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Pakistan's top court to hear arguments on constitutional crisis
Pakistan's Supreme Court will hear arguments later on Monday around Prime Minister Imran Khan's shock decision to call an early election, sidestepping a no-confidence vote that would have seen him booted from office.
Rodrigo Chaves leaves scandal behind in fast track to presidency
Right-wing conservative Rodrigo Chaves entered politics like a racing car.
UN to release handbook of climate change solutions
UN climate experts are set to release what is expected to be the definitive guide to halting global warming on Monday, in a report that lays out how societies and economies must transform to ensure a "liveable" future.
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to leave office
Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam announced Monday that she will step down in June ending a five-year term in office that saw democracy protests squashed and strict pandemic curbs plunge the business hub into international isolation.
At least 20 dead in Ecuador prison riot
At least 20 people died in a prison riot early Sunday in southern Ecuador, the president's office said, the latest outburst of deadly violence in the South American country's detention facilities.
Zelensky calls Russian troops murderers, outrage grows over 'war crimes'
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky called Russian troops "murderers, torturers, rapists, looters" on Monday after dozens of bodies were found near Kyiv, triggering global outrage and vows of tough new sanctions on Moscow.
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam declines to run for second term
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced Monday that she will not seek another term as the city's political elite prepares to select a new leader next month.
Right wing Chaves wins Costa Rica presidency as Figueres concedes
Right-wing former finance minister Rodrigo Chaves is set to be Costa Rica's new president after his opponent Jose Maria Figueres conceded defeat on Sunday.
Ukraine war sows more turmoil for UK farms
Hungry cows at Westons Farm jostle for position at the feeding trough, blissfully unaware that Ukraine's war has sowed more turmoil for UK farms ploughing through Covid and Brexit fallout.
Serbia president declares election win
Serbia's leader Aleksandar Vucic claimed a landslide victory in general elections Sunday paving the way for another term as president and extending his decade-long rule in the Balkan nation.
UN talks on climate solutions wrap up two days into overtime
Negotiations to finalise a key UN report on how to stave off climate catastrophe wrapped up on Sunday more than two days late following a tussle over how to describe financial needs, participants told AFP.
Outrage at Russian 'war crimes' swells, fresh attacks slam Ukraine
Global outrage at accusations of Russian war crimes in Ukraine mounted Sunday with the discovery of mass graves and corpses in streets near Kyiv, as President Volodymyr Zelensky directly blamed leaders in Moscow for the "torture" and "killings" of civilians.
Hungary PM Orban on course for fourth term
Nationalist Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban seemed set for a fourth term Sunday as early results from a hard-fought general election gave his Fidesz party a lead after a campaign overshadowed by the war in neighbouring Ukraine.
Bucha mourns at mass graves in wreck of Russian retreat
The grieving of Bucha begins today, for those who can bear to face it.
Beware of Turkey holidays: Holidaying with Russian war criminals in the same hotel?
Last year, 4.5 million holidaymakers came to Turkey from Russia and Turkish "President" Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is once again inviting Russians to holiday in Turkey, where the German holidaymaker could then sit at the holiday table in the hotel restaurant with a Russian war criminal and murderer - so BEWARE OF HOLIDAYING IN TURKEY.Now, the Turkish dictator Erdogan is even posing as a peacemaker between Russia and Ukraine. But he is pursuing his own interests as hard as nails. Turkey is the only NATO country not to participate in the sanctions, a disgrace and a scandal!
Outrage at Russian 'war crimes' after civilians killed in Ukraine
Global outrage at accusations of Russian war crimes in Ukraine mounted on Sunday as the discovery of mass graves and "executed" civilians near Kyiv prompted vows of action at the International Criminal Court.
Jens Plötner, Andreas Michaelis, Olaf Scholz, Gerhard Schröder and Frank-Walter Steinmeier - Putin's SPD lobbyists, in Germany?
Are Jens Plötner (Foreign Policy Advisor to Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), State Secretary at the Federal Foreign Office, Andreas Michaelis, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), Gerhard Schröder (SPD) and Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (66, SPD) all Putin lobbyists together, or just "Putin understanders"? Not only with the pictures of horrible war crimes in Butscha, a suburb of Kiev, one has to ask the question, is the SPD, with these persons, not electable at all? Did Olaf Scholz, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Jens Plötner and Andreas Michaelis actively support the mass murderer and war criminal Vladimir Putin? Why does Scholz have weapons withheld, why are Germany's sanctions so lax, why does a small country like Estonia (1.2 million inhabitants) give as much military aid as the Federal Republic of Germany (84 million inhabitants) and why is Federal Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht (SPD) a "total failure" in her office, to the detriment of Ukraine?
