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Paris, March 22 (AFP/APP): French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday defiantly vowed to push through a controversial pension’s reform, saying he was prepared to accept unpopularity in the face of sometimes violent protests. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, acting on the president’s instructions, last Thursday invoked […]

London, March 22 (AFP/APP): His hair unusually neat, and avoiding his trademark quips, former British prime minister Boris Johnson exchanged blows with his interrogators in an hours-long battle over the “Partygate” scandal Wednesday. Johnson ambled into the lion’s den of the House of Commons privileges […]

POLA 21 Mar (Online): A leaking oil tanker that sank in the Philippines three weeks ago has been found, officials said Tuesday, as the slick reached waters known for their rich marine life. The Princess Empress was carrying 800,000 liters (210,000 gallons) of industrial fuel […]

KABUL 21 Mar (Online): Afghanistan’s schools reopened Tuesday for the new academic year, but no classes were held as students were unaware of the start and hundreds of thousands of teenage girls remain barred from attending class. Afghanistan is the only country in the world […]

Riyadh, March 21 (AFP/APP): Saudi Arabia, home of the holiest shrines in Islam in Mecca and Medina, has announced that the fasting month of Ramadan will start on Thursday. The kingdom’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday evening that the Islamic calendar month of Shaban, which […]

London, March 21 (AFP/APP): Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and bereaved families on Tuesday led calls for “top to bottom” reform of London’s Metropolitan Police, after a review found the UK’s largest crime-fighting force to be institutionally racist, sexist and homophobic. The report, written by government […]

Paris, March 21 (AFP/APP): French President Emmanuel Macron appeared defiant on Tuesday after his government narrowly survived no-confidence votes, telling allies he would stand by his beleaguered prime minister. Ignoring calls from opponents, Macron said there would be no government reshuffle, no fresh parliamentary elections […]

VélizyVillacoublay, France, March 21 (AFP/APP): French journalist Olivier Dubois made an emotional return home on Tuesday following nearly two years in captivity in the Sahel, AFP reporters saw. Family members and President Emmanuel Macron hugged the 48-year-old on the tarmac of Villacoublay air base outside […]

Nairobi, March 20 (AFP/APP): Kenyan riot police fired tear gas and water cannon against demonstrators and veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga’s convoy on Monday, as clashes flared during anti-government protests over the spiralling cost of living. Running battles erupted between stone-throwing protesters and police in […]

Aīt Kine, Morocco, March 20 (AFP/APP): Surrounded by olive and palm trees in a Moroccan mountain village, a centuries-old collective granary preserves the ancient practices of the Amazigh culture. “The traditions are vanishing, but not here,” said proud village elder Hossine Oubrahim, in Ait Kine […]