Macron faces tough battle for control of parliament as France votes

A campaign poster reading "Emmanuel Macron with you" is displayed during a local meeting for the upcoming parliamentary elections, in Lyon, central France on June 7, 2022. (LAURENT CIPRIANI / FILE / AP) PARIS – France votes on Sunday in a high-stakes parliamentary election that could deprive centrist President Emmanuel Macron of the absolute majority […]

COVID-19 vaccine rollout for US kids close after CDC vote

A sign is seen by the entrance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia on April 23, 2020. (TAMI CHAPPELL / AFP) WASHINGTON / NEW YORK / RABAT / JOHANNESBURG – The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday recommended COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as six months, […]

COVID-19 vaccine rollout for US kids close after CDC vote

A sign is seen by the entrance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia on April 23, 2020. (TAMI CHAPPELL / AFP) WASHINGTON / NEW YORK / RABAT / JOHANNESBURG – The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday recommended COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as six months, […]

DRC welcomes deployment of regional military force

Congolese policemen are seen at the border between Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo on June 17, 2022 after a shootout was reported between soldiers on the two sides of the border. (GUERCHOM NDEBO / AFP) KINSHASA – The Democratic Republic of the Congo said it welcomes the deployment of a new regional military force […]

DRC welcomes deployment of regional military force

Congolese policemen are seen at the border between Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo on June 17, 2022 after a shootout was reported between soldiers on the two sides of the border. (GUERCHOM NDEBO / AFP) KINSHASA – The Democratic Republic of the Congo said it welcomes the deployment of a new regional military force […]

WHO panel backs Omicron-adapted vaccine as booster dose

A picture taken on May 8, 2021 shows a sign of the World Health Organization at the entrance of their headquarters in Geneva amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. (FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP) BERLIN / LOS ANGELES / ROME / WASHINGTON – A modified coronavirus vaccine that targets the Omicron variant can be administered as a […]

WHO panel backs Omicron-adapted vaccine as booster dose

A picture taken on May 8, 2021 shows a sign of the World Health Organization at the entrance of their headquarters in Geneva amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. (FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP) BERLIN / LOS ANGELES / ROME / WASHINGTON – A modified coronavirus vaccine that targets the Omicron variant can be administered as a […]

Zelensky, Johnson meet on defense, security issues

This handout picture taken and released by Ukrainian Presidential Press-Service on June 17, 2022, shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (right) welcoming Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, before talks in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. (STR / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS-SERVICE / AFP) KYIV – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with visiting British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on […]

Zelensky, Johnson meet on defense, security issues

This handout picture taken and released by Ukrainian Presidential Press-Service on June 17, 2022, shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (right) welcoming Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, before talks in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. (STR / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS-SERVICE / AFP) KYIV – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with visiting British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on […]

EU backs membership bids of Ukraine, Moldova

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a news conference after a meeting of the College of Commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels, June 17, 2022. (GEERT VANDEN WIJNGAERT / AP) BRUSSELS – The European Commission recommended that Ukraine and Moldova should be granted candidate status for accession to the European Union, Commission […]

EU backs membership bids of Ukraine, Moldova

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a news conference after a meeting of the College of Commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels, June 17, 2022. (GEERT VANDEN WIJNGAERT / AP) BRUSSELS – The European Commission recommended that Ukraine and Moldova should be granted candidate status for accession to the European Union, Commission […]

UK gives go-ahead to US extradition of Julian Assange

A supporter of Julian Assange, with a poster of the WikiLeaks founder, joins other protesters to block a major road in front of Westminster Magistrates Court in London, May 2, 2019. (FRANK AUGSTEIN / AP) LONDON – British interior minister Priti Patel on Friday approved the extradition of WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange to the United […]

UK gives go-ahead to US extradition of Julian Assange

A supporter of Julian Assange, with a poster of the WikiLeaks founder, joins other protesters to block a major road in front of Westminster Magistrates Court in London, May 2, 2019. (FRANK AUGSTEIN / AP) LONDON – British interior minister Priti Patel on Friday approved the extradition of WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange to the United […]

Egypt lifts all COVID-19-related entry restrictions

An Egyptian medical worker checks people's temperatures on the first day of vaccination against COVID-19 in Egypt, on March 4, 2021 in Cairo. (KHALED DESOUKI / AFP) LONDON / ZURICH / RABAT / CAIRO / NAIROBI / COPENHAGEN – Egypt on Thursday lifted all COVID-19-related entry restrictions for all travelers, whether Egyptians or foreigners. The decision was made […]

Egypt lifts all COVID-19-related entry restrictions

An Egyptian medical worker checks people's temperatures on the first day of vaccination against COVID-19 in Egypt, on March 4, 2021 in Cairo. (KHALED DESOUKI / AFP) LONDON / ZURICH / RABAT / CAIRO / NAIROBI / COPENHAGEN – Egypt on Thursday lifted all COVID-19-related entry restrictions for all travelers, whether Egyptians or foreigners. The decision was made […]

EU leaders in Kyiv warned off arming Ukraine

Evacuees from the Donetsk and Lugansk regions board a train in Pokrovsk, Ukraine, on Wednesday. They are heading for the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. (ANATOLII STEPANOV / AFP) KYIV/MOSCOW-The Kremlin on Thursday warned against new Western weapon supplies to Ukraine as leaders of France, Germany and Italy visited Kyiv. It came a day after […]