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France’s President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said it would take “decades” for a candidate like Ukraine to join the EU, and suggested building a broader political club beyond the bloc that could also include Britain. The idea immediately found favour wi…

She prefers the classroom to the limelight, but with a surprise trip into Ukraine, First Lady Jill Biden embraced her role as the face of her husband’s administration on the biggest story of the day. Jill Biden, known in government circles by her title…

Authorities inNew Delhi stopped a demolition drive in a Muslim-dominated neighbourhood after hundreds of residents and a number of opposition party workers gathered in protest on Monday. No buildings were razed down before the bulldozers retreated. Ant…

Pope Francis’s planned trip to Lebanon next month has been postponed because the 85-year-old pontiff experienced difficulty walking recently, sources said on Monday. In recent weeks, the pope suffered a flare-up of pain in the right knee in addition to…

A British geologist detained in Iraq over allegations that he smuggled artefacts is said to be heartbroken over missing his daughter’s wedding celebrations, reported the BBC. Jim Fitton could face the death penalty for picking up pottery fragments as s…

Incoming White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has been criticised by Israeli media due to past criticism of American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). Jean-Pierre labelled AIPAC, a strongly pro-Israel lobbying group, as “severely racis…

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned on Monday after dozens of people were hospitalised when his supporters armed with sticks and clubs attacked protestors. The country has suffered months of blackouts and dire shortages of food, fuel a…

The entire G7 club of rich nations is “committed to phasing out or banning the import of Russian oil,” the White House said Sunday, escalating pressure on President Vladimir Putin over the invasion of Ukraine. “This will hit hard at the main artery of …

A human rights watchdog on Sunday called on Jordan to end debt imprisonment, weeks before the expiration of a moratorium on the practice. “By permitting imprisonment for debts, Jordan puts tens of thousands at risk of being sent to prison not for any c…

The number of refugees and migrants attempting to cross the English Channel by boat has reached a record high in 2022, a charity providing aid to migrants has said. Nearly 6,700 successful crossings have been recorded from the beginning of the year unt…