International

Putin wants to attend an August summit. Host country South Africa doesn’t want to have

By Associated Press CAPE TOWN: Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to attend an economic summit in South Africa next month
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UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace says he’ll quit government and stand down as a lawmaker

By Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said Sunday he plans to resign at the next
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Former Mozambique finance minister pleads not guilty in US federal court over $2 billion scandal

By Reuters NEW YORK: Mozambique’s former finance minister pleaded not guilty in a U.S. federal court in New York on
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Egypt, Ethiopia hope to reach agreement within 4 months after long dispute over Africa’s largest

By Reuters NAIROBI: After years of failed talks, Ethiopia and Egypt said Thursday they aim to finalize within four months
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Activists in Kenya burn tires and block roads to protest taxes. Police detain more than

By Associated Press NAIROBI: Anti-government demonstrators in Kenya lit bonfires and barricaded major roads in the capital Friday as part
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The death toll from a South Africa gas leak blamed on illegal gold processing has

By Associated Press BOKSBURG: The death toll from a toxic gas leak that authorities blamed on an illegal gold processing
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6 South African opposition parties to discuss forming alliance to challenge long-ruling ANC

By Associated Press CAPE TOWN: Six opposition parties announced Tuesday they will discuss forming an alliance for South Africa’s national
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Outrage erupts in South Africa over video of deputy president’s security officers stomping on man

By Associated Press CAPE TOWN: A group of armed plainclothes officers assigned to protect South Africa’s deputy president were caught
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France’s Macron weakened by crisis over teen killed by police

BY SYLVIE CORBET PARIS (AP) — Even in normal times Emmanuel Macron needed allies’ help governing France. To get some things done he
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Putin will speak with leaders of China and India in his first summit since the

By Associated Press NEW DELHI: President Vladimir Putin will participate this week in his first multilateral summit since an armed
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