Slovakia’s populist prime minister Robert Fico is “not in a life threatening situation” after he was shot multiple times and gravely wounded on Wednesday, his deputy prime minister has said. The prime minister had been greeting supporters at an event in the town of Handlova, 85 miles north-east of the capital. Government officials confirmed that […]
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has convened a meeting of top ministers to discuss spiraling violence in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia, his office said Wednesday. The special defense and security council meetings typically bring Macron together with a limited group of officials, including Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and the ministers […]
French President Emmanuel Macron has convened a meeting of top ministers to discuss spiralling violence in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia, his office said. The special defence and security council meetings typically bring Mr Macron together with a limited group of officials, including prime minister Gabriel Attal and the ministers for defence, interior, […]
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Friday announced a reshuffle of his Cabinet to replace four ministers running for the European Parliament next month. The changes are also seen as a chance to bring new energy into Tusk’s government, which took office in December and embarked on deep reforms in many […]
As Abuja experienced an upsurge in violent crimes in recent months, a social media account claimed that a video showed a robbery at a traffic stop in Nigeria’s capital city. But the claim is false: AFP Fact Check found that the video had been online since February 2022 and was of an attack on Botswana’s […]
WARSAW (Reuters) – Unused European Union funds meant for helping member states recover from the pandemic should be put towards building the defence industry, Poland’s deputy prime minister and its foreign minister said on Monday. Poland is spending more on defence as a proportion of its GDP than other EU states and has called for […]
(Bloomberg) — Kenyan lawmakers are demanding the dismissal of the nation’s agriculture secretary after government agencies distributed fake fertilizer through a subsidy program, the latest scandal to hit President William Ruto’s government. Most Read from Bloomberg Eighty percent of legislators present in parliament on Thursday voted in favor of Mithika Linturi’s removal for allegedly flouting […]
Germany’s foreign minister arrived on Thursday evening in Australia for a trip that will also take her to New Zealand and Fiji. Annalena Baerbock landed in Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, after a flight of almost 19 hours that was interrupted only by a refuelling stop in Bali. She flew on an A350 German […]
A huge explosion at a military base in south-western Cambodia that killed 20 soldiers and injured many others was an accident caused by a “technical issue” stemming from old ammunition that was being moved, the defence ministry said. The army said Saturday’s blast was believed to have been an accident caused by mishandling of degraded […]
By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) – Sergei Shoigu, Russia’s defence minister, has tried to send a “business as usual” message since his deputy was arrested on a bribery charge. But the widening scandal looks bad for him too, and is seen as a push by a rival clan to dilute his power. On the surface, […]
Svenja Schulze, German Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, gives an interview during her visit to a refugee camp. Schulze approves an employment initiative for Palestinians aimed at ensuring greater stability in the region. Hannes P Albert/dpa German Development Minister Svenja Schulze has called for greater international taxation of the super-rich along with counterparts in […]
EU foreign and defence ministers are in Luxembourg on Monday to discuss support for Ukraine – following US lawmakers’ approval of a nearly $61 billion aid package – as well as sanctions against Iran for its attack on Israel and its arming of Russia. Latvia’s new foreign minister, Baiba Braže, said it was important that […]