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The UN General Assembly, seen here in September 2022, will likely hold multiple days of speeches before a final vote on a resolution calling for Russian troops to leave Ukraine

World

UN to convene as Ukraine, allies seek votes for ‘peace’ resolution

The UN General Assembly meets Wednesday, two days ahead of the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with Kyiv and its allies hoping to...

AFPFebruary 22, 2023

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna speaks to reporters at France's mission to the United Nations

World

French leader to meet Iran’s Raisi to urge revival of deal

French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Tuesday with his Iranian counterpart as Paris warns the clerical state that it will not get a better...

AFPSeptember 20, 2022

Beachgoers in the Chinese city of Xiamen, just a few kilometres from a Taiwan-controlled island, told AFP they had little fear over the potential for war

World

A stone’s throw from Taiwan, beachgoers aren’t worried about war

On a beach in the Chinese coastal city of Xiamen, just a few kilometres from an island controlled by the Taiwanese authorities, life is...

AFPAugust 4, 2022

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Teodora Genchovska and her North Macedonian counterpart Bujar Osmani exchange a signed deal in Sofia

World

Bulgaria, N.Macedonia sign deal clearing way for EU membership talks

EU member Bulgaria and North Macedonia on Sunday signed a deal in Sofia opening the way for European Union membership talks for the tiny...

AFPJuly 17, 2022

US President Joe Biden will soon depart on a trip to the Middle East

World

Reaching out without walking back? Biden begins delicate Saudi trip

Having branded Saudi Arabia a "pariah" over the murder of a dissident, Joe Biden is now readying to meet the country's leaders.

AFPJuly 10, 2022

US President Joe Biden presents US soccer player Megan Rapinoe with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, during a ceremony honoring 17 recipients, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, July 7, 2022

Sports

Soccer star Rapinoe tributes detained Brittney Griner at White House

US soccer icon Megan Rapinoe paid silent tribute to a fellow sports star -- basketballer Brittney Griner, who is detained in Russia.

AFPJuly 9, 2022

The UN Security Council meets in New York, in January 2020

World

UN Security Council extends talks on cross-border aid to Syria

The United Nations Security Council will continue negotiating Friday on extending authorization of aid transfers across Syria’s border, one day after a scheduled vote...

AFPJuly 7, 2022

The UN resolution allowing aid deliveries across the Syrian-Turkish border at Bab al-Hawa has been in effect since 2014, but is set to expire on Sunday

World

UN Security Council to vote on extending Syria cross-border aid

The United Nations Security Council votes Thursday on extending its authorization of aid transfers across Syria’s border without approval from Damascus, with Russia seeking...

AFPJuly 7, 2022