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London, Aug 1 (AFP/APP): British Conservative frontrunner Liz Truss won further heavyweight endorsement Monday as party members began a month of voting to decide the next occupant of 10 Downing Street. Truss’s lagging rival, Rishi Sunak, vied to make up lost ground with a plan […]

KYIV, Ukraine – July 31 (ONLINE) Ukrainian forces struck the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Russian-held Sevastopol early on Sunday, the Crimean port city’s governor said, while Ukraine reported heavy Russian attacks against two southern cities. Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev was quoted by […]

Washington, July 30 (AFP/APP): Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 for a second time and is returning to isolation, his White House doctor said Saturday, attributing the result to “rebound” positivity from treatment the US president received. Biden “tested positive late Saturday morning, by […]

QARAWAT HASAN 27 July (Online): Israeli forces on Tuesday demolished the homes of two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank accused of shooting dead a Jewish settler in April, an army statement said. The army said it had destroyed the homes in Qarawat Bani Hasan, […]

COLOMBO 27 July (Online): Singapore has permitted former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to stay in the island republic for an additional 14 days, two sources familiar with the matter told on Wednesday. A short-term visit pass issued when Rajapaksa arrived on a private visit […]

Paris, July 27 (AFP/APP):In a small studio in Paris, Russian journalist Denis Kataev prepares his evening news show that he hopes will play its part in countering the Kremlin narrative about the invasion of Ukraine. Kataev works for Russian channel Dozhd (Rain), which for over […]

Washington, July 26 (AFP/APP): The United States on Tuesday raised concerns that Tunisia’s new constitution would harm human rights and noted low turnout in a referendum called by President Kais Saied. “We do note a broad range of Tunisia civil society, media and political parties […]

Washington, July 26 (AFP/APP):The United States on Tuesday voiced regret over Russia’s announcement that it would exit the International Space Station after 2024 and said it was taken by surprise. “It’s an unfortunate development given the critical scientific work performed at the ISS, the valuable […]

PARIS – July 26 (ONLINE) Pope Francis on Monday apologized for the “evil” inflicted on the Indigenous peoples of Canada on the first day of a visit focused on addressing decades of abuse at Catholic-run residential schools. The plea for forgiveness from the leader of […]

WASHINGTON – July 26 (ONLINE) The US State Department’s statements about Russia’s growing isolation don’t withstand criticism and are triggered by US officials’ ‘inflamed imagination’, the Russian Embassy in the US said on Monday. “We paid attention to the statement of the State Department’s press […]