France’s far-right party RN elects Bardella as new president
Reuters :Jordan Bardella, newly-elected President of the French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National – RN) party, reacts after the results during the National Rally party’s...
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Landslides and floods kill seven in eastern Venezuela
AFP :Landslides and floods caused by heavy rains have killed at least seven people in the coastal state of Anzoategui in eastern Venezuela, regional authorities...
Russia detains suspect after bar inferno kills 15
AFP :Russian police on Saturday detained a man suspected to have caused a huge fire overnight at a bar in the historic city of Kostroma...
Imran Khan claims Pakistan PM Sharif had role in plot to kill him
AFP :Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan on Friday accused his successor of involvement in a plot to kill him as he recovered in hospital...
Another $13b incoming from China, S. Arabia
DAWN :Pakistan on Friday said to have secured about $13 billion in additional financial support from two traditional friends – about $9bn from China and...
Netanyahu, far-right allies win Israel election
AFP :Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu sealed his return to power Thursday, as the final vote count from elections this week gave him and...
Kenya drought kills 205 elephants
Reuters :Drought in Kenya killed 205 elephants and scores of other wildlife between February and October as much of East Africa endures its worst drought...
‘Back to Africa’: French MP sparks parliament outrage
Al Jazeera :A French parliament session was thrown into turmoil after a far-right legislator was accused of yelling “back to Africa” to a Black colleague...
India’s Delhi shuts primary schools as air quality deteriorates
Reuters :Primary schools in India’s New Delhi will be shut from Saturday and restriction on road traffic will be considered, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said...
Putin says civilians in Ukraine’s Kherson should be evacuated
Reuters :Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that civilians in the Ukrainian region of Kherson which Russia declared it had annexed in September must...
Xi, Scholz seek closer ties in controversial summit
AFP :Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to Beijing on Friday, with both sides seeking to deepen economic cooperation on a trip...
Myanmar takes delivery of Russian fighter jets
AFP :Myanmar’s military has begun taking delivery of a batch of Russian-made combat jets, a monitoring group said on Friday, the latest hardware shipped from...