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July 19, 2024 6:25 PM

Vietnam postpones EU meeting ahead of possible Putin visit

Vietnam's foreign affairs ministry has raised eyebrows in the European Union by delaying a scheduled meeting with the bloc's top official on Russian sanctions. The postponement comes as rumors circulate about a potential visit to Hanoi by Russian Pre...

May 8, 2024 10:31 AM

AstraZeneca withdraws Covid vaccine globally, cites commercial reasons: Report

The pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine is being withdrawn worldwide after the company acknowledged, for the first time in court documents, that it can cause a rare and dangerous side effect, according to a report in the British newsp...

May 8, 2024 9:50 AM

Hottest April on record, as climate change drives 11-month streak

The world just experienced its hottest April on record, extending an 11-month streak in which each month was the hottest recorded month on record, said the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) in a monthly bulletin. Scientists ha...

May 7, 2024 5:22 PM

Russia’s Vladimir Putin sworn in as president for a fifth term

President Vladimir Putin was sworn in for a new six-year term on Tuesday (May 7) at a Kremlin ceremony that was boycotted by the United States and a number of other Western countries due to Russia's war in Ukraine. Putin, in power as president or ...

May 7, 2024 2:49 PM

Bugging devices found in Polish government meeting room

Polish security agents have discovered bugging devices in a room where ministers were due to meet on Tuesday, authorities said, without revealing who might have placed them there. As a hub for Western military supplies to Ukraine during the more tha...

May 7, 2024 10:17 AM

Vietnam marks 70th anniversary of the ‘historic’ Dien Bien Phu victory

War veterans, party leaders and diplomats gathered in Vietnam's Dien Bien Phu province on Tuesday for an event to mark the 70th anniversary of the country's victory over French colonial forces. The bloody, 56-day battle in the northwestern, remote...

May 6, 2024 8:35 PM

European shares climb on energy boost, rate-cut hopes

European shares rose on Monday (May 6), with investor optimism over interest rate cuts from major central banks back to the fore. The pan-European STOXX 600 was up 0.3%. UK equities are closed due to a bank holiday. Supporting sentiment, a media re...

May 5, 2024 2:33 PM

Xi’s visit to France to open up new prospects for bilateral relations

Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to France is of great significance in building on the past achievements and opening up new prospects for bilateral relations as the two countries celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplom...

May 2, 2024 1:02 PM

Greek summer wildfire threat nears, outpacing plans to contain it

When firefighters arrived at a blaze in a pine forest on the Greek island of Rhodes last July, flames were already leaping above the trees into the night sky. The volunteers needed to act fast, but dense vegetation on the forest floor blocked access....

April 29, 2024 10:25 AM

Two Russian journalists detained on ‘extremism’ charges, linked to Navalny group

Authorities in Russia have detained two journalists, Konstantin Gabov and Sergey Karelin, accusing them of having ties to an "extremist" organization associated with the late opposition figure Alexey Navalny, escalating the Kremlin's crackdown on dis...

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