Can 2015 Iran nuclear deal be saved
AFP :After months of difficult negotiations, can the United States and Iran find a way to salvage the 2015 nuclear accord? Next week’s annual summit at the United Nations could offer clues as Iran’s...
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Anti-Kremlin app ‘censored’
AFP :Allies of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny accused Apple and Google of “censorship” on Friday after they removed opposition voting apps at the start of a three-day parliamentary election in Russia. Polls opened...
Nine killed, 23 injured in Nigerian air strike
AFP :An emergency official in northeast Nigeria said on Friday that nine people were killed and 23 others injuredin an air strike this week that reportedly hit civilians, in the first official tally of...
Myanmar junta to put Suu Kyi on trial for corruption
AFP :Myanmar’s junta will put ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on trial for corruption, her lawyer said Friday, adding to a raft of ongoing cases that could see her jailed for decades.Suu Kyi...
Africa Covid jab shortfall could take world ‘back to square one’: WHO
AFP :Africa faces a 470 million shortfall in Covid-19 vaccine doses this year after the Covax alliance cutits projected shipments, raising the risk of new and deadly variants, the WHO said on Thursday.Only 17...
Alert raised over around Spain’s volcano
AFP :Experts were keeping a close watch on on a volcano in Spain’s Canary Islands which last erupted 50 years ago after observing an upsurge in seismic activity and magma displacements. The earthquake swarm...
Argentina’s VP Kirchner challenges president over resignations
AFP :Argentina’s Vice President Cristina Kirchner directly challenged her boss, President Alberto Fernandez on Thursday, demanding a cabinet reshuffle and blaming the ruling coalition’s recent electoral defeat on his economic policies.In a deepening political...
US medical experts to vote on Pfizer Covid boosters
AFP :US medical experts will meet on Friday to debate and vote on the controversial question of giving out booster doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to the general population.President Joe Biden’s administration announced in...
Republican who voted for Trump Impeachment exits
AFP :Congressman Anthony Gonzalez, one of 10 US House Republicans , who voted to impeach Donald Trump in January, said on Thursday that he would not seek re-election, citing the “toxic” atmosphere in a...
Australia nuclear sub deal will help peace in Indo-Pacific: UK PM
AFP :British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday sought to play down Chinese fears that a deal to provide Australia with nuclear-powered US submarines threatened regional stability.Johnson told parliament the move, part of a...
French forces kill IS Sahel militant leader wanted by US
AFP :The head of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, who was wanted for deadly attacks on US soldiers and foreign aid workers, has been killed in an operation by French troops.Adnan Abu Walid...
At least 50 killed in Yemen clashes: military sources
AFP :At least 50 rebels and pro-government troops, including a high-ranking officer, have been killed in clashes in Yemen’s central province of Al-Bayda, military sources told AFP on Thursday.“A colonel and 19 other loyalists...