NewsAFP NewsRussia fires missiles on Kyiv in rare daytime attack
Russia fired a barrage of missiles at Kyiv on Monday sending panicked residents running for shelter in an unusual daytime attack on the Ukrainian capital following overnight strikes.Authorities said early Monday that Kyiv had repelled another large number of overnight air strikes, with no casualties.
NewsAFP NewsNATO soldiers clash with Serb protesters in Kosovo
NATO-led peacekeepers on Monday dispersed Serb protesters who again clashed with police in northern Kosovo to demand the removal of recently elected Albanian mayors, as ethnic tensions flared in the Balkan nation.NATO-led peacekeepers in the KFOR mission at first tried to separate protesters from the police, but later started to disperse the crowd using shields and batons, an AFP journalist saw.
NewsAFP News'Save your lives:' Free Thai boxing lessons for LGBTQ people in Chile
Shield, duck, punch: At a municipal sports hall in Chile's capital Santiago, dozens of members of the LGBTQ community gathered to learn Thai boxing self defense moves in a climate of rising homophobic violence.According to Movilh, hate crimes against members of the LGBTQ community doubled from 2021 to 2022, with six recorded killings -- a tie with 2020 for the deadliest year.
PoliticsHuffPostSen. Chris Murphy Says Republican Party Is ‘Addicted To Chaos’
The Connecticut Democrat said that the GOP's handling of the federal debt negotiations is "terrible for the country and for our reputation abroad."
NewsAFP NewsNew Greek elections on June 25: president's office
Greece will hold fresh elections on June 25, the president's office said Monday as Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis seeks to consolidate a May 21 win that left him short of a parliamentary majority.Until the June 25 election, Greece is under a caretaker government headed by a senior judge as interim prime minister hec/yap/jph/cw
NewsAFP NewsOutcry as Uganda's anti-gay bill signed into law
Uganda announced Monday that President Yoweri Museveni had signed into law draconian new measures against homosexuality described as among the world's harshest, prompting condemnation from human rights and LGBTQ groups.A rights group announced later Monday it had filed a legal challenge with Uganda's High Court arguing that the legislation was "blatantly unconstitutional".
BusinessAFP NewsAsian, European markets mixed after US debt deal
Asian and European stock markets wobbled Monday as a weekend deal to raise the US debt ceiling faces a crucial vote in Congress this week, with hardliners opposing it.But ultra-conservative Republicans feel McCarthy should have secured far deeper spending cuts in exchange for raising the debt ceiling and allowing the government to keep borrowing money.
NewsAFP NewsFighting rages in Sudan hours before truce expires
Gunshots and artillery fire rocked the Sudanese capital Monday, the last day of a frequently breached ceasefire, as calls for civilians to arm themselves stoked fears the six-week war will intensify."Intermittent fighting between Sudanese armed forces and Rapid Support Forces in El Fasher, North Darfur over the last few days" has seen civilians killed, homes looted and tens of thousands newly displaced in the already war-ravaged region, Harward said.
PoliticsAFP NewsRace against time for US debt crisis bill in Congress
Republican and Democratic leaders scrambled Monday to secure congressional support for a bill aimed at avoiding a catastrophic US debt default -– with just one week left before the government starts running out of money.Ultra-conservative Republicans feel McCarthy should have secured far deeper spending cuts in exchange for raising the debt ceiling and allowing the government to keep borrowing money.
PoliticsHuffPostDonald Trump Marks Memorial Day With Unhinged, All-Caps Rant
The former president has a long history of making offensive and insulting comments about military members, despite never serving himself.
NewsAFP NewsBrazil's Lula meets with Venezuela's Maduro
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met Monday with his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro, renewing a relationship severed under far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro.The leaders will hold two hours of meetings, then preside over a signing ceremony for various agreements before attending a lunch in honor of Maduro and Venezuelan First Lady Cilia Flores, according to Lula's official schedule.
