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Ecuador president faces ouster vote on 13th day of fuel price protests
Ecuador president faces ouster vote on 13th day of fuel price protests
World
by  AFP

Ecuador's president will face a no confidence vote Saturday, nearly two weeks into sometimes violent countrywide protests led by Indigenous groups against rising fuel prices and living costs. The government has rejected the protesters' demand for a fuel price cut, saying it would cost the government an unaffordable $1 billion per year.

Iraq PM on imminent Riyadh, Tehran visit in mediation bid
Iraq PM on imminent Riyadh, Tehran visit in mediation bid
World
by  AFP

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi is due to visit Saudi Arabia and Iran "in the next few hours", as part of efforts to mediate between the two countries, a cabinet source said Saturday. "The official visit... comes in the context of the talks that Riyadh and Tehran recently held in Baghdad," the source within the prime minister's cabinet said in a statement.

Discontent on new battle line for Donbas
Discontent on new battle line for Donbas
World
by  AFP

The prolonged roar of Grad rockets can be heard as locals in the east Ukrainian town of Siversk crowd around a van selling essentials such as bread, sausages and gas for camp stoves. Nearby, a group of Ukrainian soldiers sprawl in a disused petrol station, eating bread and sausage, their semi-automatic rifles beside them.

West African states Gabon and Togo join Commonwealth
West African states Gabon and Togo join Commonwealth
World
by  AFP

Gabon and Togo joined the Commonwealth on Saturday, becoming the latest nations with no historic ties to Britain to enter the English-speaking club headed by Queen Elizabeth II. The 54-nation group of mostly former British colonies accepted Togo and Gabon's application for membership on the final day of its leadership summit in Rwanda.