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San José, April 3 (AFP/APP):Costa Ricans voted on Sunday to choose between two scandal-tainted presidential candidates in a country grappling with sky-high poverty and unemployment. Former president Jose Maria Figueres was once investigated for corruption while ex-finance minister Rodrigo Chaves — who was slightly ahead […]

COLOMBO – April 1 (ONLINE) Police and the military patrolled Sri Lanka’s capital city Colombo as shops slowly opened on Saturday – the first day after a state of emergency was declared to tackle growing unrest amid an unprecedented economic crisis. In an order late […]

Kyiv, Ukraine, March 30 (AFP/APP): Ukraine on Wednesday accused Russia of shelling a city where it had promised de-escalation, dampening hopes of an end to a war that has killed thousands and displaced millions, including four million who have now fled the country. Ukraine and […]

Tunis, March 30 (AFP/APP): Tunisia’s President Kais Saied announced Wednesday that he was dissolving the country’s parliament, eight months after suspending it in a July power grab. “Today, at this historic moment, I announce the dissolution of the Assembly of Representatives of the people, to […]

The Hague, March 30 (AFP/APP):Two people were killed after a gunman opened fire in a McDonald’s restaurant in the northern Dutch city of Zwolle, police and local media said on Wednesday. “Two people were killed in a shooting incident,” Dutch police tweeted, with local broadcaster […]

Mykolaiv, Ukraine, March 29 (AFP/APP): Several days of calm in the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv came to an abrupt end around breakfast-time Tuesday, when a Russian missile tore through a government building, killing seven people. AFP journalists saw dust-covered rescue workers pull two bodies […]

Washington, March 29 (AFP/APP): President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the United States is forging “strongly” ahead on its growing Asia-Pacific priorities, despite the crisis sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Hosting Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in the Oval Office, Biden said the […]

Rabat, March 29 (AFP/APP):US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday visited Morocco, where he discussed regional security and met the United Arab Emirates’ de facto leader Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan. His trip comes in the shadow of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which along with […]

Washington, March 28 (AFP/APP):US President Joe Biden refused Monday to back down on his weekend declaration in a major speech that Russian leader Vladimir Putin “cannot stay in power” — arguing that he was voicing personal “outrage.” “I’m not walking anything back… I want to […]

Washington, March 28 (AFP/APP):A federal judge ruled Monday that former US president Donald Trump “more likely than not” engaged in criminal conduct with his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Judge David Carter leveled the explosive accusation in a ruling dealing […]