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![Italian parties to elect outgoing president, leaving Draghi as PM](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/45/13/67/Italian-parties-to-elect-outgoing-p-240391_small.jpg)
Italian parties to elect outgoing president, leavi...
Italy's parties were set Saturday to vote for outgoing President Sergio Mattarella to stay on for another term, averting the polit...
![Italian parties to beg outgoing president to stay on](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/45/13/67/Italian-parties-to-beg-outgoing-pre-313413_small.jpg)
Italian parties to beg outgoing president to stay...
Italy's warring parties were set Saturday to beg outgoing President Sergio Mattarella to stay for another term, fearing political...
![11 arrested after deadly West Papua nightclub fight](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/85/b9/f1/11-arrested-after-deadly-West-Papua-011502_small.jpg)
11 arrested after deadly West Papua nightclub figh...
Eleven people have been arrested after a deadly clash at a nightclub in Indonesia's easternmost region, police said on Saturday.
![Hong Kong university covers up Tiananmen crackdown tribute](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/6b/24/c4/Hong-Kong-university-covers-up-Tian-241403_small.jpg)
Hong Kong university covers up Tiananmen crackdown...
Hong Kong's oldest university covered up one of the last public tributes to the deadly 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on Saturday...
![Hong Kong university cover up Tiananmen crackdown tribute](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/6b/24/c4/Hong-Kong-university-cover-up-Tiana-313024_small.jpg)
Hong Kong university cover up Tiananmen crackdown...
Hong Kong's oldest university covered up one of the last public tributes to the deadly 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on Saturday...
![US radio sets out to break Russian 'propaganda wall'](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/88/2a/e1/US-radio-sets-out-to-break-Russian--343343_small.jpg)
US radio sets out to break Russian 'propaganda wal...
With Russian troops massed on Ukraine's border, US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is trying to break through a "wall of Ru...
![Vietnamese bid farewell to father of mindfulness](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/2b/ec/1d/Vietnamese-bid-farewell-to-father-o-134218_small.jpg)
Vietnamese bid farewell to father of mindfulness
Tens of thousands of Vietnamese on Saturday bidded farewell to the late monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh -- one of the worl...
![Taiwan will not send delegation to Beijing Olympics ceremonies](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/50/c9/16/Taiwan-will-not-send-delegation-to--236842_small.jpg)
Taiwan will not send delegation to Beijing Olympic...
Taiwan will not send an official delegation to the opening or closing of the Beijing Winter Olympics due to China's strict pandemi...
![Saudis near Yemen border learn to live with Huthi fire](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/ca/e8/cd/Saudis-near-Yemen-border-learn-to-l-234613_small.jpg)
Saudis near Yemen border learn to live with Huthi...
Huthi fire from Yemen this month on the UAE, traditionally a haven of security in a turbulent Middle East, stirred alarm at home a...
![Honduras lawmaker crisis heads to court](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/0a/9c/64/Honduras-lawmaker-crisis-heads-to-c-448111_small.jpg)
Honduras lawmaker crisis heads to court
The crisis in Honduras's Congress -- where rival factions of new President Xiomara Castro's left-wing Libre party have elected sep...
![Biden to send troops to eastern Europe amid Ukraine diplomacy push](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/78/f2/91/Biden-to-send-troops-to-eastern-Eur-411041_small.jpg)
Biden to send troops to eastern Europe amid Ukrain...
US President Joe Biden on Friday sought to maintain pressure on Russian leader Vladimir Putin over Ukraine, announcing a small tro...
![Canada truckers head for Ottawa to protest vaccine mandate](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/48/75/a9/Canada-truckers-head-for-Ottawa-to--461096_small.jpg)
Canada truckers head for Ottawa to protest vaccine...
Hundreds of Canadian truckers converged on Ottawa Friday for a major demonstration against vaccine mandates to cross the Canada-U...
![New push for diplomacy as Ukraine urges calm over Russia threat](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/88/f9/g0/New-push-for-diplomacy-as-Ukraine-u-444446_small.jpg)
New push for diplomacy as Ukraine urges calm over...
Top Pentagon officials on Friday backed a renewed push for diplomacy to avert conflict in Ukraine, after President Volodymyr Zelen...
