By BY AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE Lebanon is holding its first parliamentary election since the 2019 economic crisis that has pushed it to the brink
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War In Ukraine: Latest Developments
By AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP), May 14 – Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine: – Intense battles in the east
UAE President Sheikh Khalifa dies at 73
BY BBC ,13TH MAY 2022-One of the richest monarchs in the world, President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates, has died
North Korea Fires Missile After Covid Cases Prompt Kim To Order Lockdown
By AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE Seoul (AFP), May 12 – North Korea confirmed its first-ever Covid cases Thursday and declared a “serious emergency”, with leader Kim
Al Jazeera Journalist Killed By Israeli Forces In West Bank
BY AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE Jenin (Palestinian Territories) (AFP), May 11 – Veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh was shot dead by Israeli troops Wednesday
Change of Guard: Biden Picks First Black And Openly Gay White House Press Secretary
By AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE,6TH ,MAY,2022- US President Joe Biden on Thursday named Karine Jean-Pierre as the next White House press secretary, the first Black person
Pope Wants To Meet Putin, Compares Ukraine War To Rwanda
By AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE Vatican City (AFP), May 3 – Pope Francis said in an interview published Tuesday that he requested a meeting with Russian President
Russia Struggles To Turn Black Sea Rule Into Amphibious Attack
By AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE Paris (AFP), May 3 – Russia may rule the Black Sea but any amphibious assault on the Ukrainian coast seems risky so
U.S. Urges Restoration Of Essential Services In Ethiopia’s Tigray
By Reuters For UpesiNews -The United States wants the opposing sides involved in conflict in Ethiopia to advance a negotiated ceasefire and for essential services to be
Russia Admits Striking Kyiv During UN Chief’s Visit
BY AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said the strikes were an attempt by Russia ‘to humiliate the UN’ © AFP / Genya SAVILOV
South Africa leads continent into 5th Covid-19 wave
BY CORRESPONDENT,NAIROBI,26TH APRIL,2022-Despite slipping out of the headlines recently, amid floods, war and other natural and man-made disasters, the Covid-19 pandemic is not yet over –
At Least 16 Dead As IS-Claimed Blasts Rock Afghan Cities
At least 12 people were killed by a bomb planted at the Seh Dokan mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif © AFP Kabul (AFP), Apr 21 – At least 16
Russia Launches Major ‘Offensive’ In Eastern Ukraine
Ukraine’s armed forces also confirmed that fighting had increased throughout the east © AFP / Yasuyoshi CHIBA Kramatorsk (Ukraine) (AFP), Apr 18 – Moscow launched dozens of
