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MINSK – December 16 (ONLINE) Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has declared that his country will never become Russia’s enemy. “Yes, we are with Russia. As a sovereign and independent state,” he stressed at a meeting on the issues of Belarusian-Russian cooperation on Friday. The Belarusian […]

Washington, Dec 16 (AFP/APP):US basketball star Brittney Griner said Friday in her first remarks since being released from a Russian prison that it was “so good to be home” and vowed to play again for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury. The 32-year-old Griner, in an Instagram […]

Cusco, Peru, Dec 16 (AFP/APP):Around 5,000 tourists have been left stranded in Cusco, the Peruvian gateway city to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, due to protests against the ousting of president Pedro Castillo, a local mayor said Friday. Cusco international airport, which serves numerous […]

Johannesburg, Dec 16 (AFP/APP):South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa sought to project confidence and authority at the opening of a ruling ANC party conference, where he is seeking re-election as party leader despite a tarnishing cash-heist scandal. In a three-hour-long opening address, amid chants and heckling […]

San Francisco, Dec 16 (AFP/APP): Twitter owner Elon Musk drew anger and stern warnings from the UN and EU on Friday after suspending the accounts of half a dozen prominent journalists — accusing them of endangering his family. Journalists from CNN, the New York Times […]

WASHINGTON 15 Dec (Online): A top US official has slammed the Biden Administration for failing to formally designate India as one of the world’s worst religious freedom offenders over the country’s appalling record of violations against religious minorities. During a Congressional briefing on Capitol Hill, […]

KABUL 15 Dec (Online): A decision on whether the Afghan Taliban administration and the Myanmar junta can send a United Nations (UN) ambassador to New York has been postponed for a second time, but could be reconsidered in the next nine months, according to a […]

Brussels, Dec 15 (AFP/APP):The legal challenges facing Eva Kaili sharpened Thursday as the Greek MEP, already accused of taking bribes, faced a second investigation and a vote to strip her of parliamentary immunity. Kaili was arrested last week during a series of Belgian police raids […]

Washington, Dec 15 (AFP/APP):The expected US provision of Patriot missiles to Ukraine is a muscular message of support and will boost defenses against Russia’s relentless aerial assaults, but experts say its battlefield impact will be limited. Patriots are “far from a silver bullet,” against the […]

Madrid, Dec 14 (AFP/APP): Britain and Spain have made “significant progress” in talks over an agreement to secure Gibraltar’s post-Brexit relationship with the European Union, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said in Madrid Wednesday. “Significant progress has been made including (in) discussions on the text […]