![Bridge collapses just before Biden infrastructure speech](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/3b/95/cc/Bridge-collapses-just-before-Biden--021162_small.jpg)
Bridge collapses just before Biden infrastructure...
A bridge collapse Friday in Pittsburgh provided a symbolic backdrop for President Joe Biden's trip to the city to tout his $1 tril...
![Russian invasion of Ukraine would be 'horrific': Pentagon](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/6f/09/c1/Russian-invasion-of-Ukraine-would-b-900360_small.jpg)
Russian invasion of Ukraine would be 'horrific': P...
The Pentagon said Friday that the destruction and human cost of a full-scale incursion by Russian forces into Ukraine would be "ho...
![Ukraine tells West not to 'panic' over Russian troop buildup](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/88/f9/g0/Ukraine-tells-West-not-to--panic--o-335963_small.jpg)
Ukraine tells West not to 'panic' over Russian tro...
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday called on Western leaders to avoid stirring "panic" as Ukraine faces a Russian troop buildu...
![Estonian PM warns against 'any steps towards Russia'](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/81/68/66/Estonian-PM-warns-against--any-step-912331_small.jpg)
Estonian PM warns against 'any steps towards Russi...
Europe and the US should be "very careful" not to make concessions to Russia, Estonia's prime minister told AFP on Friday, insisti...
![IMF says 'understanding' reached with Argentina, more work needed](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/a7/0d/8f/IMF-says--understanding--reached-wi-374436_small.jpg)
IMF says 'understanding' reached with Argentina, m...
The IMF confirmed Friday it had reached a deal with Argentina on a massive loan repayment, though the Washington-based crisis lend...
![Kazakh president takes party leadership after sidelining mentor](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/69/0e/77/Kazakh-president-takes-party-leader-536142_small.jpg)
Kazakh president takes party leadership after side...
Kazakhstan's president was voted chairman of the ruling party on Friday, replacing his mentor and former head of state Nursultan N...
![W.Africa bloc suspends post-coup Burkina](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/ae/86/db/W-Africa-bloc-suspends-post-coup-Bu-116338_small.jpg)
W.Africa bloc suspends post-coup Burkina
West African leaders on Friday decided to suspend Burkina Faso following a coup but will not impose other sanctions pending the ou...
![First Feline takes up residence in Biden White House](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/c4/28/bf/First-Feline-takes-up-residence-in--303191_small.jpg)
First Feline takes up residence in Biden White Hou...
The dog-loving Bidens have finally fulfilled a key White House pledge -- they got a cat.
![Putin says West ignoring Russia's security concerns](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/88/f9/g0/Putin-says-West-ignoring-Russia-s-s-801343_small.jpg)
Putin says West ignoring Russia's security concern...
President Vladimir Putin told French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Friday that the West was ignoring Moscow's security concerns o...
![Campaigning wraps up for tight Portugal snap election](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/82/07/76/Campaigning-wraps-up-for-tight-Port-876188_small.jpg)
Campaigning wraps up for tight Portugal snap elect...
Campaigning wraps up Friday for a tightly-fought weekend general election in Portugal, with polls pointing to a hung parliament an...
![Orange appoints Heydemann as first female CEO](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/a1/b5/17/Orange-appoints-Heydemann-as-first--142726_small.jpg)
Orange appoints Heydemann as first female CEO
French telecoms multinational Orange said on Friday it had appointed Christel Heydemann as its first female chief executive, repla...
![European stocks slump at end of volatile week for markets](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/75/7c/71/European-stocks-slump-at-end-of-vol-704371_small.jpg)
European stocks slump at end of volatile week for...
European stock markets tumbled Friday nearing the end of a highly volatile trading week worldwide as investors assessed the econom...
![Nearly 40 percent of Tigrayans face 'extreme lack of food': UN](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/c7/56/bf/Nearly-40-percent-of-Tigrayans-face-299188_small.jpg)
Nearly 40 percent of Tigrayans face 'extreme lack...
Nearly 40 percent of people in Ethiopia's Tigray are suffering "an extreme lack of food" in the face of an extended de-facto block...
