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COLOMBO, Jan. 11 (Xinhua/APP) –: Sri Lanka on Wednesday raised strong objections with Canada over a decision to impose sanctions on two former Sri Lankan presidents. Foreign Minister Ali Sabry told the media that he raised Sri Lanka’s concerns at a meeting with Canada’s acting […]

Riyadh, Jan 10 (SPA/APP): The Ministry of Investment yesterday signed three memorandums of understanding with Kidana, Lifestyle and Josour Al-Khaleej companies at the 2023 Hajj and Umrah Expo Conference, which is being organized by the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah between January 9 and 12 […]

ISTANBUL, Jan 10 (AA/APP): Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko said that Moscow’s growing relations with Asia is a “nightmare” for the West and its “anti-Russian policy.” “The main political and economic nightmare for the West within its strategic anti-Russian line … is our dynamically […]

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 […]