TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — A nongovernmental organization in Georgia said Thursday it is preparing a lawsuit in the country’s constitutional court to challenge a law that critics say will suppress the news media and independent organizations. The law requires media and non-governmental organizations that receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad to register […]
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka and Russia will begin talks Thursday to resolve the issue of Sri Lankans fighting alongside Russians in the war against Ukraine after at least 16 people were reported missing. Junior Foreign Minister Tharaka Balasuriya said the Sri Lankans, mostly retired soldiers, had been tricked into traveling to Russia
NKANDLA, South Africa (AP) — Months ahead South African elections20-year-old Amahle Ncane and her friends decided to turn peer pressure on its head and made their own special pact: unlike their parents’ lost dreams after the high expectations of the first democratic elections in 1994 they will keep theirs alive through the vote. On election
Similar to oil in the 21st century, rare earths have long been envisioned as game-changing materials for the global energy landscape. Mined for their magnetic properties, the 17 metals are used in everything from cell phones to electric vehicle engines and wind turbines, and are a mainstay of clean energy technologies. Despite their name, the
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The flag of the European Union flies outside the castle in Versailles. Kay Nietfeld/dpa European Union leaders agreed Thursday to impose high tariffs on imports of grain and other agricultural products from Russia and Belarus. The European Council said in a press release that the “unaffordable” new duties would effectively stop imports of grains, oilseeds
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The Kremlin again warned Ukraine’s allies not to allow Kiev to hit Russian territory with Western weapons, with President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman promising “consequences” if such attacks occurred. “It will ultimately be very harmful to the interests of the countries that have chosen the path of escalating tensions,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. The
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Member of the European Parliament for Alliance 90/The Greens (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) Sven Giegold speaks at the Extraordinary National Council of the Greens about the outcome of the exploratory talks and the start of coalition negotiations after the Bundestag elections. Michael Kappeler/dpa Germany plans to change or withdraw the controversial gas storage fee it charges
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Votes are being counted in South Africa after Wednesday’s general election. Ahead of the vote, opinion polls suggested the ruling African National Congress (ANC) could win less than 50% of the vote for the first time in three decades. Growing criticism of the party that led the fight against apartheid under the late Nelson Mandela
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Local news site from the Middle East Amwal Al-Ghad reports that the General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) has signed a usufruct agreement with Eroğlu Egypt. The $40 million deal will see the construction of a ready-made garment factory in the Qantara West Industrial Zone, to make the zone a regional hub
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Insights from Al Jazeera, the Financial Times, Reuters and The Guardian The news More than half a million people have been forced to flee their homes due to flooding in southern Brazil, in what officials have described as “the worst disaster” in the history of the area. The floods, which have killed at least 160
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