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Guinea junta stands by timetable for 2025 Africa Cup
Guinea junta stands by timetable for 2025 Africa Cup
Africa
by  AFP

Guinea's ruling junta has told a Confederation of African Football mission that it will meet the timetable for staging the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN). The takeover has stirred frictions with the influential West African bloc ECOWAS, which has been pushing for an early return to civilian rule.

Macron defends Russia dialogue to prepare 'negotiated peace'
Macron defends Russia dialogue to prepare 'negotiated peace'
World
by  AFP

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday defended his policy of keeping up a dialogue with Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, saying that Turkey should not be the only power talking to Moscow and preparations should already be made for a negotiated peace. "Who wants Turkey to be the only world power which continues to talk to Russia?"

Putin will not attend Mikhail Gorbachev funeral: Kremlin
Putin will not attend Mikhail Gorbachev funeral: Kremlin
World
by  AFP

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the funeral of the last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev due to scheduling issues, his spokesman said on Thursday. "The farewell ceremony and funeral will take place on September 3 but unfortunately the president's work schedule will not allow him (to attend)," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

Russian firm Lukoil says chairman dies after 'serious illness'
Russian firm Lukoil says chairman dies after 'serious illness'
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Russian energy firm Lukoil said Thursday its chairman Ravil Maganov had passed away following a "serious illness", after Russian media reports said he died after falling out of a hospital window. Several Russian media had earlier reported that Maganov died after falling out of a window of the Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow.

Uyghurs notch victory, even as UN report is seen pulling punches
Uyghurs notch victory, even as UN report is seen pulling punches
World
by  AFP

Uyghur activists and exiles had hoped a long-delayed United Nations report into alleged human rights violations by China would make it impossible for the world to ignore their plight. It is a "signal that humanity is still alive" he said, expressing hope that leaders will now see the report and feel spurred to action.