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Czechs say Russian retaliation stronger than expected, seeks EU solidarity
The Czech Republic said on Monday (19 April) Russia’s eviction of 20 Czech embassy employees in response to Prague’s expulsion of 18 ...China’s Xi calls for fairer world order as rivalry with U.S. deepens
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for a rejection of hegemonic power structures in global governance, amid growing tensions between Washington ...Cuba gets new leader as last Castro retires
Cuba marked the end of an era Monday with the transfer of power from the Castro clan, in charge for six decades, ...Peru pollster puts socialist Castillo ahead going into June run-off
Peruvian socialist Pedro Castillo is in pole position to win the presidency in a second round ballot set for June, according to ...Czechs expel 18 Russian envoys, accuse Moscow over ammunition depot blast
The Czech Republic said on Sunday it had informed NATO and European Union allies about suspected Russian involvement in a 2014 ammunition ...U.S. embassy to withdraw staff as Chad rebels advance
The United States has ordered its non-essential staff in Chad to leave the African country as rebel fighters approached the capital on ...Cape Verde holds parliamentary election
Voters in Cape Verde, a bastion of democracy in Africa, began casting their ballots Sunday after a campaign dominated by the Covid ...Tigray’s humanitarian crisis worsens, no Eritrean exit: UN
The U.N. humanitarian chief warned Thursday that the grave humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region is deteriorating, with no sign of ...Biden announces end of U.S. troop deployment to Afghanistan
President Joe Biden declared on Wednesday he plans to end the longest U.S. war and that it is “time for American troops ...Banker Lasso wins surprise victory in Ecuador election
Ecuadorean banker Guillermo Lasso unexpectedly won the nation’s presidency on promises to revive an economy battered by coronavirus as his rival’s vows ...