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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...
'Widespread damage' feared as Cyclone Batsirai hit...
Cyclone Batsirai struck Madagascar's eastern region on Saturday with strong winds and heavy rain, the second storm to hit the isla...
French far-right hope Zemmour attacks welfare hand...
French far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour on Saturday used a meeting in the northern city of Lille to launch a tirade a...
Cyclone Batsirai nears Madagascar, 'widespread dam...
Powerful Cyclone Batsirai was closing in on eastern Madagascar Saturday as residents sought secure shelter or reinforced their roo...
Iran says US sanctions move 'good but not enough'
US steps on lifting sanctions are "good but not enough", Iran said on Saturday, following Washington's announcement it was waiving...
Sculpture of Algerian hero vandalised in France
Vandals in central France damaged a sculpture of an Algerian military hero who resisted France's colonisation of the North African...
Israel dispute erupts at African Union summit
Palestinian prime minister Mohammed Shtayyeh on Saturday urged the African Union to withdraw Israel's accreditation, bringing simm...
Cyclone Batsirai approaches Madagascar, poses 'ver...
Madagascar braced up for Cyclone Batsirai set to hit the eastern parts of the Indian Ocean island on Saturday, with powerful winds...
Norway's Johaug wins first gold medal of Beijing W...
Norwegian cross-country skier Therese Johaug won the first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics on Saturday as sport moved centre st...
China's Xi hosts world leader banquet after two ye...
Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted a banquet on Saturday for heads of state and international organisations attending the Winter...
Germany's Scholz seeks to build trust in Washingto...
Olaf Scholz makes his Washington debut as German chancellor on Monday, trying to dispel doubts over Berlin's resolve to stand up t...
Coups and Covid loom large at African Union summit
Heads of state gathered Saturday at the African Union headquarters to kick off a two-day summit as the continent reels from a spat...
Russia rejects Colombian 'foreign interference' cl...
Russia on Friday dismissed Colombian claims of "foreign interference" on the side of Venezuela as the South American neighbors qua...
Sending mercenaries to Libya main income source fo...
Providing mercenaries in Libya's internal conflict has become the main source of revenue for armed groups from Sudan's own war-tor...
US probe finds single attacker in Kabul evacuation...
An attack that killed at least 173 people including 13 US service members during the chaotic Kabul airport evacuation last year wa...
In Chernobyl ghost town, Ukraine forces train for...
Machine gun fire echoed through the abandoned buildings of Pripyat in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, as Ukrainian National Guard tr...
China ups stakes for Biden by backing Moscow again...
China's support for Russia in the standoff over Ukraine upends the strategic calculus for US President Joe Biden, who must now con...