NewsAFP NewsRussian 'spy' whale surfaces in Sweden
A harness-wearing Beluga whale that turned up in Norway in 2019, sparking speculation it was a spy trained by the Russian navy, has appeared off Sweden's coast, an organisation following him said Monday.Directorate officials said Hvaldimir may have escaped an enclosure, and may have been trained by the Russian navy as it appeared to be accustomed to humans.
NewsAFP NewsSpain PM calls snap election after local poll drubbing
In a surprise move, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called Monday for a snap election on July 23, a day after his Socialist party suffered a drubbing in local and regional polls.In a televised address, Sanchez said he had informed King Felipe VI of his decision to dissolve parliament and call a general election on July 23 "in light of the results of yesterday's elections".
NewsAFP NewsKenya says to boost trade ties with Moscow as Lavrov visits
Kenya said Monday it has agreed to boost trade ties with Moscow, during a surprise visit by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to the East African powerhouse.Ruto said trade between Nairobi and Moscow was still low despite the "huge potential" and that the two countries would be signing a trade pact, the statement said, without elaborating.
NewsAFP NewsBola Tinubu vows to unite and secure Africa's troubled giant
Nigeria's new president Bola Tinubu, sworn in on Monday, has promised to unite Africa's most populous nation and tackle insecurity as "top priority"."Security shall be the top priority of our administration because neither prosperity nor justice can prevail amidst insecurity and violence," he said.
NewsHuffPostVideo Shows Chaotic Shootout Between North Carolina Bus Driver And Passenger
The shooting on a Charlotte, North Carolina, bus reportedly occurred after a passenger asked the driver to make an undesignated stop.
CelebrityHuffPostI Had Just Started Dating A 'Boob Man.' Then I Found Out I Had Breast Cancer.
"In terms of sexiness, cancer probably rates lower than a square-ish boob, though I think it’s close."
PoliticsHuffPostTrump's Congratulations To Erdogan For Election Win Are Full Of Mush And Gush
Trump had warm words for the democracy-dismantling president after his reelection victory in Turkey.
PoliticsHuffPostFox News Host's Wild Michelle Obama Claim Gets Immediately Shut Down
Rachel Campos-Duffy didn't let the former first lady's repeated comments get in the way of her forecast.
BusinessReutersBinance names Teng as head of regional markets outside US
Teng, who revealed his promotion on his LinkedIn profile, is already heading regions like Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Teng will begin his new role on Monday. The development comes at a time when Binance has been under fire for non-compliance issues from U.S. authorities, while it has faced pressure in other countries as well.
BusinessAFP NewsNvidia chief says tech at 'tipping point' as unveils AI products
Nvidia chief Jensen Huang said the world was at "the tipping point of a new computer era" as he unveiled a raft of AI-related products Monday in his first public speech in four years at a Taiwan tech trade show."We have now reached the tipping point of a new computing era."
NewsAFP NewsPlastic pollution: treaty talks get into the nitty-gritty
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday warned that global plastics pollution was a "time bomb", as diplomats began five days of talks in Paris to make progress on a treaty to end plastic waste."Plastic pollution is a time-bomb and at the same time already a scourge today," he said in a video message, adding that the fossil-fuel based material posed a risk to global warming goals, as well as biodiversity and human health.
NewsAFP NewsBola Tinubu: Nigeria's political 'godfather'
Bola Tinubu, a political "godfather" and long-time kingmaker, was never shy about his ambition to become the president of Nigeria.The two-time Lagos governor succeeds President Muhammadu Buhari, a former army general he had bragged of helping to put into power.
PoliticsHuffPostEx-RNC Chair Hits Republicans With A Harsh Truth About 2024
"Y’all too late. Y’all too late," said Michael Steele.
PoliticsHuffPostTrump Calls On DeSantis To Stop 'Woke' Disney In Flip-Flop On Feud
Trump, in a Truth Social post last month, mocked DeSantis for being "absolutely destroyed" by Disney in a feud he described as a "political STUNT."
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