating alleged crimes committed by its users, according to a government document reviewed by Reuters.
Romanian court rejects far-right candidate's election appeal
AFP, Published on 22/05/2025
» BUCHAREST — Romania's constitutional court on Thursday validated the results of the presidential run-off vote at the weekend, won by pro-European Nicusor Dan, after rejecting an appeal by his defeated far-right rival.
EU leaders relieved after centrist Dan wins Romanian presidency
Published on 19/05/2025
» BUCHAREST - Romania's European allies and markets welcomed centrist Nicusor Dan's presidential election victory over the eurosceptic hard-right on Sunday, relieved that the European Union member avoided a lurch to a Donald Trump-inspired political path.
Zelensky says does 'not believe' Russian truce promises
AFP, Published on 04/05/2025
» PRAGUE - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that he did "not believe" Russia would adhere to a coming three-day truce to coincide with Moscow's Victory Day celebrations.