The Chinese government says the United States should stop pressuring Beijing on debt relief for Zambia and focus on averting a government default at home, which could have repercussions for the global economy ...The US government has a cap of $31.4 trillion on how much it can borrow, and it reached that limit on Thursday ... .
Pakistan's election authority on Wednesday proposed to hold polls in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces in April, days after the provincial assemblies were dissolved by former prime minister Imran Khan's ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party to press for snap general elections in the country ... Advertisement ... .
Beirut. Former Lebanese Prime MinisterHassan Diab has been charged with homicide with probable intent over the devastating Port of Beirut explosions in 2020 that killed at least 218 people ... Also Read. UNICEF warns against educational disaster in Lebanon amid teachers strike ... The explosion was preceded by a fire in the same warehouse ... .
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Kinshasa, Jan 25 (EFE).- The Rwandan military has shot at a fighter jet of the Democratic Republic of Congo for allegedly violating the defense airspace, sparking diplomatic tensions with Kinshasa calling it an “act of war.” ... However, the plane landed without major damage ...The UN also confirmed it ... EFE. py-pm/ssk Tags ....
“I was the CIA Director. We lied. We cheated. We stole. We had entire training courses. It reminds you of the glory of the American experiment.”1 – Mike Pompeo, 15 April 2019 . “The Democrats and their FBIGestapo have brought Nazism to America... ... The FBI was also subjected to a transformation similar to the CIA’s ... *.
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Chris Hipkins was sworn in Wednesday as New Zealand’s 41st prime minister, following the unexpected resignation last week of Jacinda Ardern. Hipkins, 44, has promised a back-to-basics approach focusing on the economy and what he described as the “pandemic of inflation.” ... New Zealand Governor-General Cindy... .
By Ted Hesson. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Half of the mass attacks in the United States from 2016-2020 were sparked by personal, domestic or workplace disputes, according to a new U.S.Secret Service report that aims to prevent violence by identifying warning signs ...Guns were typically the weapon of choice ... Advertisement ... Sign Up ... Latest Articles. See All.
Police arrested Mauritania's former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Tuesday on the eve of his trial for abuse of power and amassing an illicit fortune, a lawyer said. The 66-year-old was first told to report to police, but refused, defence lawyers said. The police "came to look for him at home" in the capital Nouakchott, armed with a warrant.
A British minister has said that 200 asylum-seeking children have gone missing after being placed in hotels run by the Home Office. The admission follows an investigation by The Observer on Saturday in which a whistle-blower from a Home Office hotel said that children were being abducted off the street and forced into cars ... .
JAKARTA – After ignoring human rights issues for the duration of his tenure, PresidentJoko Widodo has sprung a surprise by expressing regret for 12 gross violations dating back to the 1965-66 massacre of an estimated 500,000 alleged Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) members and supporters ... It won’t be enough, of course ... That hasn’t happened before.”.