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ALGIERS, Algeria – January 8 (ONLINE) Algerian poet Azzedine Mihoubi, a former minister and presidential candidate, has announced he is quitting politics, denying claims he will challenge President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s re-election bid in 2024. “My name has been cited by several publications … alongside speculation […]

BEIJING, China – January 8 (ONLINE) A traffic accident in southern China has killed 19 people and injured 20 others as the annual Lunar New Year holiday travel rush got underway, authorities said. The accident occurred early Sunday outside the city of Nanchang in Jiangxi […]

Sälen, Sweden, Jan 8 (AFP/APP):Turkey, which has for months blocked NATO membership bids by Sweden and Finland, has made some demands that Sweden cannot accept, Sweden’s prime minister said on Sunday. “Turkey has confirmed that we have done what we said we would do, but […]

Brasília, Jan 6 (AFP/APP): Brazil’s new President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva held his first cabinet meeting Friday, getting down to the business of “rebuilding” and “reunifying” the country after his divisive election battle with far-right predecessor Jair Bolsonaro. The veteran leftist’s new government looks […]

Paris, Jan 5 (AFP/APP): With its pledge of light tank deliveries for Ukraine, France is betting Kyiv is capable of using modern Western armoured vehicles to push forward against Russian invaders. President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that Paris would hand over French-built AMX-10 RC light […]

Geneva, Jan 5 (AFP/APP):From Afghanistan and Iran to rampant misogynistic vitriol online, the UN rights chief said he was appalled at “systematic” efforts to strip women of their rights, but believed they would ultimately fail. In an interview with AFP, United Nations High Commissioner for […]

Bamako, Jan 5 (AFP/APP):Forty-six Ivorian troops whose detention by Mali triggered a bitter diplomatic row were brought in for trial at a court of appeal in Bamako on Thursday, an AFP reporter saw. Their appearance came in the runup to a January 1 deadline set […]

Washington, Jan 5 (AFP/APP): President Joe Biden and his German counterpart Chancellor Olaf Scholz agreed Thursday to send powerfully armed infantry fighting vehicles to help Ukraine fight Russia, the White House said. The Bradley and Marder infantry fighting vehicles will be part of a significant […]

London, Jan 5 (AFP/APP):At just 23, Hayat fears her long quest for a new life in Britain will come to nothing and she will be sent to Rwanda. The Eritrean woman travelled through several countries before crossing from France to the UK in a flimsy […]

Bamako, Jan 4 (AFP/APP): Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe, who is mediating in a diplomatic row over 46 Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali, paid a “friendly working visit” to Bamako on Wednesday, the Malian presidency said in a statement. A Malian court last month sentenced the […]