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Slovakia PM ‘still in serious condition’
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico remains in serious condition and still faces risks of complications but has stabilised, officials said yesterday, following Wednesday's assassination attempt.
The prime minister, 59, was shot at five…
‘Nice for them’: White House jokes about Putin, Xi meeting
The White House said Friday that it had not seen any surprising advance in relations between China and Russia despite Vladimir Putin exchanging a hug with Xi Jinping on a visit to Beijing.
"Exchanging hugs? Well, that's nice for them,"…
Israeli leaders split over post-war Gaza governance
New divisions have emerged among Israel's leaders over post-war Gaza's governance, with an unexpected Hamas fightback in parts of the Palestinian territory piling pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Israeli army has…
Nancy Pelosi’s husband’s attacker jailed for 30 years
A man who attacked the elderly husband of former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison.
David DePape was convicted last year of breaking into the couple's San Francisco home and…
UK’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda
Plans for the UK to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda have been passed by Parliament, but are facing further legal challenge.
The Rwanda Bill was introduced to allow the scheme to go ahead after the Supreme Court ruled it was unlawful.…
Xi, Putin condemn US
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday condemned what they cast as increasingly aggressive US behaviour and pledged to deepen their countries' already close defence and military ties.
In a clear…
Sudan facing ‘inferno’ of violence, aid holdups: UN
Residents of conflict-hit Sudan are "trapped in an inferno of brutal violence" and increasingly at risk of famine due to the rainy season and blocked aid, the UN's humanitarian coordinator for the country warned Wednesday.
Tens of…
US House votes to force weapons shipments to Israel, rebuking Biden
The Republican-led US House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that would force President Joe Biden to send weapons to Israel, seeking to rebuke the Democrat for delaying bomb shipments as he urges Israel to do more to protect…
Putin meets Xi in Beijing seeking greater support for war effort
Russian President Vladimir Putin met Thursday with counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing as he seeks greater support from China for his war effort in Ukraine and his isolated economy.
It is Putin's first trip abroad since his March…
Slovak PM no longer in life-threatening condition after being shot, minister says
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is no longer in a life-threatening condition after he was shot in an assassination attempt when leaving a government meeting on Wednesday, a government minister said.
The gunman shot Fico, 59, five…