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Venezuela, US agree to 'improve relations,' says C...
Venezuela and the United States have agreed to "improve relations" as they resumed negotiations just months after Washington reimp...
![Under-fire Kenya govt says to review state salary hikes](https://www.journaldebruxelles.be/media/shared/articles/ae/5d/f0/Under-fire-Kenya-govt-says-to-revie-454701_small.jpg)
Under-fire Kenya govt says to review state salary...
The Kenyan presidency said Wednesday it had ordered a review of salary increases for public servants in an apparent move to defuse...
![White House says zero chance Biden will withdraw](https://www.journaldebruxelles.be/media/shared/articles/21/76/a8/White-House-says-zero-chance-Biden--303034_small.jpg)
White House says zero chance Biden will withdraw
Joe Biden is "absolutely not" pulling out of the White House race, his spokeswoman said Wednesday, as pressure mounted on the pres...
![Biden 'absolutely not' withdrawing from race: spokeswoman](https://www.journaldebruxelles.be/media/shared/articles/21/76/a8/Biden--absolutely-not--withdrawing--261300_small.jpg)
Biden 'absolutely not' withdrawing from race: spok...
Joe Biden is "absolutely not" pulling out of the White House race, his spokeswoman said Wednesday, as pressure mounted on the vete...
![Biden under pressure as Democratic panic rises](https://www.journaldebruxelles.be/media/shared/articles/21/76/a8/Biden-under-pressure-as-Democratic--017528_small.jpg)
Biden under pressure as Democratic panic rises
Joe Biden scrambled Wednesday to save his reelection bid, with pressure mounting on him to pull out following a disastrous debate...
![Belarus frees 'some political prisoners': exiled opposition leader](https://www.journaldebruxelles.be/media/shared/articles/53/8b/b1/Belarus-frees--some-political-priso-990403_small.jpg)
Belarus frees 'some political prisoners': exiled o...
Reclusive Belarus on Monday freed five political prisoners in a rare amnesty by President Alexander Lukashenko, who has waged a cr...
Labour predicted to oust Tories in UK election
Britain's political leaders made a final frantic push for votes Wednesday on the last day of an election campaign expected to retu...
![European stocks advance on French election hopes](https://www.journaldebruxelles.be/media/shared/articles/a7/42/e6/European-stocks-advance-on-French-e-432730_small.jpg)
European stocks advance on French election hopes
Eurozone stock markets rallied Wednesday and the euro rose on hopes France could avoid a far-right majority in looming polls, whil...
![Bailed Indian opposition leader to return as chief minister](https://www.journaldebruxelles.be/media/shared/articles/1a/6e/d6/Bailed-Indian-opposition-leader-to--012272_small.jpg)
Bailed Indian opposition leader to return as chief...
A top Indian opposition leader is set to return as chief minister of Jharkhand state, days after he was released from prison on ba...
Turkey summons German envoy in row over Demiral's...
Turkey on Wednesday summoned Germany's ambassador over a row that erupted due to Turkish defender Merih Demiral making an alleged...
![Putin, Xi vie for influence at Central Asian summit](https://www.journaldebruxelles.be/media/shared/articles/5d/47/4d/Putin--Xi-vie-for-influence-at-Cent-011714_small.jpg)
Putin, Xi vie for influence at Central Asian summi...
The leaders of Russia and China were in Kazakhstan on Wednesday for a regional summit, seeking to harden anti-Western alliances an...
![French PM urges united front to stop far-right takeover](https://www.journaldebruxelles.be/media/shared/articles/ee/86/0d/French-PM-urges-united-front-to-sto-110717_small.jpg)
French PM urges united front to stop far-right tak...
France's prime minister on Wednesday urged voters to form a united front to block the far right in legislative elections, warning...
![Russia advances in east, kills five in Dnipro strikes](https://www.journaldebruxelles.be/media/shared/articles/b6/0c/66/Russia-advances-in-east--kills-five-102022_small.jpg)
Russia advances in east, kills five in Dnipro stri...
Russia said Wednesday its forces had captured a district in the key hilltop town of Chasiv Yar near Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, wh...
Labour predicted to eject Tories in UK election
Britain's political leaders made a final push for votes Wednesday on the last day of an election campaign expected to return a Lab...
![Only far right can win absolute majority, French PM warns](https://www.journaldebruxelles.be/media/shared/articles/ee/86/0d/Only-far-right-can-win-absolute-maj-070161_small.jpg)
Only far right can win absolute majority, French P...
The far-right National Rally (RN) is the only party capable of winning an absolute majority in France's legislative elections, Pri...
![UEFA investigates Turkey defender Demiral for far-right gesture](https://www.journaldebruxelles.be/media/shared/articles/0a/1a/fd/UEFA-investigates-Turkey-defender-D-770000_small.jpg)
UEFA investigates Turkey defender Demiral for far-...
UEFA said Wednesday it had opened a probe into Turkey defender Merih Demiral for celebrating a goal in the team's 2-1 win against...
![Johnson tries to fire up flagging campaign as UK election looms](https://www.journaldebruxelles.be/media/shared/articles/d7/1f/72/Johnson-tries-to-fire-up-flagging-c-199199_small.jpg)
Johnson tries to fire up flagging campaign as UK e...
Ex-prime minister Boris Johnson tried to rally the Conservative party faithful as UK politicians on Wednesday spent a final day ca...
