France, Germany Renew Alliance Strained Amid War In Ukraine
France and Germany are seeking to overcome differences laid bare by Russia's war in Ukraine while celebrating their decadeslong friendship with a day of ceremonies and talks Sunday on Europe’s security, energy and other challenges.
Germany’s entire Cabinet is in Paris ... Read More
US Warns China Of Red Line In Ukraine War Ahead Of Blinken V...
Antony Blinken - US Secretary of State
The United States is warning China against material and security assistance to Russia in Moscow’s war on Ukraine, laying out Washington’s red line ahead of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Beijing ... Read More
Jacinda Ardern: New Zealand PM To Step Down Next Month
Jacinda Ardern
Jacinda Ardern has announced she will quit as New Zealand prime minister ahead of this year's election, saying she no longer has "enough in the tank" to lead.
Ms Ardern choked up as she detailed how six "challenging" ... Read More
Italian Pier Antonio Panzeri Held In EU-Qatargate bribery Pr...
Pier Antonio Panzeri ran lobby group Fight Impunity after he left the European Parliament
An alleged leader of a criminal network involved in an EU corruption scandal has agreed to reveal which countries were involved and how it operated.
A lawyer for ... Read More
BBC Komla Dumor Award 2023 Launched
Komla Dumor
The BBC is seeking a rising star of African journalism for the BBC News Komla Dumor Award, now in its eighth year.
Journalists from across Africa are invited to apply for the award, which aims to uncover and promote fresh ... Read More
Australian Open Bans Russian And Belarusian Flags From Tourn...
A spectator holds a Russian flag at the Australian Open on Monday
Russian and Belarusian flags have been banned from the Australian Open tennis tournament after a courtside incident.
Spectators were initially permitted to bring the flags into Melbourne Park on the ... Read More
Germany’s Defense Minister Resigns Amid Ukraine Critic...
German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht arrives to attends the weekly cabinet meeting of the German government, at the Chancellery in Berlin, Jan. 11, 2023.
Germany’s much-criticized defense minister announced her resignation Monday following a series of missteps while her department steers ... Read More
Biden: Americans Should ‘Pay Attention’ To Marti...
President Joe Biden made a historical pilgrimage Sunday to "America's freedom church" to mark Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, saying democracy was at a perilous moment and that the civil rights leader's life and legacy "show us the way and ... Read More
Ukraine Will Seek International Backing For Its Peace Formul...
Emine Dzhaparova, deputy foreign minister of Ukraine, speaks outside the Security Council chambers at U.N. headquarters, Jan. 12, 2023.
Ukraine’s deputy foreign minister said Thursday that Kyiv will pursue adoption of a resolution in the U.N. General Assembly that would enshrine ... Read More
Covid Cases In China Touch 900 Million – Study
Some 900 million people in China have been infected with the coronavirus as of 11 January, according to a study by Peking University.
The report estimates that 64% of the country's population has the virus.
It ranks Gansu province, where 91% of ... Read More