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Pope calls for end to violence in Peru, respect for human rights

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-23 12:33:48

Pope Francis on Sunday called for an end to violence in Peru, where nearly 50 people have been killed during anti-government demonstrations in the past few weeks, Reuters reports. "No to violen...

UK employers urge Sunak to act urgently on growth reforms

Reuters 2023-01-23 10:37:13

Britain is falling behind its peers in the race to spur economic growth and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak must act now to boost investment, fix a lack of workers and avoid chaos over post-Brexit rules, t...

At least five killed in blast, attack near Mogadishu mayor's office

Reuters 2023-01-23 09:39:46

Islamist fighters set off a bomb then stormed a government building in Somalia's capital on Sunday, killing at least five civilians, the ministry of information said. Attackers from the al Shabaab gr...

Brazil declares emergency over deaths of Yanomami children from malnutrition

Reuters 2023-01-23 09:13:59

Brazil's ministry of health has declared a medical emergency in the Yanomami territory, the country's largest indigenous reservation bordering Venezuela, following reports of children dying of malnutr...

Residential building collapses in Syria’s Aleppo, 13 people killed

-- 2023-01-22 19:51:15

Thirteen people were killed when a residential building collapsed in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday and rescue workers were searching for people believed still buried under the rubble, s...

Nine killed in mass shooting in Los Angeles

-- 2023-01-22 17:48:56

Nine people were killed in a mass shooting in the city of Monterey Park, California, late on Saturday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said. "Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide detecti...

‘Deliveries of new weapons to Kyiv will lead to global catastrophe’

-- 2023-01-22 17:21:47

A close ally of President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that deliveries of offensive weapons to Kyiv that threaten Russia's territories will lead to a global catastrophe and make arguments against usi...

Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania urge Germany to send tanks to Ukraine

-- 2023-01-22 16:07:41

The Baltic states of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania made a joint call to Germany on Saturday to step up its leadership and send its main battle tanks to Ukraine, putting further pressure on Berlin to m...

New Zealand chooses 'Chippy' Hipkins to replace charismatic Ardern

-- 2023-01-22 16:07:14

New Zealand's ruling Labour Party chose former COVID minister Chris Hipkins on Sunday to replace the charismatic Jacinda Ardern as its new leader, and become the next prime minister of the country. H...

Egypt frees businessman, son after 2 years of detention

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-22 15:41:22

Egyptian authorities released a prominent businessman and his son after more than two years in pre-trial detention while officials investigated possible terrorism-related charges, their family said....

Thousands join rightist rally against Spanish government

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-22 13:11:38

Thousands of people packed into central Madrid on Saturday to protest against the Socialist government and accuse it of undermining the constitution, in a rally backed by rightist parties, R...

India blocks BBC documentary on PM Modi from airing

Reuters 2023-01-22 12:27:56

India has blocked the airing of a BBC documentary which questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership during the 2002 Gujarat riots, saying that even sharing of any clips via social media...

Brazil declares public health emergency for Yanomami people

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-22 11:54:45

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visited Brazil's northern state of Roraima on Saturday after the government declared a public health emergency for the Yanomami people in the Amazon, who are suffer...

Virginia, Amazon announce $350b data center plan

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-22 10:56:02

Amazon Web Services plans to invest $35 billion in new data centers in Virginia under a deal with the state, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday. Millions of dollars in incentives to close the deal...

China rings in Lunar New Year with most COVID rules lifted

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-22 10:52:14

People across China rang in the Lunar New Year on Sunday with large family gatherings and crowds visiting temples after the government lifted its strict “zero-COVID” policy, marking the bi...

Zelensky honours Ukraine officials killed in helicopter crash

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-22 10:48:48

A tearful Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attended a memorial service on Saturday to commemorate seven senior officials killed in a helicopter crash, a fresh blow to a nation already...

Russia's Wagner chief writes to White House over new US sanctions

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-22 10:43:37

The head of the Russian private military contractor Wagner published on Saturday a short letter to the White House asking what crime his company was accused of, after Washington announced new sancti...

Russia's Wagner to send Kyiv bodies of soldiers killed in Soledar: report

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-22 10:28:28

The private Russian military group Wagner plans to send the bodies of Ukrainian soldiers killed in fighting in the captured town of Soledar to territory held by Ukraine, a website linked to the grou...

Protests in Stockholm, including Quran-burning, draw strong condemnation from Turkey

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-22 10:19:33

Protests in Stockholm on Saturday against Turkey and Sweden's bid to join NATO, including the burning of a copy of the Quran, sharply heightened tensions with Turkey at a time when the Nordic countr...

Eritrean troops seen leaving Ethiopian town of Shire

Reuters 2023-01-22 09:57:21

Large numbers of Eritrean troops have left the town of Shire in Ethiopia's Tigray region where they fought in support of government forces during a two-year civil war, a resident and two humanitarian...

Canada settles residential school reparations class-action lawsuit

Reuters 2023-01-22 09:54:45

Canada has reached an agreement to settle a class-action lawsuit, seeking compensation for the loss of language and culture brought on by Indian residential schools, for C$2.8 billion ($2.09 billion)....

Over 60 kidnapped women, children freed in Burkina Faso

-- 2023-01-21 18:56:49

Sixty-six women and children kidnapped by armed assailants in northern Burkina Faso last week have been freed, national broadcaster Radiodiffusion Télévision du Burkina (RTP) said on Fri...

German speed limit could cut more CO2 than previously thought

-- 2023-01-21 17:29:01

A new study has found that Germany could save almost three times more carbon dioxide emissions than previously thought by introducing a speed limit on its highways, increasing pressure on Berlin to re...

Palestinian killed by Israeli in West Bank

-- 2023-01-21 17:20:50

A Palestinian man was killed by an Israeli on Saturday in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said, and the Israeli military said the Palestinian had earlier tried to stab Jewish residents....

Turkey cancels Swedish defence minister visit after protest permit

-- 2023-01-21 17:12:32

Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Saturday that a planned visit by his Swedish counterpart to Ankara has been cancelled after Swedish authorities granted permission for protests in Stockhol...

China says Covid outbreak has infected 80pc of population

-- 2023-01-21 16:38:28

The possibility of a big Covid-19 rebound in China over the next two or three months is remote as 80 per cent of people have been infected, a prominent government scientist said on Saturday. The mass...

Blast claimed by separatist group derails train in southwest Pakistan

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-21 15:17:48

At least fifteen people were injured when a bomb blast derailed a passenger train in the southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan on Friday, a provincial government official said, Reuters...

Brazil police raid governor's house over capital riots

-- 2023-01-21 15:10:17

Brazil's federal police on Friday raided the house of the suspended governor of Brasilia, Ibaneis Rocha, who is under investigation for failing to prevent the storming of government buildings by suppo...

US officials advise Ukraine to wait on offensive, official says

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-21 14:09:46

Senior US officials are advising Ukraine to hold off on launching a major offensive against Russian forces until the latest supply of US weaponry is in place and training has been provided, a seni...

Allies offer more weapons to Ukraine, but no decisions made on tanks

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-21 14:01:08

Western allies on Friday dampened Ukraine's hopes for a rapid shipment of battle tanks to boost its firepower for a spring offensive against Russian forces, with the United States urging Kyiv to...