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Macron calls Franco-German ties ‘indispensable’ as state visit starts
Emmanuel Macron began the first state visit to Germany by a French president in 24 years with warm words for his hosts."Franco-German relations are indispensable and important for Europe,"...
Hamas launches rocket attack towards Tel Aviv area
Hamas says it has launched a "big" rocket attack at the Tel Aviv area in central Israel.At least eight rockets were launched from the Rafah area in southern Gaza,...
Burkina Faso extends military rule by five years
Burkina Faso's military government has announced it will extend junta rule for another five years.The country's ruler, Capt Ibrahim Traoré, will also be able to contest the next presidential...
The death toll in Kharkiv attack rises to 14 as Zelenskyy warns of Russian troop movements
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Sunday that Russia is preparing to intensify its offensive along Ukraine’s northern border, as the death toll rose to 14 in...
The ANC hopes to conquer but will it struggle in South Africa poll?
Under the banner Siyanqoba (Zulu for We Are Conquering), South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) held its final rally on Saturday as it campaigns for a record seventh...
Chinese funding keeps Cameroon’s deep seaport expansion project afloat
A small fishing town in southwest Cameroon is counting on Chinese funding to transform itself into a major Central African sea hub.The Kribi Deep Seaport, on Africa's Atlantic coast,...
Lithuanians return to the polls with incumbent president favored to win 2nd election round
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuanians return to the polls Sunday for the second round of the Baltic country's presidential election as incumbent President Gitanas Nausėda seeks to hold off...
India prepares for a severe cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal in coastal areas near Bangladesh
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Kolkata airport will suspend flight operations from midnight Sunday for 21 hours after a storm over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a severe...
‘Reborn from the ashes’: Russian military widows try to rebuild lives
Lyudmila went through "all the stages of depression" after her husband, an officer in the Russian army, died in Ukraine in September 2022.To try to overcome the grief, she...
Video of opposition party leader ‘conceding defeat’ in India 2024 election was doctored
Screenshot of the post with the doctored video, taken May 23, 2024The post surfaced in the middle of India's marathon six-week parliamentary election, the largest democratic exercise in the...
