‘Relentless’ Russian shelling pounds east Ukraine

Druzhkivka, Ukraine, July 9 (AFP/APP): Russian troops pursued their “relentless” shelling of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region on Saturday as Ukrainian officials warned Moscow was preparing for further attacks and Washington promised new military aid to Kyiv. Having endured long battles to capture cities in the […]

World leaders condemn Abe assassination

Tokyo, July 8 (AFP/APP): World leaders condemned Friday’s assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and paid tribute to the 67-year-old, who was his country’s longest-serving leader. Here are some key comments: – United States – US President Joe Biden, who said he was […]

Global shock as former Japan PM Abe assassinated

Kashihara, Japan, July 8 (AFP/APP):World leaders recoiled in horror after Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot dead Friday during a campaign speech — an especially shocking assassination given the country’s strict gun laws and low rates of violent crime. The gunman — an […]

Former Japan PM Abe shot, feared dead

Tokyo, July 8 (AFP/APP): Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot at a campaign event on Friday, a government spokesman said, as local media reported the nation’s longest-serving premier was showing no vital signs. “Former Prime Minister Abe was shot at around 11:30 am,” […]

Swedish stabbing motive linked to psychiatry: prosecutor

Stockholm, July 7 (AFP/APP): A prominent Swedish psychiatrist stabbed to death in broad daylight on the island of Gotland during a political event was likely targeted because of her professional background, authorities said Thursday. Ing-Marie Wieselgren, 64, was attacked on Wednesday in the city of […]

UK PM Boris Johnson to quit amidst political chaos

LONDON, UK – July 07 (ONLINE) Boris Johnson will announce his resignation as British prime minister on Thursday after he was abandoned by ministers and his Conservative Party’s lawmakers who said he was no longer fit to govern. With eight ministers, including two secretaries of […]

Sri Lanka is ‘bankrupt’ says Prime Minister

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – July 06 (ONLINE) Sri Lanka is “bankrupt,” Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said Tuesday, as the country suffers its worst financial crisis in decades, leaving millions struggling to buy food, medicine and fuel. Wickremesinghe told lawmakers that negotiations with the International Monetary […]

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