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Kupiansk, Ukraine, Nov 4 (AFP/APP):From the rubble inside Kupiansk town hall, Olena salvages a chair, a screen: little was left when the Russians withdrew from this northeastern Ukrainian town, fuelling widespread allegations of systematic looting. On February 27, three days after the war began, Kupiansk […]

Washington, Nov 3 (AFP/APP): North Korea’s launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile is “illegal and destabilizing,” US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday. Austin also branded the North’s actions “irresponsible and reckless” during a joint news conference at the Pentagon alongside his South Korean counterpart […]

Geneva, Nov 3 (AFP/APP):Negotiations underway to unblock exports of fertiliser from Russia have made “important steps forward”, one of the main United Nations negotiators said Thursday, acknowledging though there was still a way to go. Moscow has complained its grain and fertiliser exports continue to […]

Washington, Nov 2 (AFP/APP): A week out from the US midterm elections, Democrats stepped up their campaign offensive Wednesday, ringing alarm bells on right-wing threats to democracy and pushing President Joe Biden’s plans to tackle runaway inflation. Biden — who argues that a changing of […]

OTTAWA 02 Nov (Online): Canada will speed up its immigration targets, hoping to welcome a record number of newcomers in order to address a worker shortage in the country, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced on Tuesday. “Canada needs more people,” Fraser told a news conference. […]

LONDON 02 Nov (Online): British Home Secretary Suella Braverman faced heavy criticism on Tuesday for describing the arrival of asylum seekers as an invasion, with lawmakers across the political spectrum warning of the risk of using inflammatory language. Her comments came a day after a […]

MOSCOW – October 31 (ONLINE) Russian President Vladimir Putin is hopeful that his trilateral meeting with the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan will make it possible to outline steps to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh issue, as he himself said at a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister […]

SEOUL – October 31 (ONLINE) At least 154 people are known to have died in Saturday’s tragic Halloween crush in a popular nightlife district of the South Korean capital, Seoul. Most of the victims were in their 20s and there were more women among the […]

ANKARA – October 31 (ONLINE) Türkiye will continue its efforts to find a solution to the global food crisis, as it has done so far, despite Russia’s withdrawal from a UN-backed deal, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. “With the joint mechanism that we have ensured […]

Bogotá, Oct 31 (AFP/APP): The leaders of Colombia and Venezuela will hold talks in Caracas Tuesday, the first meeting at presidential level since the neighbors reestablished diplomatic ties after a three-year break, the presidency in Bogota said. Colombia’s leftist new president Gustavo Petro will meet […]