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Croatia's president faces conservative rival in election run-off

Croatia's President Zoran Milanovic will face conservative rival Dragan Primorac in an election run-off in two weeks' time after the incumbent narrowly missed out an outright victory on Sunday, official results showed.

Sudan government rejects UN-backed famine declaration

The Sudanese government strongly rejected on Sunday a report backed by the United Nations which determined that famine had spread to five areas of the war-torn country.

Croatia's president wins election, exit poll shows

Croatia's outspoken President Zoran Milanovic won Sunday's election in the first round as he scooped up more than 50 percent of the vote, according to an exit poll.

Azerbaijan demands Russia admit to shooting at plane before crash

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Sunday demanded that Russia admit that it fired at an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet before it crashed, accusing Moscow of initially trying to cover up the cause of the fatal disaster.

Azerbaijan demands Russia admits to shooting at plane before crash

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Sunday demanded that Russia admit that it fired at an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet before it crashed, accusing Moscow of initially trying to cover up the cause of the fatal disaster.

Croatia elects president, with incumbent favourite

Croatians cast their votes Sunday to elect a new president, with the outspoken incumbent Zoran Milanovic appearing set to come out on top according to opinion polls.

Chad votes in general election after three years of army rule

Chad voted Sunday in a general election the government says is a key step towards ending military rule, with turnout expected to be low after the opposition called for a boycott.

Some Americans in Panama reject Trump's canal threat

For dozens of US tourists watching a cargo ship pass along the Panama Canal, Donald Trump's threat to possibly wrest back control of the waterway is nonsensical.

Mikheil Kavelashvili, ex-Man City striker and Georgia's disputed far-right president

Georgia inaugurated on Sunday an ex-footballer turned far-right politician -- Mikheil Kavelashvili -- as Tbilisi's next figurehead president, after a controversial election process denounced as "illegitimate" by the current pro-EU leader.

Salome Zurabishvili: outgoing Georgian leader defying the government

Salome Zurabishvili has vowed to stay on as the president of Georgia, becoming an icon to thousands of pro-EU protesters during a bitter political showdown and decrying a new party loyalist's inauguration to the presidency as "illegitimate."

Chad votes in triple elections after three years of army rule

Chad began voting on Sunday in a general election that is presented by the government as a key step towards ending military rule but has been boycotted by the opposition.

Jailed PKK leader says 'ready' to support Turkey peace drive

Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), is "ready to make a call" to back a new initiative by the Turkish government to end decades of conflict, Turkey's pro-Kurd party said Sunday.

Georgia's new president sworn in amid political showdown

Georgia inaugurated a ruling party loyalist as president in the midst of a political showdown on Sunday, moments after Tbilisi's outgoing pro-EU leader declared herself the "only legitimate president".

Croatia elects president as incumbent looks favourite

Croatians cast ballots Sunday to elect a new president with the outspoken incumbent Zoran Milanovic appearing to be the favourite in opinion polls.

North Korea calls for 'toughest' US strategy at party meeting

North Korea will launch its "toughest" ever strategy to counter the United States, state media said Sunday, reporting on a key year-end party meeting overseen by leader Kim Jong Un.

Georgia set to inaugurate disputed president amid political crisis

Georgia is set to inaugurate on Sunday a ruling party loyalist as president, after his election was declared "illegitimate" by the outgoing leader and the pro-Western opposition.

Trump sides with Musk in right-wing row over worker visas

Donald Trump weighed in Saturday in a bitter debate dividing his traditional supporters and tech barrons like Elon Musk, saying that he backs a special visa program that helps highly skilled workers enter the country.

Israeli military says Gaza hospital chief held in raid

Israel's military on Saturday said a hospital director is being held as a suspected Hamas militant after a north Gaza raid the World Health Organization said left the area's last major health facility emptied of patients and staff.

Israel army says ends raid against 'Hamas centre' in north Gaza hospital

Israel's military said on Saturday it had ended its raid on "a Hamas command centre" in a north Gaza hospital and detained its director as a suspected Hamas operative.

US deported record 61,680 Guatemalans in 2024: agency

The United States sent back a record 61,680 Guatemalans in 2024, the state-run Guatemalan Migration Institute said after the last deportee planes arrived in Guatemala City.

Putin apologises to Azerbaijan without claiming responsibility in plane crash

Vladimir Putin admitted Saturday Russian air defence was working when an Azerbaijani Airlines plane tried to land in Grozny before crashing, breaking the Kremlin's silence as speculation mounted Russia may have accidentally shot the plane.

Gaza child amputees get new limbs but can't shake war trauma

Layan Al Nasr, 14, thought she would never walk again after both of her legs were amputated following an Israeli bombing in Gaza one year ago.

Thousands in Georgia human chain as pro-EU protests enter 2nd month

Thousands of Georgians formed a human chain in central Tbilisi on Saturday, in support of the country's European Union membership, marking second month of their daily pro-Europe rallies.

WHO chief says narrowly escaped death in Israeli strikes on Yemen airport

The head of the World Health Organization said Saturday he only narrowly escaped death in fatal Israeli strikes on the airport in Yemen's Huthi rebel-held capital.

Turkey's pro-Kurd party to meet jailed PKK leader on Saturday

A delegation from Turkey's main pro-Kurdish DEM party is due on Saturday to visit jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, who is serving life on a prison island off Istanbul, a party source said.

S. Korean prosecutors say Yoon authorised 'shooting' during martial law bid

South Korea's suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol authorised the military to fire their weapons if needed to enter parliament during his failed bid to impose martial law, according to a prosecutors' report seen by AFP on Saturday.

Indian state funeral for former PM Manmohan Singh

Mourners in India's capital gathered Saturday to pay their respects to former prime minister Manmohan Singh ahead of a state funeral for the man key to the country's economic liberalisation.

Israel says intercepted missile from Yemen, day after Sanaa hit with strikes

The Israeli military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen early Saturday, a day after the Huthi-held capital Sanaa was hit by fresh air strikes.

UN official denies Israeli claim Yemen airport was military target

The top UN official for humanitarian aid in Yemen, who narrowly dodged an aerial bombing raid by Israel on Sanaa's airport, denied Friday that the facility had any military purpose.

Several wounded N.Korean soldiers died after being captured by Ukraine: Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that "several" wounded North Korean soldiers died after being captured by Ukrainian forces, as he accused Russia of throwing them into battle with "minimal protection".

Fresh strike hits Yemen's rebel-held capital

A fresh air strike hit Yemen's rebel-held capital Sanaa on Friday, the Iran-backed Huthis said, after they claimed to have carried out new attacks on Israel amid mounting hostilities.

Slovakia says ready to host Russia-Ukraine peace talks

Slovakia on Friday confirmed its readiness to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, despite Kyiv's accusation that it is playing into the hands of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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