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Navalny jokes about becoming Santa Claus in Arctic penal colony
AFP, Published on 26/12/2023
» MOSCOW - Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said he was "fine" Tuesday after a "pretty exhausting" 20-day transfer to a penal colony beyond the Arctic Circle.
Survivors brave freezing cold after China quake kills 131
AFP, Published on 20/12/2023
» JISHISHAN (CHINA) - Survivors of China's deadliest earthquake in years huddled in aid tents on Wednesday after overnight temperatures plunged well below zero, with the death toll rising to 131.
Hundreds rally in fresh protest over Serbia vote results
AFP, Published on 20/12/2023
» BELGRADE - Hundreds of people demonstrated against alleged voter fraud in the Serbian capital of Belgrade on Tuesday, following calls by the main opposition camp to protest the weekend's election results that have been marred by reports of "irregularities".
'Third way': Turkey's whirling dancers celebrate mystic Rumi
AFP, Published on 19/12/2023
» KONYA, Turkey - The skirts of whirling dervishes twirl in a symphony of disco colours celebrating mystic Sufi poet Rumi at a cultural centre in central Turkey's Konya.
US, Britain call for release of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai as trial starts
AFP, Published on 18/12/2023
» HONG KONG - The US and British governments called for the release of pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who is standing trial Monday in Hong Kong for national security charges that could send him to jail for life.
Venezuela, Guyana agree not to 'use force' to settle land dispute
AFP, Published on 15/12/2023
» CARACAS - The presidents of Venezuela and Guyana pledged after direct talks on Thursday not to resort to force to settle a long-simmering -- and recently reheated -- territorial dispute over the oil-rich Essequibo region, a joint statement said.
Washington shows signs of strained patience with ally Israel
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - The administration of President Joe Biden has begun to publicly air its differences with the Israeli government over the conduct of the war in Gaza, expressing its exasperation even as it remains largely steady in its support.
In rare display, US-China friendship carries climate summit
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» DUBAI - The scene would be unthinkable elsewhere these days -- US and Chinese envoys, smiling and embracing, hailing their friendship as leading the world together in the right direction.
Philippines summons Chinese envoy over sea confrontations
AFP, Published on 11/12/2023
» MANILA - The Philippines said it had summoned China's envoy on Monday and flagged the possibility of expelling him following the most tense confrontations between the countries' vessels in years at flashpoint reefs in the disputed South China Sea.
Zelensky to meet with Biden, Republicans as war funding dries up
AFP, Published on 11/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky will travel to Washington Tuesday to meet President Joe Biden and plead his case before Republicans balking at sending more money for his fight against Russia, amid warnings aid will run out in weeks.