![Nord Stream 2 pipeline: key card in West's hand against Russia](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/fe/8f/c5/Nord-Stream-2-pipeline--key-card-in-132361_small.jpg)
Nord Stream 2 pipeline: key card in West's hand ag...
The Nord Stream 2 pipeline, set to double natural gas supplies from Russia to Germany, has become a key bargaining chip for the We...
![New Le Pen family feud looms ahead of French election](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/83/9c/b0/New-Le-Pen-family-feud-looms-ahead--466017_small.jpg)
New Le Pen family feud looms ahead of French elect...
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen spoke of her shock and pain on Friday after her niece suggested she would back a rival in th...
![Serbians and Albanians kick aside differences on football pitch](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/8d/7b/db/Serbians-and-Albanians-kick-aside-d-366342_small.jpg)
Serbians and Albanians kick aside differences on f...
Relations have rarely been good between Albania and Serbia. But for Serbian footballers playing in the land of their erstwhile foe...
![Six rockets target Baghdad airport, damaging plane: sources](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/43/ac/dd/Six-rockets-target-Baghdad-airport--911516_small.jpg)
Six rockets target Baghdad airport, damaging plane...
Six rockets were fired Friday at the Iraqi capital's airport, causing damage but no casualties, security sources said, the latest...
![Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan agree ceasefire after clashes kill two](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/cc/9e/b5/Kyrgyzstan--Tajikistan-agree-ceasef-410554_small.jpg)
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan agree ceasefire after clash...
Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan said Friday they had agreed a ceasefire after shootouts at their contested border left two Tajik citizen...
![Rattled by Russia, Finland and Sweden revisit NATO debate](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/1c/1e/d6/Rattled-by-Russia--Finland-and-Swed-545534_small.jpg)
Rattled by Russia, Finland and Sweden revisit NATO...
The threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine has reignited debate in Finland and Sweden over whether they should join NATO to fend...
![Tajikistan says two dead after clashes with Kyrgyzstan](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/cc/9e/b5/Tajikistan-says-two-dead-after-clas-836460_small.jpg)
Tajikistan says two dead after clashes with Kyrgyz...
Tajikistan said Friday that two of its citizens were killed and 10 injured during overnight clashes at its contested border with K...
![Hong Kong outbreak exposes flaws in 21-day quarantine policy](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/ef/03/c0/Hong-Kong-outbreak-exposes-flaws-in-433463_small.jpg)
Hong Kong outbreak exposes flaws in 21-day quarant...
Hong Kong's U-turn on its mandatory three-week quarantine for arrivals follows growing scrutiny of the strict policy after a coron...
![Kyrgyzstan says ceasefire reached with Tajikistan after lethal clashes](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/cc/9e/b5/Kyrgyzstan-says-ceasefire-reached-w-354534_small.jpg)
Kyrgyzstan says ceasefire reached with Tajikistan...
Kyrgyzstan said it had reached a ceasefire with Central Asian neighbour Tajikistan on Friday following the latest lethal flare up...
![Myanmar's Suu Kyi: Prisoner of generals](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/37/2d/d6/Myanmar-s-Suu-Kyi--Prisoner-of-gene-395463_small.jpg)
Myanmar's Suu Kyi: Prisoner of generals
Myanmar's latest democracy struggle enters its second year with its best-known figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi isolated from the fight...
![The Myanmar nun who faced down a junta](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/39/75/5e/The-Myanmar-nun-who-faced-down-a-ju-432464_small.jpg)
The Myanmar nun who faced down a junta
Almost a year after she knelt in the dust to beg Myanmar police not to shoot anti-coup demonstrators, Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng sti...
!['Living in a dark era': one year since Myanmar's coup](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/2e/76/dd/-Living-in-a-dark-era---one-year-si-116335_small.jpg)
'Living in a dark era': one year since Myanmar's c...
Hours before Myanmar's new parliament was due to convene last February, troops rounded up lawmakers in dawn raids, ending a brief...
![Asian markets mixed as torrid week draws to close](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/75/7c/71/Asian-markets-mixed-as-torrid-week--343313_small.jpg)
Asian markets mixed as torrid week draws to close
Asian markets were mixed on Friday, at the end of a broadly damaging week for global investors as the Federal Reserve gave notice...