In Poland Blinken pledges more aid for Ukraine refugees

Rzeszów, Poland, March 5 (AFP/APP):US Secretary of State Antony Blinken praised Poland Saturday for its open embrace of hundreds of thousands of fleeing Ukrainians and said Washington was preparing to set aside another $2.75 billion for the humanitarian crisis. “The people of Poland know how […]

Macron to unveil bid for second term

Paris, March 3 (AFP/APP): French President Emmanuel Macron will announce later Thursday that he will seek a second term in office at elections next month, aides said, with Russia’s war in Ukraine likely to eclipse the campaign but boost his chances. Macron will formally announce […]

WHO ‘deeply concerned’ by Ukraine healthcare attacks

Geneva, March 2 (AFP/APP):The World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday that it was “deeply concerned” by reports of attacks on healthcare facilities in Ukraine and that it was working to verify them. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a press conference that the organisation was […]

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