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Kyiv, Mar 10 (EFE).- Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy attended a funeral in Kyiv for Dmytro Kotsiubailo, a Ukrainian volunteer who died in the battle of Bakhmut. Accompanied by the Ukrainian president, Marin offered condolences to the family of the young man, who joined the...
Paris, Mar 10 (EFE).- France and the United Kingdom on Friday announced an agreement to strengthen bilateral cooperation in tackling irregular migration through the English Channel. French president Emmanuel Macron and UK prime minister Rishi Sunak announced an “unprecedented” deal to boost cross-Channel efforts to stem the flow of migrants...
Beijing, Mar 10 (EFE).- China’s legislature approved a new plan to reform the institutions of its State Council, the cabinet, before handing Xi Jinping a third term as Chinese president at a meeting on Friday, state-run news agency Xinhua reported. Among the main changes, which were presented on Tuesday during...
Matamoros, Mexico (EFE).- The bodies of two Americans killed in a violent kidnapping in the Mexican city of Matamoros were repatriated on Thursday amid reports a cartel had handed over five of its members it said were involved. The bodies of Shaeed Woodard and Zindell Brown were released to US...
Washington, Mar 9 (EFE).- President Joe Biden on Thursday presented a budget bill for 2024 designed to appeal to the working class by including tax increases on the rich and more funding for social programs. The president offered details about his budget proposal, approval of which is up to Congress,...
Bangkok Desk, Mar 9 (EFE).- Former Malaysian prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin was arrested Thursday for alleged corruption related to a pandemic relief fund, officials said. He is due to appear in court on Friday. Muhyiddin is the second former Malaysian prime minister to be arrested for corruption. Najib Razak was...
Kyiv, Mar 9 (EFE).- At least nine civilians died Thursday after the latest wave of Russian missile attacks on Ukraine, officials said, which have also damaged energy infrastructure, completely cutting off the nuclear power plant at Zaporizhzhya from the power grid. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),...
Tbilisi, Mar 9 (EFE).- Georgia’s ruling party announced Thursday that it will drop its “foreign agents” bill that provoked large, violent protests in the capital, Tbilisi. The draft law required individuals, civil society organizations and media outlets to register as «agents of foreign influence» if they received at least 20...
Washington, Mar 8 (EFE).- Russia is reportedly supplying highly enriched plutonium to China for its fast breeder reactors, which are designed to generate more fuel than they consume, a US official said Wednesday. «It’s very troubling to see Russia and China cooperating on this,» John F. Plumb, assistant secretary of...
Miami, US, Mar 8 (EFE).- The vice president of the United States, Kamala Harris, stressed Wednesday on the importance of tackling the climate crisis with the adoption of a new clean energy economy and investment in technology and innovation. «We need a new economy which is a clean energy economy…investments...
Kyiv, Mar 8 (EFE).- Antonio Guterres met with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday in Kyiv to «seek solutions» to achieve the ultimate goal of a «just peace,» the UN secretary-general said. «The sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine must be upheld within its internationally recognized borders,» Guterres...
London, Mar 8 (EFE).- The United Kingdom prime minister on Wednesday defended his government’s controversial migration bill, which aims to scrap the right to asylum for migrants who arrive in the country in small boats and speed up their deportation. Rishi Sunak, leader of the Conservative Party government, said the...
