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US arrests 4 more suspects in plot to kill Haiti ex-president

February 16, 2023

This July 8, 2021 file photo shows suspects in the assassination of Haiti's former president Jovenel Moise, among them Haitian-American citizens James Solages (left) and Joseph Vincent (second left) are shown to the media at the General Direction of the police in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. US federal agents arrested and charged...

International

Biden, Lula project unity on democratic values, climate change

February 11, 2023

US President Joe Biden crosses his fingers as he meets with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the Oval Office of the White House, Feb 10, 2023, in Washington. (PHOTO / AP) WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden met on Friday with Brazilian leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula...

International

Nigeria’s Buhari prepares power transition ahead of vote

February 10, 2023

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari (center) cuts the ribbon to Commission the Lekki deep seaport in Lagos, Nigeria Jan 23, 2023. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Feb 9, 2023 signed an executive order setting up a council to facilitate transition to a new president who will emerge after a Feb 25, 2023...

International

Ecuadorian president renews cabinet after defeat in local elections

February 10, 2023

Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso speaks to the press after casting his vote during the local election at the Ileana Espinel Cedeño school in Guayaquil, Ecuador on Feb 5, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) QUITO - Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso on Thursday reshuffled his governing team and appointed four new provincial governors...

International

EU assures Ukraine of support as Zelensky visits Brussels

February 10, 2023

President of the European Council Charles Michel (right), European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (left) and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky shake hands following a press conference after a round-table meeting as part of a EU summit in Brussels, on Feb 9, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) BRUSSELS - European Commission...

International

Ukrainian president pays surprise visit to France

February 9, 2023

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) and Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz shake hands during a joint statement with French President Emmanuel Macron (center) at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris, on Feb 8, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) LONDON/KIEV/PARIS - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was in the United Kingdom on Wednesday to...

International

State of the Union: Biden pledges to work with Republicans

February 8, 2023

US Vice-President Kamala Harris (back left) and US Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy listen as US President Joe Biden (front) delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Feb 7, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) WASHINGTON - President Joe...

International

Brazil’s Lula to resume housing program for low-income families

February 7, 2023

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva smiles during the inauguration of the Municipal Health Unit Super Centro de Saude Carioca, at the Benfica neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Feb 6, 2023. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will this month restart the federal housing program "Minha...

International

Ukrainian, EU leaders meet on cooperation, Kiev’s membership

February 3, 2023

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen speak after a joint press conference after talks in Kiev on Feb 2, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) KIEV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and visiting European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday discussed cooperation...

International

European Parliament lifts 2 lawmakers’ immunity in graft probe

February 3, 2023

French leftist party La France Insoumise Euro Deputy Manon Aubry uses her mobile phone as she takes part in a vote on a request for waiver of the immunity of MPs Marc Tarabella of Belgium and Italian Andrea Cozzolino's as part of a probe into alleged bribery by Qatar and...

International

Putin: Russia’s response to threats not limited to armored vehicles

February 3, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with members of public patriotic and youth organizations at the Battle of Stalingrad Museum and Panorama in Volgograd on Feb 2, 2023, during commemorations for the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory at the Battle of Stalingrad during World War II. (PHOTO / AFP) MOSCOW...

International

Somalia’s neighbors to start new operations against al Shabaab

February 3, 2023

Police officers stand near the bodies of alleged al Shabaab militants who have been killed after the siege at the Mogadishu Municipality Headquaters in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Jan 22, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) MOGADISHU - Top leaders of Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya on Wednesday agreed to begin "search and destroy" operations...

International

Somalia’s neighbors to start new operations against al Shabaab fighters

February 2, 2023

International

Brazil’s Congress re-elects leaders in victory for Lula

February 2, 2023

President of Brazil's Federal Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco, gestures during the swearing-in ceremony of the new Brazilian senate at the Federal Senate plenary in Brasilia on Feb 1, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) BRASILIA - Brazil's Congress on Wednesday re-elected the leaders of both chambers who were backed by leftist President Luiz...

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Hitachi to Strengthen Business Structure to Accelerate Growth through Digital, Green, and Innovation

February 2, 2023

TOKYO, Feb 2, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501) today announced that as part of efforts to achieve the goals of the Mid-term Management Plan 2024, it will strengthen the business structure, effective April 1, 2023, in order to accelerate the growth of the Social Innovation...

International

US Justice Department conducts ‘planned search’ of Biden’s home

February 2, 2023

President Joe Biden speaks during an event to thank outgoing White House chief of staff Ron Klain, in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Feb 1, 2023. On the same day, the US Department of Justice conducted a "planned search" of President Joe Biden's home in...

International

Peru recalls envoy to Honduras for ‘unacceptable interference’

January 27, 2023

Peru's President Dina Boluarte gives a press conference with foreign media at the government palace in Lima, Peru, Jan 24, 2023. (PHOTO / AP) Peru withdrew its ambassador to Honduras, Jorge Raffo, due to Honduras' "unacceptable interference" in the internal affairs of Peru, the South American nation's foreign ministry said...

International

OAS backs Peru’s president as protests mount

January 26, 2023

Riot policemen take position during a protest against the government of Dina Boluarte asking for her resignation and the closure of Congress, in Lima on Jan 24, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) The Organization of American States' permanent council expressed its "full support" for Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Wednesday, following...

International

Lula floats shared ‘trading currency’ during Argentina trip

January 24, 2023

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures at the government house in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as he gives a joint statement with Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez on Jan 23, 2023. (GUSTAVO GARELLO / AP) BUENOS AIRE - Brazil and Argentina are in early talks to establish a shared unit...

International

Burkina Faso ends military pact with France, says to defend itself

January 24, 2023

Demonstrators hold placards during a protest to support the Burkina Faso President Captain Ibrahim Traore and to demand the departure of France's ambassador and military forces, in Ouagadougou, on Jan 20, 2023. (OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP) OUAGADOUGOU - Burkina Faso has decided to end a military accord that allowed...