BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Gunmen stormed a Chinese-operated gold mining site that had recently been launched in the Central African Republic, killing nine Chinese nationals and injuring two others on Sunday, reports said. authorities. However, the rebel coalition initially blamed by some for the attack released a statement later that day. Without providing … Read more
BERLIN (AP) — The release of a major new UN report on climate change is being delayed by a battle between rich and developing nations over emissions targets and financial aid to vulnerable nations. The report by hundreds of the world’s top scientists was due to be endorsed by government delegations on Friday at the … Read more
PARIS (AP) — A handful of protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age in France from 62 to 64 took place on Saturday in Paris and beyond, as uncollected rubbish stank on the streets of the French capital amid a strike by sanitation workers. Largely non-violent protests took place in various … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An unprecedented wartime deal that has allowed grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and where high food prices push more people into poverty was extended just before its expiration date, officials said Saturday. The United Nations and … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping’s plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow next week highlighted China’s aspirations to play a bigger role on the world stage. But they also exposed the perils of global diplomacy: Hours after the trip was announced on Friday, an international arrest warrant was issued against … Read more
PARIS (AP) — Protesters disrupted traffic in Paris on Friday as angry critics, political opponents and unions across France blasted President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to impose a bill raising the age retirement age 62 to 64 by parliament without a vote. Opposition parties were due to begin procedures for a no-confidence vote later Friday against … Read more
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland on Thursday announced plans to give Ukraine a dozen MiG-29 fighter jets, making it the first NATO member to meet growing demands. emergencies from Kyiv. for warplanes to defend against Russian invasion. Warsaw will hand over four of the Soviet-made warplanes “in the next few days”, President Andrzej Duda said, … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Some 2.5 tons of natural uranium stored at a site in war-torn Libya have gone missing, the United Nations nuclear watchdog said on Thursday, raising security concerns and of proliferation. Natural uranium cannot be immediately used for power generation or fuel for a bomb, as the enrichment process typically … Read more
TOKYO (AP) — Japan and South Korea have agreed on steps to resolve a trade dispute that has been one of the tensions the nations’ leaders aimed to resolve at a much-anticipated summit on Thursday. . Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will meet later today in Tokyo in … Read more
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed Syrian leader Bashar Assad to the Kremlin on Wednesday for talks focused on rebuilding Syria after a devastating civil war and efforts to stabilize the region. Welcoming Assad at the start of the meeting, which took place on the 12-year anniversary of the Syrian uprising-turned-civil war, Putin … Read more
