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US says China balloon 'fleet' is global as NATO joins concern
AFP, Published on 09/02/2023
» WASHINGTON - The United States said Wednesday that suspected Chinese spy balloons like the one it shot down were part of a "fleet" that has spanned five continents, as NATO joined in voicing concern.
Biden hits road after fiery State of the Union speech
AFP, Published on 08/02/2023
» WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden hit the road Wednesday with trips to the election battlegrounds of Wisconsin and Florida, after a barnstorming State of the Union speech reinforcing expectations that the 80-year-old will seek a second term.
US looks for Chinese balloon debris
AFP, Published on 06/02/2023
» WASHINGTON: US navy personnel worked to recover on Sunday the debris of a suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down after it floated over North America for days.
US shoots down Chinese spy balloon over 'unacceptable' violation
AFP, Published on 05/02/2023
» WASHINGTON - A US fighter jet on Saturday shot down a Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina, the Pentagon said, over what it called Beijing's "unacceptable violation" of US sovereignty.
East African leaders hold summit on DR Congo unrest
AFP, Published on 05/02/2023
» BUJUMBURA (BURUNDI) - East African leaders issued a fresh call Saturday for armed groups in eastern DR Congo to lay down their arms and withdraw, at a summit called to find ways of calming the raging conflict.
Pentagon tracking Chinese spy balloon over US
AFP, Published on 03/02/2023
» WASHINGTON - The Pentagon said Thursday it was tracking a Chinese spy balloon flying high over the United States, just days ahead of a rare visit to Beijing by the top US diplomat.
Burkina rally celebrates French troop pull-out announcement
AFP, Published on 29/01/2023
» OUAGADOUGOU - Thousands of demonstrators rallied in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou Saturday in support of the ruling junta, days after France confirmed its special forces there would withdraw, an AFP journalist saw.
G7 urges help for Ukraine, caution on China at German meet
AFP, Published on 04/11/2022
» MüNSTER (GERMANY) - The G7 foreign ministers on Friday vowed to continue supporting Ukraine in its fight against Russia and urged caution towards China after two days of talks in Germany.
Cautious hope for Ethiopia deal to silence the guns
AFP, Published on 03/11/2022
» ADDIS ABABA - World leaders and ordinary Ethiopians voiced cautious hope that a breakthrough deal between Ethiopia's government and Tigrayan rebels could signal a permanent end to the brutal conflict in Africa's second most populous country.
Germany rejects Turkish claims against Greece
AFP, Published on 27/10/2022
» ATHENS: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday rejected Turkish claims on the sovereignty of Greek islands, at the start of an official visit to Athens.