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No Christmas joy in Bethlehem or Gaza as war rages on
AFP, Published on 25/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories - Palestinians said they felt "no joy" this Christmas as Israel bombed the besieged Palestinian territory on Monday, with no end in sight to the war that Hamas says has claimed more than 20,000 lives.
Zelensky denounces ‘beasts’ in beheading video
AFP, Published on 12/04/2023
» KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday denounced Russian "beasts" after a video appeared to show the beheading of a Ukrainian prisoner, prompting international outrage.
Russia's population transfers are 'deportations', says Ukraine
AFP, Published on 20/10/2022
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Russia began evacuating civilians from Kherson in southern Ukraine on Wednesday in the face of advances by Kyiv, which said the population transfers amounted to "deportations".
Malian junta orders French broadcasters RFI, France 24 off air
AFP, Published on 18/03/2022
» BAMAKO - Mali's ruling junta has ordered French broadcasters RFI and France 24 off the air, complaining they had falsely accused the army of committing abuses, it said in a statement issued on Thursday.
Under-pressure Taliban meet EU-US delegation in push for support
AFP, Published on 12/10/2021
» DOHA - The Taliban held face-to-face talks with EU and US envoys Tuesday, as the hardline Islamists pursue their diplomatic push for international support.
Venezuela expels EU ambassador over fresh sanctions
AFP, Published on 25/02/2021
» CARACAS - Venezuela on Wednesday expelled the European Union's ambassador to Caracas in response to new sanctions, giving the Portuguese envoy 72 hours to leave the country and raising the bloc's renewed ire.
Challenger voices defiance as Belarus cracks down
AFP, Published on 21/08/2020
» VILNIUS - Belarus opposition challenger Svetlana Tikhanovskaya voiced defiance on Friday after President Alexander Lukashenko's government opened a criminal probe into attempts by the opposition to "seize power".
Morocco upholds sentences against Hirak protesters
AFP, Published on 06/04/2019
» CASABLANCA (MOROCCO) - Dozens of activists linked to the Hirak protest movement that rocked northern Morocco in 2016 and 2017 had prison sentences of up to 20 years upheld by a court of appeal on Friday.