Brazil’s Lula leaves hospital two days
AFP :Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva returned to his official residence on Sunday, just two days after a hip replacement operation, his office...
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Mohamed Muizzu wins Maldives election in victory for pro-China camp
Al Jazeera :Mohamed Muizzu has won the presidential election in the Maldives after a second-round run-off against incumbent Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, which was seen as...
UK PM Sunak says there are no plans for now to send British troops to Ukraine
Reuters :British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday there were no immediate plans to deploy military instructors to Ukraine, rowing back from reported comments...
Trump co-defendant in Georgia election conspiracy trial pleads guilty
AFP :A co-defendant of Donald Trump pleaded guilty Friday in a case alleging a criminal conspiracy to overturn the former US president’s 2020 election loss...
Mexico’s president slams US aid for Ukraine and sanctions on Venezuela and Cuba
AP :Mexico’s president on Friday slammed US aid for Ukraine and economic sanctions on Venezuela, Cuba and other nations as the first of two high-level...
Sikhs protest in Amritsar after Canada’s allegations
DW :Hundreds of Sikh activists on Friday staged a demonstration outside the Golden Temple in Amritsar, in the northern Indian state of Punjab, demanding punishment...
Maldives vote begins in shadow of India-China power play
AFP :The Maldives began voting Saturday to decide their next president in a referendum on whether to hitch their fortunes to China or India, both...
Lula admitted to Brasilia hospital for hip surgery
Reuters :Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was admitted to hospital on Friday to undergo surgery for hip arthrosis caused by wear and tear...
Israeli troops kill Hamas man who army says attacked post in West Bank
Reuters :Israeli soldiers on Friday killed a member of the Hamas Islamist group who the army said was among assailants who threw fire bombs at...
French prime minister comfortably survives censure vote
AFP :French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne avoided parliamentary censure in an early morning vote on Saturday after she forced the government’s budget plan through the...
UN refugee agency readying for up to 120,000 refugees in Armenia
Reuters :Over 88,000 people have crossed into Armenia from Nagorno-Karabakh and the total number of arrivals could rise to 120,000, said a UN refugee agency...