Poland changes judiciary law, demands EU release COVID funds
Warsaw hopes the bloc will release pandemic recovery funds, saying it met the EU's demands in the rule-of-law dispute.
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Moroccan public push for Ukraine death sentence citizen’s release
Moroccan government silent after Moroccan-Ukrainian Brahim Saadoun was sentenced to death by Ukrainian separatists.
US officials confirm Biden to visit Saudi Arabia, meet MBS
US president will make first Middle East visit next month, with stops in Israel, occupied West Bank, and Saudi Arabia.
WFP suspends part of its food aid in South Sudan as funds dry up
The WFP said it exhausted all options before suspending food assistance to millions, including halving rations in 2021.
Memorials held five years on from London’s worst residential fire
London marks the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire that killed 72 people.
Iran says tanker seized by Greece has been released
The reported move comes after the ship was impounded in April, Athens linked the seizure to EU sanctions on Russia.
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka allows gov’t workers 4-day week to grow food
The nation asks public sector employees to take off on Fridays to grow crops in back yards to avoid a food shortage.
Ethiopia’s Abiy says body formed to negotiate with Tigray rebels
The Ethiopian leader says the committee will have 10 to 15 days to work on finer details of what will be negotiated.
Bangladesh rebel group’s offer of peace talks with gov’t welcomed
United People's Democratic Front, based in country's Chittagong Hill Tracts in south, submits a 66-page peace proposal.
No let up in crypto slide, Bitcoin at 18-month low
Cryptocurrencies are now emblematic of a flight from speculative investments as monetary policy is tightened globally.
Cambodia lawyer, opposition party members jailed for treason
Group including prominent lawyer Theary Seng were tried over opposition leader Sam Rainsy's 2019 attempt to return home.
India’s Ambani scoops up cricket streaming rights in bidding war
Billionaire Ambani's venture outbid media giants to grab the streaming rights while Disney won the TV broadcast rights.
Yellowstone: Iconic US park closed for 1st time in 34 years
Heavy rain and warmer temperatures melting mountain snow drive record floods just as tourist season was getting underway.
Biden adviser raises concerns with Chinese diplomat over N Korea
Jake Sullivan told Yang Jiechi that Washington and Beijing can cooperate on North Korea issue, senior US official says.
The battle of Donbas could prove decisive in Ukraine war
Russia's focus in the conflict is now Donbas and a battle that could decide the direction of the entire war.
5 key takeaways from second January 6 US Capitol riot hearing
Second public hearing this month focuses on how Donald Trump's advisers told him that election fraud claims were false.
Russia-Ukraine live news: Kyiv says ‘dealing with absolute evil’
The battle for Donbas will be remembered in history as one of the most violent in Europe, Ukraine's president says.
M23 rebels seize key DRC town, Congolese military blames Rwanda
M23 rebels capture key DRC border town, marking dramatic escalation in tensions between the Central African neighbours.
Cuba sanctions nearly 400 people over anti-government protests
Nearly 300 of those sanctioned were sentenced to between five and 25 years in prison, attorney general's office says.
FARC dissident leader killed in Colombian army operation: Duque
One of Colombia's most wanted criminals, Leider Johany Noscue was killed in Cauca province, President Ivan Duque says.