Catastrophic’ Dorian pounds Bahamas, US evacuates coast
AFP :Hurricane Dorian battered the Bahamas with ferocious wind and rain on Sunday, the monstrous Category 5 storm wrecking towns and homes as it churned...
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Hong Kong students defy China warnings with boycott
AFP :Thousands of black-clad students rallied Monday at the start of a two-week boycott of university classes, piling pressure on Hong Kong’s leaders to resolve...
S. Korea lawmaker grills official nominee for not giving birth
AFP :A South Korean lawmaker provoked outrage Monday when he berated a female economics professor nominated as the country’s antitrust chief for not “fulfilling her...
UK PM Johnson threatens Brexit purge in pivotal week
AFP :British Prime Minister Boris Johnson raised the stakes Monday in a pivotal week of the Brexit saga by threatening to purge ruling party lawmakers...
Escalation ends, but Israel-Hezbollah tensions remain
AFP :An escalation between Israel and Hezbollah has ended after a brief exchange of fire, but tensions remained high along the Lebanese border Monday after...
Germany asks for Poland’s forgiveness 80 years after WWII outbreak
AFP, Poland: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier this morning asked Poland’s forgiveness for history’s bloodiest conflict during a ceremony in the Polish city of Wielun, where...
Thousands march against racism in Germany as far-right AfD surges in local polls
AFP, Dresden :Thousands marched against hate and racism in the eastern German of city Dresden on Saturday, a week before state elections when far-right party...
US, Taliban on ‘threshold’ of deal: US Afghan envoy
AFP, Doha :US and Taliban negotiators are “at the threshold of an agreement” to end 18 years of conflict between them, Washington’s top negotiator said...
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Brexit deal cannot be changed: BarnierAFP, London EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said Saturday the bloc will not change the divorce deal agreed with...
Brazil’s Amazon basin fires keep surging
AFP, Sao Paulo :The number of fires in Brazil’s Amazon basin is still on the rise, even though the government has banned burning, officials said...
No talks with US until sanctions are lifted: Rouhani
AFP, Tehran :President Hassan Rouhani spoke with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Saturday, warning him Iran would take the next step in reducing its nuclear...
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Russian opposition to hold new protest marchAFP, MoscowRussia’s opposition was set to hold a new protest march in central Moscow on Saturday, despite a ban...