Pope laments 'tormented Ukraine', defends migrants on Malta trip
Pope Francis decried the "sacrilegious war" in Ukraine on Sunday as he wrapped up a two-day trip to Malta that bore a pointed pro-migrant message and drew his sharpest rebuke yet of Russia's invasion.
Hungarian PM Orban and opposition await results after hard-fought vote
Hungarians turned out in high numbers to vote Sunday with nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban seeking a fourth term in a hard-fought general election overshadowed by the war in neighbouring Ukraine.
Sarkozy's name jeered at French election rally
The name of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was jeered at an election rally of his right-wing Republicans party on Sunday, reflecting anger at his decision not to join campaigning ahead of next weekend's vote.
Йенс Плётнер, Андреас Михаэлис, Олаф Шольц, Герхард Шрёдер и Франк-Вальтер Штайнмайер - лоббисты СДПГ Путина в Германии?
Являются ли Йенс Плётнер (советник канцлера Олафа Шольца (СДПГ) по внешней политике, статс-секретарь Федерального министерства иностранных дел, Андреас Михаэлис, канцлер Олаф Шольц (СДПГ), Герхард Шрёдер (СДПГ) и федеральный президент Франк-Вальтер Штайнмайер (66, СДПГ) вместе лоббистами Путина или просто "понимающими Путина"? Не только фотографии ужасных военных преступлений в Буче, пригороде Киева, заставляют задаться вопросом, неужели СДПГ с такими лицами вообще не избираема? Поддерживали ли Олаф Шольц, Франк-Вальтер Штайнмайер, Йенс Плётнер и Андреас Михаэлис массового убийцу и военного преступника Владимира Путина? Почему у Шольца задерживается оружие, почему санкции Германии настолько мягкие, почему такой маленькой стране, как Эстония (1,2 миллиона жителей), предоставляется столько же военной помощи, сколько Федеративной Республике Германии (84 миллиона жителей), и почему федеральный министр обороны Кристина Ламбрехт (СДПГ) "полностью провалилась" на своем посту в ущерб Украине?
S.Sudan rivals seal security pact in peace 'milestone'
In what has been hailed as a major breakthrough, South Sudan's rival leaders sealed an agreement Sunday on a key military provision of their stuttering peace deal.
Hungarians flock to polls as Orban faces united opposition
Hungarians turned out in high numbers to vote Sunday with nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban seeking a fourth term in a tight general election overshadowed by the war in neighbouring Ukraine.
Russia accused of war crimes after civilians killed in Ukraine
Ukraine and Western nations on Sunday accused Russian troops of war crimes after the discovery of mass graves and "executed" civilians near Kyiv, prompting vows of action at the International Criminal Court.
Costa Ricans vote in poll dominated by poverty, unemployment
Costa Ricans began voting on Sunday to elect one of two scandal-tainted presidential candidates in a country grappling with sky-high poverty and unemployment.
Costa Rica presidential candidates vow to tackle unemployment
Costa Ricans began voting on Sunday to elect one of two scandal-tainted presidential candidates in a country grappling with sky-high poverty and unemployment.
Ukraine accuses Russia of war crimes as air strikes hit Odessa
Ukraine on Sunday accused Russian troops of war crimes after the discovery of mass graves and civilians apparently "executed" in the streets of Bucha, near the capital Kyiv.
Pakistan to go to the polls after PM Khan foils sacking attempt
Pakistan will go to the polls to elect a new government within three months after Prime Minister Imran Khan foiled an attempt to boot him from office Sunday by getting the president to dissolve the national assembly.
Russia targets Ukraine's Odessa as UN seeks ceasefire
Explosions rocked the strategic Ukrainian port city of Odessa on Sunday, as a top UN official headed to Moscow to try to secure a "humanitarian ceasefire" and after evidence emerged of possible civilian killings around Kyiv.
Air strikes hit Ukraine's strategic port Odessa
Air strikes rocked Ukraine's strategic Black Sea port of Odessa early Sunday, AFP reporters said, but there were no casualties, according to the army.
Pakistan PM calls for parliament to be dissolved, fresh elections
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan called Sunday for the president to dissolve parliament and hold a fresh election, minutes after the national assembly deputy speaker declined to hear a no-confidence motion into his rule.
Serbians vote in polls overshadowed by war in Ukraine
Serbians went to the polls on Sunday in elections that will likely see populist President Aleksandar Vucic extend his rule in the Balkan country, as he vows to provide stability amid war raging in Ukraine.