Day: March 17, 2023
Funeral for footballer killed in Turkey earthquake
Mourners pay their last respects to Christian Atsu, seen by many in Ghana as a national hero.
President Joe Biden to celebrate St Patrick’s Day with Irish PM
The cultural celebration has been observed by the Irish as a holiday for more than 1,000 years.
Fury in France as protesters block Paris ring road following Macron’s forced pension reform
Protesters blocked a key highway around the French capital and escalated strikes at refineries Friday in a new show of anger after President Emmanuel Macron pushed through a contentious pension reform without a parliamentary vote.Macron’s move sparked…
Thailand’s opposition party unveils policies and candidates
Thailand’s main opposition party has paraded its slate of parliamentary candidates and outlined its policy pledges in a well-choreographed show of confidence ahead of the general election
Russian forces temporarily depleted offensive potential
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Death toll rises, locals pick up pieces after Cyclone Freddy
Authorities are still getting to grips with the scale of Cyclone Freddy’s destruction in Malawi and Mozambique since late Saturday, with over 370 people confirmed dead and several hundreds still displaced or missing
Leo Varadkar meets Biden after apparent Clinton-Lewinsky joke
Irish leader meets US president at White House for traditional St Patrick’s Day event a day after making gaffeIreland’s taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, has apologised for making an apparent joke about Bill Clinton’s affair with Monica Lewinsky, during an even…