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MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia ordered its troops to withdraw from the city of Kherson in southern Ukraine on Wednesday in a further major blow to its campaign amid a Ukrainian counter-offensive. Officials in Kyiv reacted with caution, saying the Russian army was unlikely to leave the strategic city without a fight, while US President Joe Biden suggested the retreat was evidence Moscow has “real problems” on the battlefield. “Begin to pull out troops,” Russian […]
Moscow, Russia | AFP | The Kremlin said Wednesday that Moscow’s ties with Washington were likely to remain at rock bottom regardless of the results of US midterm elections, with relations at a historic low over the conflict in Ukraine. “These elections won’t have any significant impact,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies, adding: “Our existing ties are bad and they will remain bad.” US President Joe Biden, who […]
Brussels, Belgium | AFP | by Marc BURLEIGH European workers squeezed by the soaring cost of living went on strike in Belgium and Greece on Wednesday, with stoppages threatening to paralyse parts of Britain, France and Spain in coming days. Spreading industrial unrest poses a problem for governments which are already spending billions trying to blunt the worst effects of rising prices, at least for the most vulnerable. Europe is acutely affected by the fall-out […]
Moscow, Russia | AFP | Russia is moving US basketball star Brittney Griner to a penal colony after she lost an appeal against a drug conviction, her lawyers said Wednesday, drawing a sharp rebuke from the White House. Griner, who has been jailed for nine years for possession of a small quantity of cannabis oil, was transferred out of a detention centre on November 4, her legal team said. She “is now on her […]
Notable quake, preliminary info: M 5.6 – 22 km NE of Marotta, Italy https://t.co/MdILy0BlG4 — USGS Earthquakes (@USGS_Quakes) November 9, 2022 Rome, Italy | AFP | A 5.7-magnitude earthquake off Italy’s Adriatic coast rocked the country’s central Marche region Wednesday, the National Institute for Geophysics and Vulcanology said, sending panicked residents out into the streets. The quake, which struck off shore at a depth of eight kilometres just after 7:00 am (0600 GMT), and was […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Tuesday that the UK will continue to play a vital role in NATO for generations, ahead of a visit by Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. The NATO chief will be the first international leader Sunak has met in Downing Street since he took office last month. Wednesday’s talks will center on UK support for Ukraine after Russia’s invasion in February, and the alliance’s future, Sunak’s […]
Copenhagen, Denmark | AFP | If nothing is done, heatwaves could lead to the deaths of 90,000 Europeans each year by the end of the century, the European Environment Agency said. “Without adaptation measures, and under a scenario of 3 degrees Celsius global warming by 2100, 90,000 Europeans could die from extreme heat annually,” it said. “With 1.5 degrees C global warming, this is reduced to 30,000 deaths annually.” Countries have pledged to keep global […]
by Sandra LAFFONT with Karine PERRET in Lourdes French prosecutors said Tuesday they had opened an inquiry into child abuse by a cardinal after he confessed publicly to “reprehensible” acts with a 14-year-old girl in the 1980s. Jean-Pierre Ricard, a retired bishop made a cardinal by Pope Francis in 2016, was named among 11 senior clergymen who face sexual abuse allegations in an announcement by the French Catholic church on Monday. In a message read […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Armenia and Azerbaijan held peace talks on Monday, mediated by the United States, just hours after a fresh shootout along their troubled border in a conflict which has left hundreds dead in recent months. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken hosted the foreign ministers of the rival nations. “The United States is committed to the peace negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan,” Blinken said before the meeting. “Direct dialogue is the […]
Kyiv, Ukraine | AFP | by Daphne ROUSSEAU Ukraine announced Monday it had received more air defence systems from Western military allies, as officials in Kyiv said the situation with supplies was “tense” after protracted Russian attacks on energy facilities. Attacks by Moscow’s forces, including with Iranian-made drones over the past month, have destroyed around 40 percent of Ukraine’s power stations and the government has urged Ukrainians to maximise electricity savings. Kyiv has been rocked […]
Kyiv, Ukraine | AFP | Ukraine’s Russian-occupied city of Kherson was cut off from water and electricity supplies Sunday after an air strike and a key dam in the region was also damaged, local officials said. It is the first time that Kherson — which fell to Moscow’s forces within days of their February offensive — has seen such a power cut. “In Kherson and a number of other areas in the region, there […]
Moscow, Russia | AFP | Russian police on Saturday detained two people, including the suspected perpetrator, after a fire killed at least 13 people at a bar in the historic city of Kostroma. Russian emergency services told state television that 13 people were killed, denying earlier media reports that 15 people had died. Fire fighters fought through the early hours to extinguish the blaze at the popular Poligon bar in the city, which is around […]
