NewsAFP NewsFrance withdrawing ambassador, troops from Niger after coup: Macron
President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday announced that France would withdraw its ambassador from Niger, followed by the French military contingent in the coming months, a move welcomed by Niger's military leaders as a "step towards sovereignty".Niger's military rulers responded swiftly in a statement read out on national television, "This Sunday, we celebrate a new step towards the sovereignty of Niger," said the statement from the military rulers, who seized power by overthrowing President Mohamed
NewsHuffPostFrance To End Its Military Presence In Niger After Coup
President Emmanuel Macron's announcement is a significant blow to France’s policy in Africa, after French troops pulled out of neighboring Mali and Burkina Faso.
NewsAFP NewsStandoff in northern Kosovo ends after day of deadly clashes
The standoff between gunmen and Kosovo authorities at a monastery near the border with Serbia ended Sunday night, authorities in Pristina said, following a police operation to regain control of the area. Kosovo police also confirmed that the Jarinje and Brnjak border crossings between Serbia and Kosovo had been closed following the incident.
NewsAFP News'Endless': one Venezuelan's arduous odyssey to the US
At 32, Venezuelan Victor Manuel Atencio had finally had it: The crisis roiling his country, he felt, had ruined all his hopes for the future. Once he was finally standing on American soil, Atencio embraced a travel companion.
NewsAFP NewsItalian PM admits she hoped to do 'better' on migration
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has admitted she had hoped to do "better" on controlling irregular migration, which has surged since her far-right party won historic elections a year ago.Meloni's post-fascist Brothers of Italy party was elected in large part on a promise to reduce mass migration into Italy.
NewsAFP NewsGerman far-right thwarted in mayoral race near former Nazi camp
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Sunday lost a tight mayoral race where the party had been tipped to secure the office of city mayor for the first time. The party secured its first district administrator position in June, also in Thuringia, and its first town mayor in July in neighbouring Saxony-Anhalt.
NewsHuffPostMassive Alligator Killed After Being Spotted With Human Remains In Its Mouth In Florida Canal
The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the incident.
PoliticsHuffPostChristie Rules Out Running Against Indicted Sen. Bob Menendez
The Republican presidential candidate said he has "no interest" in becoming a senator, days after Menendez was accused of taking bribes from businessmen.
NewsAFP NewsKarabakh refugees cross to Armenia as Azerbaijan takes control
Ethnic Armenian refugees began to leave Nagorno-Karabakh on Sunday for the first time since Azerbaijan launched an offensive designed to seize control of the breakaway territory and perhaps end a three-decade-old conflict.But, bogged down in its own war in Ukraine, Russia refused to come to Armenia's assistance in the latest Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, arguing that Yerevan itself had recognised the disputed region as part of Azerbaijan.
NewsAFP NewsArmenia PM signals foreign policy shift away from Russia
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Sunday signalled a major foreign policy shift away from Russia, following Moscow's refusal to enter the latest conflict with Azerbaijani over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.It argued that Yerevan itself had recognised the disputed region as part of Azerbaijan, and refused to come to Armenia's aid.
NewsAFP News'I left everything': Karabakh refugees start from scratch in Armenia
Nagorno-Karabakh pensioner Svetlana Isakhanyan walked into her new life in Armenia wearing green slippers and carrying only a handbag with a passport.But it also meant that Isakhanyan and a few dozen others, who became the first Nagorno-Karabakh refugees to enter Armenia since last year, needed to uproot their lives and start all over again.
PoliticsAFP NewsBiden aims to wrest influence from China in Pacific islands
President Joe Biden is set to host leaders of Pacific island nations with an aim of countering China's ever-growing influence, proffering goodies ranging from an American football experience to shiny new embassies.- Absence noted - China's influence will be felt through the absence of the prime minister of the Solomon Islands, now closely aligned with Beijing.
NewsAFP NewsSpain's Feijoo faces key vote without support to be PM
Lawmakers will on Tuesday begin debating Alberto Nunez-Feijoo's bid to become Spain's next prime minister a day before an inauguration vote the right-wing opposition leader is almost certain to lose. The parliamentary debate begins on Tuesday with a speech by Feijoo followed by a first vote on Wednesday when he will need to secure 176 votes in favour.
