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By Ange Aboa ABIDJAN – Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara on Saturday said he had offered a presidential pardon to longtime rival Laurent Gbagbo, as part of a reconciliation drive …

BOGOTA – Colombian President-elect Gustavo Petro appointed two cabinet members on Saturday, a day before taking office in a bid to drive deep social and economic change. Petro appointed Irene …

By Uditha Jayasinghe and Channa Kumara COLOMBO – Sri Lanka is considering a restructure of local and sovereign debt, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Friday, as the island nation battles …

LIMA -Peruvian Prime Minister Anibal Torres suddenly resigned on Wednesday morning, amid widening criminal probes centered on President Pedro Castillo, who has grown increasingly isolated after one year in office. …

NEW ORLEANS – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ROBERT B. CALLOWAY, age 62, of Metairie, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to defraud First NBC Bank, the …

(Reuters) -Sri Lanka’s new president Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Sunday it was not the right time for former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to the country as it could inflame …

By Karen Lema and Enrico Dela Cruz MANILA -Former Philippine President Fidel Valdez Ramos, who died on Sunday, was a fighter during wars in Korea and Vietnam and a survivor …

By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY – A potentially costly U.S.-led complaint against Mexico’s energy policy has stirred considerable concern inside the Mexican government in spite of President Andres Manuel Lopez …

KYIV – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday his country is ready to start grain shipments from Black sea ports and is awaiting a signal from the United Nations …

By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY – Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli, who faces open corruption investigations, declared on Thursday his intention to run as an independent in the country’s 2024 …

Joe Manchin Refuses To Endorse Biden For President In 2024 Harold Hutchison on July 28, 2022 Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia became the latest prominent Democrat to decline …

By Neil Jerome Morales and ADRIAN PORTUGAL BANGUED, Philippines – Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos promised on Thursday to help rebuild homes damaged by a powerful earthquake on the island of …

By Neil Jerome Morales and ADRIAN PORTUGAL BANGUED, Philippines -Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos promised on Thursday to help rebuild homes damaged by a powerful earthquake on the island of Luzon, …

By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI – Kenya’s economic output has more than doubled during President Uhuru Kenyatta’s 10 years in office, but a debt binge that fuelled growth and investment could …

By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL -South Korea’s prime minister said on Wednesday he would recommend to the president a pardon for Jay Y. Lee, vice chairman of the world’s biggest memory …

MEXICO CITY – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday the price tag for one of his flagship infrastructure projects, known as the Mayan Train, could reach up …

By Fabian Hamacher and Ann Wang SUAO, Taiwan -Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen boarded a naval warship on Tuesday for only the second time in her six years in office, where …

COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s new President Ranil Wickremesinghe told diplomats this week that non-violent protests against his government will be allowed to continue, including in the commercial capital Colombo, his …

By Alasdair Pal and Devjyot Ghoshal COLOMBO -A rights group documenting alleged abuses in Sri Lanka has filed a criminal complaint with Singapore’s attorney general, seeking the arrest of former …

By Oliver Griffin and Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA -Colombian President-elect Gustavo Petro on Friday met with representatives of U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration in Bogota, the Colombian capital, where they …

By Daniela Desantis ASUNCION -The United States has accused former Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes of “significant corruption” and of obstructing a cross-border criminal investigation. “Former President Cartes obstructed a major …

“Ooooh I’m So Scared’: Mexican President Mocks Biden’s Trade Threats Max Keating on July 21, 2022 Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador mockingly dismissed the Biden administration’s recent threats to …

(Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is considered to be a close COVID-19 contact of President Joe Biden following his positive test, a White House official said on Thursday. …