Jefferson da Silva Lima, a third suspect in the killing of British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian indigenist Bruno Pereira, is escorted as he arrives for a hearing in Atalaia do Norte, Amazonas state, Brazil, on June 18, 2022. (JOAO LAET / AFP) BRASILIA – Brazilian federal police on Sunday said that five more suspects […]
Cyprus' President Nicos Anastasiades speaks during a joint news conference with the Croatian Prime Minister at the Presidential Palace in Cyprus' capital Nicosia on May 11, 2022. (YIANNIS KOURTOGLOU / POOL / AFP) NICOSIA – Cyprus, an island country in the eastern Mediterranean, on Sunday re-established a regular sea-link with the outside world for the […]
Newly elected Colombian President Gustavo Petro celebrates at the Movistar Arena in Bogota, on June 19, 2022 after winning the presidential runoff election on June 19, 2022. (DANIEL MUNOZ / AFP) BOGOTA/BUCARAMANGA – Leftist Gustavo Petro, a former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement, who has vowed profound social and economic change, won Colombia's presidency […]
France's President Emmanuel Macron casts his ballot next to his wife Brigitte Macron during the second stage of French parliamentary elections at a polling station in Le Touquet, northern France on June 19, 2022. (MICHEL SPINGLER / POOL / AFP) PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron lost control of the National Assembly in legislative elections […]
A voter casts his ballot in a voting station on June 19, 2022 in Neuilly-our-Seine, outside Paris. (THOMAS PADILLA / AP) PARIS – Voting was underway in France on Sunday in a parliamentary election that could deprive centrist President Emmanuel Macron of the absolute majority he needs to govern with a free hand. Voting started […]
Electoral authorities and soldiers approach a Colombian Air Force helicopter to transport voting material to distant areas, in Frontino, Antioquia department, Colombia, on June 16, 2022. (JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP) BOGOTA/BUCARAMANGA – Colombians will head to the polls on Sunday to elect their next president, choosing between a leftist former guerrilla who is pushing profound […]
Electoral authorities and soldiers approach a Colombian Air Force helicopter to transport voting material to distant areas, in Frontino, Antioquia department, Colombia, on June 16, 2022. (JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP) BOGOTA/BUCARAMANGA – Colombians will head to the polls on Sunday to elect their next president, choosing between a leftist former guerrilla who is pushing profound […]
A firefighter operates at the site of a wildfire in Pumarejo de Tera near Zamora, northern Spain, on June 18, 2022. (CESAR MANSO / AFP) MADRID – A wildfire continues to burn out of control in northwest Spain, destroying more than 19,000 hectares of land, amid an intense heatwave, the regional government of Castile and […]
A firefighter operates at the site of a wildfire in Pumarejo de Tera near Zamora, northern Spain, on June 18, 2022. (CESAR MANSO / AFP) MADRID – A wildfire continues to burn out of control in northwest Spain, destroying more than 19,000 hectares of land, amid an intense heatwave, the regional government of Castile and […]
US President Joe Biden falls off his bicycle as he approaches well-wishers following a bike ride at Gordon's Pond State Park in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on June 18, 2022. Biden took a tumble as he was riding his bicycle Saturday morning, but was unhurt. (SAUL LOEB / AFP) REHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware, – US President Joe […]
US President Joe Biden falls off his bicycle as he approaches well-wishers following a bike ride at Gordon's Pond State Park in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on June 18, 2022. Biden took a tumble as he was riding his bicycle Saturday morning, but was unhurt. (SAUL LOEB / AFP) REHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware, – US President Joe […]
Demonstrators wave national flags as they take part in a counter protest against anti-government protesters called mainly by Indigenous organizations against the government of Guillermo Lasso, in Quito, Ecuador on June 18, 2022. (DOLORES OCHOA / AP) QUITO – Ecuador's state-owned oil company Petroecuador declared force majeure late on Saturday over the impact of protests […]
Demonstrators wave national flags as they take part in a counter protest against anti-government protesters called mainly by Indigenous organizations against the government of Guillermo Lasso, in Quito, Ecuador on June 18, 2022. (DOLORES OCHOA / AP) QUITO – Ecuador's state-owned oil company Petroecuador declared force majeure late on Saturday over the impact of protests […]
A campaign poster reading "Emmanuel Macron with you" is displayed during a local meeting for the upcoming parliamentary elections, in Lyon, central France on June 7, 2022. (LAURENT CIPRIANI / FILE / AP) PARIS – France votes on Sunday in a high-stakes parliamentary election that could deprive centrist President Emmanuel Macron of the absolute majority […]
A campaign poster reading "Emmanuel Macron with you" is displayed during a local meeting for the upcoming parliamentary elections, in Lyon, central France on June 7, 2022. (LAURENT CIPRIANI / FILE / AP) PARIS – France votes on Sunday in a high-stakes parliamentary election that could deprive centrist President Emmanuel Macron of the absolute majority […]
A sign is seen by the entrance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia on April 23, 2020. (TAMI CHAPPELL / AFP) WASHINGTON / NEW YORK / RABAT / JOHANNESBURG – The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday recommended COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as six months, […]
A sign is seen by the entrance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia on April 23, 2020. (TAMI CHAPPELL / AFP) WASHINGTON / NEW YORK / RABAT / JOHANNESBURG – The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday recommended COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as six months, […]
Congolese policemen are seen at the border between Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo on June 17, 2022 after a shootout was reported between soldiers on the two sides of the border. (GUERCHOM NDEBO / AFP) KINSHASA – The Democratic Republic of the Congo said it welcomes the deployment of a new regional military force […]
Congolese policemen are seen at the border between Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo on June 17, 2022 after a shootout was reported between soldiers on the two sides of the border. (GUERCHOM NDEBO / AFP) KINSHASA – The Democratic Republic of the Congo said it welcomes the deployment of a new regional military force […]
A picture taken on May 8, 2021 shows a sign of the World Health Organization at the entrance of their headquarters in Geneva amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. (FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP) BERLIN / LOS ANGELES / ROME / WASHINGTON – A modified coronavirus vaccine that targets the Omicron variant can be administered as a […]