LifestyleHuffPostWomen Are Sharing The Sex Moves They Wish Men Didn't Copy From Porn, And There Are No Lies Detected
They said what they said.
NewsAFP NewsIsraeli forces kill 2 Palestinians in West Bank raid: ministry
Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians in a pre-dawn raid Sunday in the West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said, as the army confirmed it dismantled a militant "operational command centre" in the occupied territory. During a raid by Israeli forces at the same camp on September 5, a member of the Islamic Jihad militant group was shot dead.
NewsHuffPostDoes Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron Actually Talk To His Staff?
An open records request shows the GOP gubernatorial nominee sent 11 emails to top aides in a year and a half, and not one text message. His office won't say why.
NewsAFP NewsFilipino fisherman chased by China coast guard in disputed waters
Filipino fisherman Arnel Satam guns the motor of his tiny wooden boat as he makes a dash for the shallow waters of Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea, with Chinese coast guard speedboats in hot pursuit.China, which claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea, snatched control of Scarborough Shoal from the Philippines in 2012.
ScienceAFP NewsRed Sea corals threatened by mystery sea urchin deaths
The Red Sea's spectacular coral reefs face a new threat, marine biologists warn -- the mass death of sea urchins that may be caused by a mystery disease.Because the long-spined creatures feed on algae that can suffocate corals, their die-off could "destroy our entire coral reef ecosystem", warned scientist Lisa-Maria Schmidt.
BusinessAFP NewsBavarian village to decide future of key BMW factory
A sleepy Bavarian village could decide the future of BMW's drive towards electromobility as it goes to the polls on Sunday over the German automobile giant's plans to build a huge battery factory.- High-voltage batteries - The factory would be "a huge opportunity for the region to invest in sustainable technologies and jobs for the future", he said.
NewsAFP NewsAs planet gets warmer, ski gondola maker goes urban
Austrian company Doppelmayr is well known for making gondolas for ski resorts, but its workshop is increasingly building cable cars for congested cities as climate change has opened up new markets."But climate change will of course cause demand to shift," he said.
BusinessReutersLG Chem with China's Huayou to make battery materials in Indonesia, Morocco
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's LG Chem Ltd has entered a partnership with China's Huayou Group's subsidiary Youshan, it said on Sunday, to build a joint electric vehicle (EV) battery material plant in Morocco to diversify its portfolio. Huayou has joined the growing number of Chinese electric vehicle and battery companies seeking to expand overseas to get closer to their foreign clients and benefit from local incentives. In a separate statement, Huayou's listed unit Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co said it intended to build plants with LG Chem in Indonesia and Morocco under a strategic partnership to promote international growth.
CelebrityHuffPostTia Mowry Shares 1 Tip She’d Give Women Stuck In Failing Relationships
The “Family Reunion” actor has been open about the dissolution of her marriage to ex-husband Cory Hardrict.
NewsAFP NewsArmenia urges UN to send mission to Karabakh to monitor rights
Armenia on Saturday urged the United Nations to send a mission to ensure the safety of ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh after the territory was seized back by Azerbaijan, which promised to respect minority rights.He called for the United Nations to send a mission immediately to Nagorno-Karabakh to "monitor and assess the human rights, humanitarian and security situation on the ground."
PoliticsHuffPostRep. Andy Kim Announces Primary Challenge To Indicted Sen. Bob Menendez
The third-term congressman may not be the only Democrat to enter the race.
NewsAFP NewsEthiopia, Egypt, Sudan resume Nile dam talks
Ethiopia said Saturday it had begun a second round of talks with Egypt and Sudan over a controversial mega-dam built by Addis Ababa on the Nile, long a source of tensions among the three nations.Egypt and Sudan fear the massive $4.2-billion dam will severely reduce the share of Nile water they receive and had repeatedly asked Addis Ababa to stop filling it until an agreement was reached.
