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Will Russia's Vladimir Putin really ever be arrested?
The International Criminal Court has taken the major step of issuing an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war.
'I'M BACK': Trump returns to Facebook, YouTube after ban lifted
Former president Donald Trump wrote his first posts on his reinstated Facebook and YouTube accounts Friday, more than two years after he was banned over the US Capitol insurrection.
War crimes court issues Putin arrest warrant
The International Criminal Court on Friday announced an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin on the war crime accusation of unlawfully deporting Ukrainian children.
Ten million children in Sahel face 'extreme jeopardy': UN
Ten million children in west Africa's central Sahel region are now in "extreme jeopardy" and desperately need humanitarian help due to worsening violence, the United Nations warned Friday.
ICC issues war crimes arrest warrant for Putin
The International Criminal Court on Friday announced an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin on the war crime accusation of unlawfully deporting Ukrainian children.
Turkey, Hungary put Finland on course to join NATO
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ended months of diplomatically-charged delays on Friday and asked parliament to quickly back Finland's bid to join NATO.
Slovakia to donate 13 MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine
Slovakia said Friday it will donate 13 MiG-29 warplanes to Ukraine, becoming the second NATO member -- following Poland -- to pledge the aircraft, which the Kremlin warned would be "destroyed".
Ex-Pakistan PM Khan appears in court after arrest fiasco
Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan appeared at court on Friday after an arrest warrant against him was suspended, allowing him to end a days-long holdout at his residence.
Erdogan asks parliament to vote on Finland's NATO bid
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ended months of delays on Friday and asked parliament to vote on Finland's bid to join the NATO defence bloc.
Putin, Xi to usher 'new era' in ties during Moscow visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader President Xi Jinping will sign accords ushering in a "new era" of ties in Moscow next week, the Kremlin said Friday.
Belarus jails top news site managers for 12 years
Belarus on Friday handed long jail terms to senior staff at the country's largest independent news site, which was forced to shutter after historic demonstrations against strongman Alexander Lukashenko.
YouTube restores Trump's channel
YouTube is reinstating former US president Donald Trump's account, the video-sharing platform said on Friday, more than two years after he was banned over the US Capitol insurrection.
NATO, EU chiefs tour Norway gas platform
The NATO and EU chiefs visited a North Sea gas platform on Friday as Norway's prime minister vowed to keep up deliveries after his country supplanted Russia as Europe's main supplier.
France's Macron: defiant yet weakened after pensions debacle
French President Emmanuel Macron might be on the verge of securing his cherished reform of the pension system, but analysts see it as a Pyrrhic victory that will leave him politically weakened.
Blinken says West has more to offer troubled Sahel than Russia
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has vowed to broaden support for the violence-wracked Sahel beyond the realm of security, pitching the United States as a better partner than Russia, which has been expanding its footprint in the region.
OECD raises global growth forecast but recovery 'fragile'
The OECD raised its global economic growth forecast on Friday as inflation eases and China emerges from Covid restrictions, but warned of vulnerabilities as seen in the US bank sector turmoil.
Finland eyes Erdogan's green light for NATO
Finland's leader arrived in Ankara on Friday to receive Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's verdict on his Nordic country's stalled drive to join the NATO defence bloc.
Macron faces new fury after forcing through France pension law
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday faced intensified protests and a no confidence motion in parliament after pushing through a contentious pension reform without a vote in the lower house.
China's Xi to go to Russia on first visit since Ukraine invasion
Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a state visit to Moscow next week, where he will hold talks with his strategic ally Vladimir Putin just over a year into Russia's war in Ukraine.
French roads blocked, refineries on strike after Macron pension move
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.
Xi Jinping to visit Russia next week
Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a state visit to Moscow next week, where he will hold talks with his strategic ally Vladimir Putin just over a year into Russia's war in Ukraine.
Macron faces further fury after pushing through France pension law
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday faced intensified protests and accusations of anti-democratic behaviour after pushing through a contentious pension reform without a parliamentary vote.
Kim Jong Un and daughter oversee North Korea's ICBM launch
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his daughter, personally oversaw the recent test-firing of the country's most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile, state media images showed Friday.
Israelis back on streets after Netanyahu rejects reforms compromise
Israeli protesters returned to the streets Thursday to rally against proposed judicial reforms, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a compromise plan touted by the country's president.
Off field issues 'cast shadow' over Welsh rugby: First Minister Drakeford
Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford said on Thursday recent off the field issues with rugby in Wales have cast a shadow over the sport.
Israel raid on West Bank militants kills four Palestinians
Israeli forces on Thursday killed four Palestinians including a teenager in the occupied West Bank, the latest deadly raid on Jenin which Israel said targeted "armed suspects".
Blinken bolsters support for Niger as Russia expands nearby
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday offered new humanitarian assistance and a show of support on a rare visit to Niger, holding up the Western partner as a model in a jihadist-torn region where Russia is making inroads.
'Feel cheated': Thousands protest Macron's imposed French pension reform
Thousands of people massed in France's capital on Thursday to protest President Emmanuel Macron's government imposing a controversial pensions overhaul without a parliament vote.
Ukrainian commandos prepare Bakhmut skirmish
Crouched in a small forest, the leader of a Ukrainian commando unit briefs his troops before their mission to counter Russia's offensive to capture the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine.
France's Macron rams through pension reform without vote
French President Emmanuel Macron's government rammed a controversial pension reform through parliament without a vote on Thursday, risking more turbulence and street protests after a day of high political drama.
Poland to be first NATO member to send fighter jets to Ukraine
Polish President Andrzej Duda on Thursday said Warsaw would deliver an initial batch of four MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, in what would be the first such shipment by a NATO member.
How did France's government impose its pension reform?
The constitutional power used by the French government on Thursday to ram through parliament a hotly contested pension reform is deeply controversial and seen as undemocratic by critics.