By Tiffanie Turnbull BBC News, Sydney Anthony Albanese has been sworn in as Australia’s new leader and will fly immediately to an international summit. Mr Albanese’s Labor Party defeated Scott Morrison’s conservative government in an election on Saturday. It remains unclear whether Mr Albanese will form a majority or govern with the support of crossbenchers. […]
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A veteran diplomat in Russia’s mission to the United Nations (UN) in Geneva handed over a scathing resignation letter on Monday, calling Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s invasion of Ukraine a shameful “crime” against both nations. Boris Bondarev, 41, who has been a counselor in the Russian mission since 2019, announced his resignation in a Monday […]
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By Sheri-Kae McLeod Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has been listed among the 100 most influential people in the 2022 TIME100, the annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. In the TIME article written by the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Okonjo-Iweala, Prime Minister Mottley, who led her ruling […]
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Trending | View in Browser May 24, 2022 Here is today’s selection of top stories from The Associated Press at this hour to begin your day. Today’s Headlines After 3 months, Russia still bogged down in Ukraine war When Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, it had hoped to overtake the country in a blitz […]
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Fox News- The three American tourists who were found dead earlier this month at an all-inclusive Sandals resort in the Bahamas passed away from carbon monoxide poisoning, a new report says. A pathologist is expected to release autopsy and toxicology findings Monday following the May 6 deaths of Michael Phillips, 68, and Robbie Phillips, 65, of […]
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By Kate Chappell KINGSTON, May 23 (Reuters) – Russian aluminum giant Rusal (RUAL.MM) has been making steady payments to Jamaica as part of a 2021 agreement to pay back production taxes it owes the government, according to Jamaican Transport and Mining Minister Audley Shaw. Rusal has paid about 45% so far of a $35 million […]
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BOGOTA, May 23 (Reuters) – A team of Colombian soldiers will travel to Europe to train their Ukrainian counterparts on de-mining techniques, the South American country’s defense minister said on Monday. Colombia’s nearly 60 years of internal conflict between the armed forces, leftist rebels, right-wing paramilitaries and drug cartels has made it one of the […]
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By Mircely Guanipa, Marianna Parraga and Tibisay Romero CARACAS, May 23 (Reuters) – Iranian state firms have started preparations to revamp Venezuela’s largest oil refinery, the 955,000-barrel-per-day Paraguana Refining Center, four people close to the talks said, following a contract to repair its smallest facility. A deal would deepen an energy relationship that has become […]
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An eco campaigner, who has raised thousands of pounds for charity, is thought to be the first person to swim round a Caribbean island non-stop. Oly Rush, 37, completed the 95.5km (59.3 mile) swim around Grand Cayman in 36 hours and 59 minutes. Mr Rush, from Upton, Dorset, said the “absolutely brutal” challenge was “the […]
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Some 20 countries have committed to new security assistance packages for Ukraine following a multination conference on how to meet Kyiv’s needs, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday. The virtual meeting, which included ministers and chiefs of defense from 47 countries, was the second Ukraine Contact Group gathering since Russia’s attack began in late February. New commitments: […]
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