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Venezuela opposition wife at White House after summit sidelining
Venezuela opposition wife at White House after summit sidelining
World
by  AFP

The wife of Venezuela's opposition leader met at the White House on Thursday with President Joe Biden, after he declined to invite him to an Americas summit. The invitation came two weeks after President Biden welcomed the hemisphere's leaders to Los Angeles for the Summit of the Americas but did not invite Guaido, although he spoke to him by telephone.

War in Ukraine: from Russia's invasion to EU candidacy
War in Ukraine: from Russia's invasion to EU candidacy
World
by  AFP

Russia invaded Ukraine in the early hours of February 24, setting off the worst conflict in Europe in decades. - February 24: Russia invades - Russian President Vladimir Putin announces a "special military operation" to "demilitarise" and "de-Nazify" the former Soviet state and protect Russian speakers there.

Shocked quake survivors wander through ruined Afghan villages
Shocked quake survivors wander through ruined Afghan villages
World
by  AFP

The rubble outline of collapsed walls and roofs is all that remains of the village where Zaitullah Ghurziwal lives, ravaged by a ruinous earthquake in Afghanistan that has left at least 1,000 people dead. On Wednesday the villagers buried about 60 people, and 30 more followed on Thursday.

Journalists killed, wounded in Ukraine honoured in Kyiv
Journalists killed, wounded in Ukraine honoured in Kyiv
World
by  AFP

Journalists killed or wounded during Russia's invasion of Ukraine were honoured Thursday in an exhibition in Kyiv, months into Moscow's war. "Now that four months have passed since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, it is more important than ever to intensify the world's focus on Ukraine," the organisers said in a statement.

Ethiopia says Tigray fuel shortage 'a myth'
Ethiopia says Tigray fuel shortage 'a myth'
Africa
by  AFP

Ethiopia on Thursday described fuel shortages in the war-wracked Tigray region as a "myth" and accused Tigrayan rebels of seeking to launch a new offensive. "The myth of fuel shortage is a TPLF hidden agenda to enhance mobility of its army in preparation for another round of conflict," it said, referring to the Tigray People's Liberation Front.