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Paris (AFP) Jan 16, 2025 - French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Thursday survived his first vote of no confidence in parliament after the motion, brought by the leftist opposition, failed to gain traction with the far right.
Jan 16, 2025
Washington (AFP) Jan 16, 2025 - The United States unveiled sanctions Thursday against the head of Sudan's armed forces over the military's lethal attacks against civilians, just days after it designated his rival and former deputy.
Jan 16, 2025
Washington (AFP) Jan 16, 2025 - Outgoing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday he regretted his failure to end the brutal war in Sudan, as the United States imposed sanctions on the head of the country's armed forces.
Jan 16, 2025
Ternate, Indonesia (AFP) Jan 16, 2025 - Thousands of people declined on Thursday a government-led evacuation in eastern Indonesia where a volcano has been spewing smoke and ash, arguing that they are accustomed to the eruptions.
Jan 16, 2025
Sydney (AFP) Jan 16, 2025 - Voters in Pacific nation Vanuatu cast ballots Thursday in a snap general election, a contest widely dismissed as a distraction while citizens rebuild from last month's deadly tremor.
Jan 16, 2025
Washington (AFP) Jan 16, 2025 - President Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered a two-year extension of a program allowing Hong Kong residents living in the United States - many of whom fled repressive Chinese rule - to stay beyond the expiry of their visas.
Jan 16, 2025
Washington (AFP) Jan 16, 2025 - President Joe Biden urged Americans on Wednesday to stand guard against threats from oligarchs, disinformation and AI in a future under Donald Trump as he delivered a dark farewell address ahead of stepping down next week.
Jan 16, 2025
Washington (AFP) Jan 16, 2025 - US President Joe Biden urged Americans Wednesday to stand guard against a dangerous oligarchy forming under Donald Trump as he delivered a dark farewell address before stepping down next week.
Jan 16, 2025
New York (AFP) Jan 16, 2025 - Over 360 media workers were behind bars in the final month of 2024, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reported Thursday, highlighting China and Israel as jailing the highest number.
Jan 16, 2025
Washington (AFP) Jan 15, 2025 - Marco Rubio, Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state, will say Wednesday that China cheated its way to superpower status and that the liberal world order long cherished by the US elite should be discarded.
Jan 15, 2025
Warsaw (AFP) Jan 15, 2025 - Poland has ramped up controls of livestock imports amid the spread of a highly contagious animal foot-and-mouth disease in neighbouring Germany, Warsaw said late on Tuesday.
Jan 15, 2025
Melbourne FL (SPX) Jan 15, 2025 - Emily Simpson '24 has loved space since she was a 10-year-old kid celebrating her birthday at a planetarium. Now a recent Florida Tech graduate, she leaves with not
Jan 15, 2025
Goma, Dr Congo (AFP) Jan 15, 2025 - Dozens more people have been injured and many displaced in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in recent clashes between the Congolese army and M23 fighters, local sources and NGOs told AFP Wednesday.
Jan 15, 2025
Ternate, Indonesia (AFP) Jan 15, 2025 - Thousands of islanders are set to be evacuated after a volcano erupted in eastern Indonesia, spewing a towering column of smoke and ash into the atmosphere, officials said Wednesday.
Jan 15, 2025
Bukavu, Dr Congo (AFP) Jan 15, 2025 - Three Chinese nationals have been sentenced to seven years in prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo's east after being arrested in possession of gold bars and large sums of cash.
Jan 15, 2025
New York (AFP) Jan 15, 2025 - Fear drove them out of China - over oceans and continents, through rainforests and mountains, seeking safety and opportunity in the United States. Now, as Donald Trump's second presidency looms, Chinese asylum seekers are once again afraid.
Jan 15, 2025