![Markets track Wall St records as Powell revives rate hopes](https://www.journaldebruxelles.be/media/shared/articles/a7/42/e6/Markets-track-Wall-St-records-as-Po-497181_small.jpg)
Markets track Wall St records as Powell revives ra...
Asian and European stocks rose Wednesday following fresh records on Wall Street after Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell fanned h...
![Kenya police say over 270 arrested for criminal acts during Tuesday protests](https://www.journaldebruxelles.be/media/shared/articles/09/e9/a1/Kenya-police-say-over-270-arrested--777229_small.jpg)
Kenya police say over 270 arrested for criminal ac...
Kenyan police said they have arrested more than 270 people masquerading as protesters who are suspected of going on a criminal ram...
![Reformist, ultraconservative in Iran presidential runoff](https://www.journaldebruxelles.be/media/shared/articles/f1/4c/e7/Reformist--ultraconservative-in-Ira-937389_small.jpg)
Reformist, ultraconservative in Iran presidential...
Iranians will vote on Friday in a presidential runoff pitting the reformist Masoud Pezeshkian against ultraconservative anti-Weste...
![Keir Starmer: Britain's next prime minister?](https://www.journaldebruxelles.be/media/shared/articles/5e/00/04/Keir-Starmer--Britain-s-next-prime--383719_small.jpg)
Keir Starmer: Britain's next prime minister?
Labour leader Keir Starmer is a former human rights lawyer turned-state prosecutor whose ruthless ambition and formidable work eth...
![All change? Labour tipped to oust Tories at UK election](https://www.journaldebruxelles.be/media/shared/articles/58/1e/02/All-change--Labour-tipped-to-oust-T-791199_small.jpg)
All change? Labour tipped to oust Tories at UK ele...
Britain looks likely to see a change of government this week, swinging leftwards back to the centre ground and the Labour party af...
![Growing discontent amid dollar, fuel shortages in resource-rich Bolivia](https://www.journaldebruxelles.be/media/shared/articles/c7/c8/90/Growing-discontent-amid-dollar--fue-696621_small.jpg)
Growing discontent amid dollar, fuel shortages in...
Bolivian long-haul driver Gerardo Salluco prepares to spend his second night in a snaking queue of buses, waiting for fuel at a se...
![Haiti PM vows 'transparency' to population traumatized by gangs](https://www.journaldebruxelles.be/media/shared/articles/89/b2/e9/Haiti-PM-vows--transparency--to-pop-111161_small.jpg)
Haiti PM vows 'transparency' to population traumat...
Garry Conille, a medical doctor by training who once briefly served as Haiti's prime minister, says he never hesitated to return h...
![White House fights anxiety over Biden's future](https://www.journaldebruxelles.be/media/shared/articles/69/5b/18/White-House-fights-anxiety-over-Bid-944746_small.jpg)
White House fights anxiety over Biden's future
Democrats shocked by Joe Biden's dismal debate performance urged the US president Tuesday to be transparent about his mental fitne...
![Biden, facing tempest at home, devotes time to S.Africa leader](https://www.journaldebruxelles.be/media/shared/articles/9f/e1/aa/Biden--facing-tempest-at-home--devo-563598_small.jpg)
Biden, facing tempest at home, devotes time to S.A...
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday congratulated South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on winning a new term, devoting time to a...
![Second contingent of police coming to Haiti in 'coming weeks': PM](https://www.journaldebruxelles.be/media/shared/articles/89/b2/e9/Second-contingent-of-police-coming--941495_small.jpg)
Second contingent of police coming to Haiti in 'co...
A second contingent of the Kenya-led multinational policing mission in Haiti will arrive "in the coming weeks," Prime Minister Gar...
![Stakes high for Haiti as Kenya forces deploy](https://www.journaldebruxelles.be/media/shared/articles/7e/66/66/Stakes-high-for-Haiti-as-Kenya-forc-511454_small.jpg)
Stakes high for Haiti as Kenya forces deploy
Haiti's leaders face a high-stakes balancing act as Kenyan forces arrive in the violence-wracked country, where security is desper...
![White House fights anxiety over Biden's health](https://www.journaldebruxelles.be/media/shared/articles/69/5b/18/White-House-fights-anxiety-over-Bid-996147_small.jpg)
White House fights anxiety over Biden's health
Democrats shocked by Joe Biden's dismal debate performance urged the US president Tuesday to be transparent about his mental fitne...
![Judge postpones Trump's New York sentencing to September 18](https://www.journaldebruxelles.be/media/shared/articles/3f/8f/b3/Judge-postpones-Trump-s-New-York-se-959102_small.jpg)
Judge postpones Trump's New York sentencing to Sep...
A judge postponed Tuesday Donald Trump's sentencing for covering up hush money payments until September 18, the first fallout of a...
![Philippines says it agrees with China to 'de-escalate' South China Sea tensions](https://www.journaldebruxelles.be/media/shared/articles/52/18/c7/Philippines-says-it-agrees-with-Chi-919911_small.jpg)
Philippines says it agrees with China to 'de-escal...
The Philippines and China agreed on Tuesday to "de-escalate tensions" over the South China Sea, Manila said, following a violent c...
![Biden, aides urged to be open about his health](https://www.journaldebruxelles.be/media/shared/articles/69/5b/18/Biden--aides-urged-to-be-open-about-995497_small.jpg)
Biden, aides urged to be open about his health
Democrats shocked by Joe Biden's dismal debate performance urged the US president Tuesday to be transparent about his mental fitne...