Nov 30 Rihanna’s officially titled ‘right excellent,’ named Barbados national hero By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Prime Minister Mia Mottley noted that the pop star came from humble origins and was born less than a mile from where the ceremony was taking place. Continue reading
Nov 30 Barbados becomes a republic after bidding farewell to British monarchy By Dánica Coto, Associated Press The drive to become a republic began more than two decades ago and culminated with the island’s Parliament electing its first ever president last month in a two-thirds majority vote. Continue reading
Nov 30 Black artist Josephine Baker honored at France’s Pantheon By Sylvie Corbet, Jeffrey Schaeffer, Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron presided over an elaborate ceremony Tuesday at the domed Pantheon monument in Paris to immortalize Baker alongside other French luminaries. Continue reading
Nov 30 President of Belarus offers to host Russian nuclear weapons By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Lukashenko made the remarks as he moves to cement ties with Russia, his main ally and sponsor, amid tensions with the West over his disputed reelection last year and a crackdown on dissent in Belarus. Continue reading
Nov 30 French far-right pundit enters race for presidency By John Leicester, Associated Press A far-right former TV pundit with multiple hate-speech convictions has officially entered the race for France’s presidency. Continue reading
Nov 30 Myanmar court delays verdict for ousted leader Suu Kyi By Grant Peck, Associated Press The verdict would have been the first for the 76-year-old Nobel laureate since the army seized power on Feb. 1, arresting her and blocking her National League for Democracy party from starting a second term in office. Continue reading
Nov 30 Iran strikes hard line as talks over nuclear deal resume By Nasser Karimi, Associated Press Iran is striking a hard line after just one day of restarted talks in Vienna over its tattered nuclear deal. Continue reading
Nov 30 Putin says NATO troops in Ukraine would be a ‘red line’ for Moscow By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Speaking to participants of an online investment forum, the Russian president said that NATO's eastward expansion has threatened Moscow's core security interests. Continue reading
Nov 30 Migrant crisis highlighted in pope’s Greece-Cyprus trip By Derek Gatopoulos, Theodora Tongas, Associated Press LESBOS, Greece (AP) — When Pope Francis visited the Greek island of Lesbos in 2016, he was so moved by the stories he heard from families fleeing war in Iraq and Syria that he wept and brought a dozen refugees… Continue reading
Nov 30 Omicron variant may have reached Europe earlier than suspected By Raf Casert, Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press Much remains unknown about the new variant, including how contagious it might be, but a WHO official said Tuesday that there could soon be a steep rise in infections in parts of southern Africa. Continue reading