EU launches 'historic' membership talks with Ukraine
The European Union on Tuesday kicked off accession negotiations with Ukraine, setting the war-torn country on a long path towards membership that Russia has tried to block.
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Russia to block dozens of EU media outlets in 'retaliatory' move
Russia said Tuesday it was blocking access to dozens of European media outlets, including AFP websites, in response to the EU slapping broadcasting bans on several Russian outlets last month.
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UN alarmed by Gaza war's toll on children, 'catastrophic' hunger
UN agencies sounded the alarm about war-torn Gaza on Tuesday, saying that 10 children a day are losing one or both legs and half a million Palestinians suffer "catastrophic" hunger.
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Furious Sagnol denies political influence in Georgia selection at Euro 2024
Georgia coach Willy Sagnol furiously denied on Tuesday that his team selection at Euro 2024 had been influenced by the political turmoil over controversial "foreign influence" legislation in the former Soviet Republic.
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One killed in Kenya rallies as protesters breach parliament
Kenyan police shot dead one protester near parliament Tuesday, a rights group said, with AFP journalists seeing three people lying motionless on the ground as crowds opposed to proposed tax hikes breached barricades to enter the parliamentary complex where a fire erupted.
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US surgeon general declares gun violence a 'public health crisis'
The US surgeon general on Tuesday issued a landmark advisory declaring gun violence a "public health crisis" and calling for wide-ranging firearm controls that have historically met stiff political opposition.
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Hazlewood doubts 'drastic' changes despite Australia World Cup exit
Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood believes there is no "drastic" need to cull Australia's ageing squad despite the failure to make the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup.
Read moreEU to kick off 'historic' membership talks with Ukraine, Moldova
The European Union launches accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova on Tuesday, setting the fragile ex-Soviet states on a long path towards membership that Russia has tried to block.
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ICC issues arrest warrants for Russia army chief, ex-minister
The International Criminal Court said Tuesday it had issued arrest warrants for Russia's top army chief and ex defence minister over strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure that constituted alleged war crimes.
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Kenya protesters scuffle with police firing rubber bullets, tear gas
Stone-throwing demonstrators scuffled Tuesday with Kenyan police who fired tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon to disperse thousands of mostly young people protesting proposed tax hikes in the capital Nairobi, AFP journalists saw.
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