Move set to prompt no-confidence motion that could topple his govt
PARIS, Feb 03 (AFP): French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will Monday force through France's budget without a vote, a move set to prompt a no-confidence motion from the left that could topple his government after less than two months in office.Bayrou, a veteran centrist named by President Emmanuel Macron on...
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East Ukrainian crime boss killed in Moscow blast
MOSCOW, Feb 03 (AFP): An east Ukrainian crime boss and separatist anted by Kyiv was killed with one other person in a blast at a luxury esidential complex in Moscow on Monday, Russian media reported.Armen Sarkisian, a known mafia boss from east Ukraine who had formed a battalion to fight...
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Thousands flee homes as floods hit Australia
SYDNEY, Feb 03 (BBC): A woman has died in Australia and thousands have been forced to flee their homes after torrential rainfall caused flooding in northern Queensland.Authorities say waters will continue to rise and have warned of a "dangerous and life-threatening" situation, with parts of the region recording almost 1.3m...
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WHO chief counters Trump criticisms behind US pullout
GENEVA, Feb 03 (AFP): The World Health Organization's chief hit back Monday at US President Donald Trump's reasons for pulling the United States out of the WHO-and again urged Washington to reconsider.The United States is by far the WHO's biggest donor and its withdrawal will leave a major hole in...
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Israel accused of 'ethnic cleansing' in West Bank
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories, Feb 03 (AFP): The office of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Monday denounced as "ethnic cleansing" an ongoing Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank and urged the United States to intervene.In a statement, spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh said the presidency "condemned the occupation authorities' expansion...
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Germany's conservatives gather after protests over far-right help
BERLIN, Feb 03 (AFP): Germany's conservative election front-runner riedrich Merz was set to outline his plans on immigration and the economy at party congress Monday after a weekend of mass protests against him, and with less than three weeks to go until national elections.Opposition CDU leader Merz and his Bavarian...
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