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Washington, Aug 23 (AFP/APP): Two right-wing militia members were convicted on Tuesday of plotting to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer, the Democratic governor of Michigan, because of the tough Covid-19 pandemic restrictions she imposed on the northern US state. A federal jury deliberated for eight hours over […]

Ancona, Italy, Aug 23 (AFP/APP):Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday launched her campaign to become Italy’s first female prime minister in September elections, rallying supporters by asking: “I’m ready — the question is, are you?” Members of the thousand-strong crowd in the port city of […]

MOSCOW – August 22 (ONLINE) Russia’s national flag will always be a sacred symbol for the country’s people, President Vladimir Putin said in a video address on National Flag Day. “Today, we are marking National Flag Day. We pay respect to Russia’s official state symbol […]

Lisbon, Aug 22 (AFP/APP):Portugal, hit by a third heatwave after weeks of wildfires, said Monday that it hoped cooler temperatures and increased air humidity in the coming days would help tame the blazes. A current national alert would not be prolonged beyond midnight on Tuesday, […]

NAIROBI, Kenya – August 22 (ONLINE) Presidential candidate Raila Odinga has formally filed a petition challenging the election results in Kenya’s Supreme Court on Monday, according to one of Odinga’s lawyers, Daniel Maanzo. The petition was filed online Monday morning with a physical copy expected […]

MOGADISHU, Somalia – August 21 (ONLINE) Somali forces have ended the siege at an upscale hotel in the country’s capital Mogadishu, police told CNN, following an attack from unidentified gunmen that left at least 20 dead. Somali security forces had been trying to clear the […]

XINING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua/APP) –:The death toll from a mountain torrent triggered by heavy rains in northwest China’s Qinghai Province has risen to 26 as of 4 p.m. Sunday, with another five people still missing, according to local authorities. A total of 6,245 residents of […]

Afghanistan, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) APP):The number of COVID-19 cases has constantly risen in the northern Kunduz province with more than 700 people testing positive in the province over the past one month, a health official said Sunday. “We have registered 727 positive cases of COVID-19 […]

Washington, Aug 19 (AFP/APP): President Joe Biden will host a conference on combating racist, anti-democratic and other extremist threats in September, less than two months before tense midterm elections, the White House said Friday. The “United We Stand” summit on September 15 will address “the […]

Montreal, Aug 19 (AFP/APP): Canada on Friday nominated Michelle O’Bonsawin as the first Indigenous person to serve on its Supreme Court, a historic first for a country seeking to make amends for abuses against native peoples. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said O’Bonsawin, a member of […]