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'Free our president', Maduro supporters demand at rally
AFP, Published on 05/01/2026
» CARACAS - Around 2,000 supporters of ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro demonstrated Sunday in Caracas to demand that he and his wife, who were nabbed by US forces and taken to a New York jail, be released.
US slaps sanctions on four ICC judges over Israel, US cases
AFP, Published on 06/06/2025
» WASHINGTON — The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on four judges at the International Criminal Court including over an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as it ramped up pressure to neuter the court of last resort.
YouTube patriots? The men backing S. Korea's impeached president
AFP, Published on 09/01/2025
» SEOUL - Fears of North Korea, online conspiracies and unproven claims of electoral fraud -- conservative South Korean men told AFP why they had descended on impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's residence to protect him from arrest.
Panic and mortar fire: Civilians flee DR Congo rebels
AFP, Published on 01/11/2023
» BAMBO, DR Congo - A mother guided her bawling five-year old boy across rocks close to Bambo, a town in eastern DR Congo, as mortar fire rained down nearby.
Century on, political fights rage over Turkey's dogs
AFP, Published on 06/09/2022
» ISTANBUL - Ubiquitous and iconic, Istanbul's street dogs have been swept up in a political storm involving President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and an app that helped get them killed.
Brazil's Bolsonaro accused of 'crimes against humanity' at ICC
AFP, Published on 12/10/2021
» PARIS: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was accused Tuesday of "crimes against humanity" at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for his alleged role in the destruction of the Amazon, the first case seeking to explicitly link deforestation to loss of life.
Top Chinese official outlines plan to ensure 'patriots' run Hong Kong
AFP, Published on 22/02/2021
» HONG KONG: A top Chinese official on Monday outlined plans to ensure only "patriots" run Hong Kong as Beijing seeks to neuter any remaining democratic opposition and take a more direct role in how the business hub is run.
Romania's pro-EU president set for re-election
AFP, Published on 24/11/2019
» BUCHAREST - Romanians started voting Sunday in the second round of presidential elections that are expected to return Klaus Iohannis to office, confirming the pro-European trajectory of the eastern EU member.
Romania vote set to give boost to region's liberals
AFP, Published on 10/11/2019
» BUCHAREST - Romania's pro-European President Klaus Iohannis is the favourite to win the first round of the country's election Sunday, potentially adding to a liberal fightback against the region's prevailing nationalism.
May back in the breach as Brexit battles resume
AFP, Published on 18/06/2018
» LONDON - The British government faces another nerve-rattling test this week as its flagship Brexit legislation is picked over once again by a restive parliament.