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At UN, Russia, China call out 'unilateral' sanctio...
Russia, facing the threat of Western penalties over Ukraine, and China on Monday spoke out against what they called "unilateral" s...
US tax agency drops facial recognition plan after...
The US national tax authority announced Monday that it will stop using facial recognition software to verify taxpayers' identities...
US says Iran nuclear deal 'in sight' but urgent ne...
The United States said Monday a deal was possible with Iran on its nuclear program but that an agreement had to be completed urgen...
US, Germany 'in lockstep' on confronting Russia ov...
US President Joe Biden said Monday at a meeting with Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz that the two countries are "in lockstep" on...
Queen Elizabeth II set to resume duties as gun sal...
Queen Elizabeth II returned to London to resume public duties on Monday following a health scare as the capital echoed to the soun...
Israel releases Spaniard jailed for funding milita...
A Spanish aid worker who pled guilty to inadvertently funding an outlawed Palestinian militant group walked free Monday after 10 m...
Macron hopes for 'start towards de-escalation' in...
French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday he hoped to make a start towards a de-escalation of tensions over Ukraine, as he bega...
Ex-president, former finance minister vie for Cost...
An ex-president and a former finance minister will vie for Costa Rica's presidency after topping a first voting round in one of La...
Uganda sets March trial date for author
A Ugandan court on Monday ordered a prominent author to stand trial next month on charges of insulting President Yoweri Museveni a...
Macron to meet Putin in bid to ease Ukraine tensio...
French President Emmanuel Macron was in Moscow on Monday hoping to find common ground with Vladimir Putin on Ukraine and NATO, at...
Gun salutes fired to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 70-...
London echoed to the sound of cannon shots on Monday to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 70 years on the throne, beginning a year of cele...
Humanitarian crisis feared as cyclone kills 20 in...
Cyclone Batsirai swept out of Madagascar on Monday after killing 20 people, displacing 55,000 and devastating the drought-hit isla...
Macron heads to Moscow in bid to ease Ukraine tens...
French President Emmanuel Macron heads to Moscow on Monday hoping to reach a deal with Vladimir Putin over Ukraine, at the start o...
Myanmar junta denies detained Australian academic...
Myanmar's junta has denied freeing an Australian academic detained for almost a year after Cambodia's leader on Monday took credit...
Embattled rappers fight to speak out in troubled D...
"I don't sing to avenge my family, but because other innocent people who know nothing about politics continue to die," says impris...
In conservative Russia, liberal teachers are shown...
Biology teacher Olga Shchegoleva had not even finished her first six months at a prestigious school in Saint Petersburg when she c...
Ex-leader ahead as Costa Ricans elect new presiden...
Costa Ricans voted for a new president Sunday from a crowded field of candidates, with a center-left former leader ahead of the pa...
Australia to reopen borders to tourists on Februar...
Australia will reopen its borders to tourists from February 21, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Monday, ending some of the...
Senegal declares national holiday to celebrate Cup...
Senegal's President Macky Sall declared Monday a public holiday to celebrate the national football team's first ever African Cup o...
Diplomatic flurry to avert Russia-NATO clash over...
With war clouds gathering over Ukraine, international diplomacy goes into overdrive on Monday with the French and Russian presiden...
Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai repeats sexual assa...
Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai said she never accused anyone of sexual assault, according to an interview published Monday, again...
Ottawa mayor declares state of emergency over 'out...
The ongoing truckers' protest in the Canadian capital is "out of control," the Ottawa mayor said Sunday, announcing a state of eme...
No clear favorite as Costa Ricans elect new presid...
Costa Ricans voted for a new president Sunday from a crowded field of candidates, with no clear favorite to tackle a worsening eco...
Tunisian president dissolves top judicial watchdog...
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Sunday dissolved a top independent judicial watchdog, accusing it of bias in his latest controver...
Cyclone Batsirai kills 10, displaces tens of thous...
Cyclone Batsirai killed at least ten people and displaced nearly 48,000 when it struck Madagascar overnight, the national disaster...
Firing from Afghanistan kills 5 Pakistan troops
At least five Pakistan soldiers were killed by firing from neighbouring Afghanistan, Islamabad said Sunday, in an attack claimed b...
Ukraine plays down Russian invasion fears as US so...
Ukraine on Sunday pushed back at "apocalyptic predictions" over a potential Russian invasion, after officials in the United States...
Ukraine plays down Russian invasion risk as US sou...
Ukraine's presidency on Sunday insisted the chance of resolving soaring tensions with Russia through diplomacy remained greater th...
Cyclone Batsirai kills six, displaces tens of thou...
Cyclone Batsirai killed at least six people and displaced nearly 48,000 when it struck Madagascar overnight, the national disaster...
Olympic diplomacy blitz nets Argentina for China's...
China welcomed Argentina into its global Belt and Road Initiative Sunday as President Xi Jinping capped a weekend of frenetic dipl...
Cyclone Batsirai weakens after hitting Madagascar,...
Cyclone Batsirai weakened overnight but floods were still expected due to heavy rain after it hit eastern Madagascar with strong w...
Philippines' raucous election campaign season to k...
Philippine election candidates will hit the hustings Tuesday for the official start of campaigning, with the son and namesake of f...
US officials say Russia preparing full-scale invas...
Russia has stepped up preparations for an all-out invasion of Ukraine but it is not clear if Moscow has decided to take such a ste...
Costa Ricans choose among 25 presidential candidat...
Costa Ricans head to the polls Sunday with a crowded presidential field and no clear favorite for tackling growing economic concer...
French far-right hopeful Zemmour attacks welfare h...
French far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour on Saturday used a meeting in the northern city of Lille to launch a tirade a...
Cuba slaps new tax on food sales as economic woes...
Cuba on Saturday announced a new 10 percent tax on retail food sales, as the country endures economic woes marked by rampant infla...
Marchers demand justice for Congolese migrant brut...
Hundreds of people marched Saturday in Brazil to demand justice for a young Congolese immigrant who was beaten to death in a bar o...
Contact group urges resumed talks by Venezuela par...
A group of European and Latin American countries on Saturday urged Venezuelan authorities and opposition leaders to resume their d...
In city near border, Ukrainians protest Russian th...
A Ukrainian flag wrapped around her shoulders, pensioner Iryna Gayeva had a simple message as she demonstrated in second city Khar...