Russia ‘must answer for crimes’ in Ukraine: Macron

Paris, April 3 (AFP/APP): French President Emmanuel Macron condemned Sunday the “unbearable” images of murdered civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha and said Russian authorities “must answer for these crimes”. “On the streets, hundreds of civilians cowardly murdered,” Macron wrote on Twitter, in reference […]

UK PM calls Russian attacks on civilians ‘war crimes’

London, April 3 (AFP/APP):British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday said Russian troops were guilty of war crimes in Ukraine after Kyiv retook control of areas around the capital and discovered mass graves and apparently executed civilians. “Russia’s despicable attacks against innocent civilians in Irpin […]

At least six dead in California shooting: police

San Francisco, April 3 (AFP/APP):At least six people were killed and 10 others wounded in a shooting in the California state capital of Sacramento early Sunday, police said. A video posted online showed people scuffling in the street, then starting to run as gunfire can […]

Sri Lanka ministers resign en masse as crisis deepens

Colombo, April 3 (AFP/APP): Crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s cabinet resigned en masse from their positions at a late-night meeting Sunday, the education minister said, as anti-government protests escalated despite curfews. All 26 ministers aside from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his elder brother Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa […]

Costa Ricans vote in poll dominated by poverty, unemployment

San José, April 3 (AFP/APP):Costa Ricans voted on Sunday to choose between two scandal-tainted presidential candidates in a country grappling with sky-high poverty and unemployment. Former president Jose Maria Figueres was once investigated for corruption while ex-finance minister Rodrigo Chaves — who was slightly ahead […]

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