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US, allies consult but tread carefully as Russia crisis unfolds
AFP, Published on 25/06/2023
» WASHINGTON - The United States and its allies held close consultations but publicly stayed on the sidelines Saturday as officials waited to see how the armed revolt by longtime Kremlin insider Yevgeny Prigozhin and his private Wagner army would play out.
Russia calling? Scammers target high-level Western officials
AFP, Published on 16/03/2023
» WASHINGTON: A pro-Russian prankster impersonates a former United States ambassador to Moscow in live video calls, part of a disinformation campaign that researchers say seeks to ensnare high-level Western officials since the invasion of Ukraine.
Ethiopian and Eritrean forces seize key Tigrayan city, say rebels
AFP, Published on 18/10/2022
» ADDIS ABABA - Tigrayan rebels said Tuesday that Ethiopian and Eritrean forces had seized a key Tigrayan city, a move coinciding with UN warnings of a spiralling conflict and an "utterly staggering" toll on civilians.
Divided soul: rival Orthodox churches wage shadow war in Ukraine
AFP, Published on 16/05/2022
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - As war rages across Ukraine, Mykhaylo Tereshchenko is locked in his own spiritual battle that risks tearing his parish apart.
Hong Kong's 'rebel' tycoon Jimmy Lai has no regrets
AFP, Published on 18/06/2020
» HONG KONG: Millionaire media tycoon Jimmy Lai knows his support for Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests could soon land him behind bars, but the proudly self-described "troublemaker" says he has no regrets.
Soleimani: Iran's regional pointman
AFP, Published on 03/01/2020
» TEHRAN: Revolutionary Guards commander Qasem Soleimani, who was killed Friday in a US strike, was one of the most popular figures in Iran and seen as a deadly adversary by America and its allies.
Criticizing Britain and Germany, Trump tears up diplomatic rules
AFP, Published on 21/03/2019
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is once again tearing up the diplomatic norm of treading lightly in allies' domestic politics, with his team attacking Britain's beleaguered leader over Brexit and irritating Germany.
Venezuela's Maduro expels US diplomats, rejects sanctions
AFP, Published on 23/05/2018
» CARACAS - Venezuela ordered the expulsion of the top two US diplomats in the country Tuesday, charging it was the victim of a "political and financial lynching" after Washington tightened sanctions over Nicolas Maduro's re-election.
Russia, Iran ties with Taliban stoke Afghan anxiety
AFP, Published on 29/12/2016
» KABUL - Allegations over Russia and Iran's deepening ties with the Taliban have ignited concerns of a renewed "Great Game" of proxy warfare in Afghanistan that could undermine US-backed troops and push the country deeper into turmoil.
What went wrong in Brazil?
AFP, Published on 24/08/2016
» BRASíLIA - At the height of the emerging markets boom, Brazil looked tantalizingly close to finally living down an old joke: that it is the country of the future... and always will be.