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Macron urges Europe to stop depending on US arms
French President Emmanuel Macron called for Europe to end its dependency on American weapons systems as he made a renewed pitch for the Continent to take control of its destiny.
In a debate with students at the University of Vilnius…
Newly-wed BP vice president committed suicide by hanging at his $2.5 million mansion
Newly-wed British Petroleum vice president, Nick Spencer, 61, hanged himself at his £2million home a week after being made redundant, inquest hears
-Nick Spencer, 61, was found dead at his £2million home in Buckinghamshire
-He spent a…
Two Malian soldiers killed, six injured in fresh ambush
Two soldiers were killed and six wounded in an ambush in central Mali, a region buffeted by a jihadist insurgency and ethnic violence, a senior security source said Wednesday.
The troops were attacked on road between Douentza…
UK economy shrinks 19.8% in Q2 over COVID-19 pandemic
Britain’s economy shrank by almost a fifth in the second quarter, entering recession because of the nationwide coronavirus lockdown, revised official data showed on Wednesday.
Gross domestic product contracted by a record 19.8 per cent…
Mali crisis: ECOWAS leaders to meet again as Buhari, Jonathan parley in Abuja
Heads of State and Government of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) may soon meet again to review the situation in Mali.
This was contained in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media…
Togo appoints first female prime minister
Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe on Monday named the first ever female prime minister to head the government in the West African nation.
Victoire Tomegah Dogbe, 60, replaces Komi Selom Klassou, who resigned on Friday.
A…
Trump paid only $750 in federal income tax in 2016 — NY Times
United States President Donald Trump paid just 750 dollars in federal income tax in 2016, the year he won the US presidential election, the New York Times wrote in an explosive investigative report late Sunday.
The president, a…
Trump nominates Amy Barrett to Supreme Court
Even with the obvious opposition from Democrats and a handful of Republicans, President Donald Trump on Saturday nominated Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, picking a strong conservative to replace the late liberal justice…
Argentine lawmaker suspended after kissing woman’s breast during virtual session
A lawmaker in Argentina has been suspended after he was spotted kissing a woman’s breast during a virtual session of congress.
Juan Emilio Ameri, who represents the northern province of Salta, was seen by both colleagues and members…
Just in: 20 dead as plane crashes in Ukraine
Ukraine’s interior ministry on Friday said at least 20 people were killed when a military plane crash landed in the Kharkiv region in the east of the country.
Ukraine’s air force said the Antonov-26 transport plane was carrying…