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UN investigators slam sluggish Syria quake aid
AFP, Published on 13/03/2023
» GENEVA - The world failed to act quickly enough in getting life-saving aid to Syrians in desperate need following last month's devastating earthquake, UN investigators said Monday.
Burkina scraps 1961 military aid pact with France
AFP, Published on 01/03/2023
» OUAGADOUGOU - Burkina Faso has scrapped a 1961 agreement on military assistance with France, a move that comes only weeks after it told the French ambassador and troops supporting its anti-jihadist campaign to quit the country.
US seeks to reassure Kazakhstan
AFP, Published on 28/02/2023
» ASTANA, Kazakhstan: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday vowed US support for Kazakhstan's independence as he sought greater engagement in Central Asia, where traditional alliances with Russia have been rattled by the Ukraine invasion.
Macron to visit China after Beijing's Ukraine peace plan
AFP, Published on 26/02/2023
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said he would visit China in April and urged it to pressure Russia to end the war in Ukraine, a day after Beijing presented a peace plan.
UN to convene as Ukraine, allies seek votes for 'peace' resolution
AFP, Published on 23/02/2023
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - Ukraine’s first lady called Wednesday for justice for her country, as the UN General Assembly prepared to meet to weigh a resolution calling for a "just and lasting peace" that Kyiv hopes will show the global community in its support.
Iranian TV channel halts London broadcasts after threats
AFP, Published on 18/02/2023
» LONDON - The private network Iran International TV said Saturday that it had been forced on UK police advice to shut down its London studios, blaming a surge in threats from the protest-hit regime in Iran.
China accuses US of sending balloons into its airspace
AFP, Published on 13/02/2023
» BEIJING: China on Monday accused the United States of flying balloons over its territory, hitting back against Washington's claims that Beijing has been operating a fleet of surveillance aircraft around the world.
US jet shoots down new mystery 'object' over Canada
AFP, Published on 12/02/2023
» OTTAWA - A US fighter jet acting on the orders of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shot down an unidentified object over Canada on Saturday -- the second such take-down in North American skies since the dramatic downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon a week ago.
Cold War fears revisited in Danish nuclear bunker
AFP, Published on 10/02/2023
» OPLEV (DANEMARK) - Hidden deep in northern Denmark's Rold Forest, a sprawling top secret nuclear bunker is opening to the public for the first time, shedding light on daily life during the Cold War.
Biden says US not seeking conflict with China, despite balloon flap
AFP, Published on 09/02/2023
» WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden said Wednesday the United States is not looking for conflict with China despite heightened tensions over last week's downing of a Chinese balloon that US officials say was part of a spy fleet spanning five continents.