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'Mini-Musks' channel tech titan in EU Parliament
Jan 17, 2025 (AFP)
Lawmakers across the EU spectrum have voiced outrage at Musk's stance towards the bloc -- from his incendiary backing for the German far right, to his outbursts...
China says vice president to attend Trump inauguration
Jan 17, 2025 (AFP)
Trump, who was elected for the second time in November, will be sworn into office in Washington on Monday. Last month, his transition team confirmed that Trump ...
Over 360 journalists jailed in 2024, China, Israel 'worst offenders': NGO
Jan 16, 2025 (AFP)
In its annual census the New York-based organization counted 361 people as being in prison on December 1, 2024, its highest total since 2022, when 370 were coun...
Biden warns of Trump 'oligarchy' in dark farewell speech
Jan 16, 2025 (AFP)
In a primetime speech from the Oval Office at the end of his single term in office, he warned of an ultra-wealthy "tech industrial complex" that he said could g...
Biden warns dangerous 'oligarchy taking shape in America'
Jan 16, 2025 (AFP)
Biden, who will be succeeded by Trump on Monday, touted his achievements in steering the US economy out of the deep crisis inflicted by the Covid-19 pandemic, a...
Biden extends protections for Hong Kongers in US
Jan 16, 2025 (AFP)
The extension, just weeks before the program was due to run out, is likely to add to tensions between Beijing and Washington as the incoming administration of D...
French PM survives first no-confidence vote in parliament
Jan 16, 2025 (AFP)
The challenge in the National Assembly came after Bayrou's statement this week on his government policy agenda, in which he opened the door to fresh talks on a ...
'Disaster': China's asylum seekers fear Trump deportation threat
Jan 15, 2025 (AFP)
Trump, who takes power again on January 20, has vowed mass deportations backed by the military, putting the promise at the heart of his rhetoric targeting illeg...
Croatia populist president re-elected in landslide
Jan 12, 2025 (AFP)
Milanovic took more than 74 percent of the vote and Dragan Primorac, backed by the centre-right HDZ party that governs Croatia, almost 26 percent, with nearly a...
Biden blasts 'shameful' Meta decision to scrap US fact-checking
Jan 11, 2025 (AFP)
Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg triggered alarm Tuesday when he announced the Palo Alto company was ditching third-party fact-checking in the United States...
Lebanon's presidential frontrunner Joseph Aoun, respected army chief
Jan 09, 2025 (AFP)
Widely seen as the preferred pick of army backer the United States, as well as regional heavyweight Saudi Arabia, he is perceived as being best placed to mainta...
Tens of thousands rally against the far right in Austria
Jan 09, 2025 (AFP)
While the far-right party has previously been a member of the country's government several times, it is the first time that it is leading coalition talks. The F...
Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun, respected army chief
Jan 09, 2025 (AFP)
Widely seen as the preferred pick of army backer the United States, as well as regional heavyweight Saudi Arabia, he is perceived as being best placed to mainta...
Hate speech fears as Meta sacks fact checkers;, Australia and Brazil concerned for democracy
Jan 08, 2025 (AFP)
The change coincides with the company's shock announcement on Tuesday that it was ending its third-party fact-checking program in the United States and adopting...
Hong Kong top judges told to 'stop complicity in police state'
Jan 08, 2025 (AFP)
Lawyer-turned-activist Chow Hang-tung, who helped organise an annual vigil to mark Beijing's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, has been behind bars since 2021 an...
Brazil slams Meta fact-check shift as bid to 'serve' Trump
Jan 07, 2025 (AFP)
The South American country's Supreme Court has taken a strong stance on regulating social media platforms. Last year, it blocked Elon Musk's X platform for 40 d...
Syria FM says heading to UAE, Qatar, Jordan
Jan 03, 2025 (AFP)
The new government is eager for investment from wealthy Gulf states to help rebuild the country's infrastructure and boost the economy, shattered by more than a...
Israel's sacked defence minister Gallant quits parliament
Jan 01, 2025 (AFP)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had sacked Gallant, saying there was a "breakdown in trust" amid disagreements between the two on several issues. "I will subm...
Syria authorities name HTS military chief as transitional defence minister
Dec 31, 2024 (AFP)
"The General Command announces the nomination of General Murhaf Abu Qasra as defence minister in the new government of the Syrian Arab Republic," said a stateme...
US and foreign leaders praise Jimmy Carter's legacy
Dec 30, 2024 (AFP)
"America and the world lost an extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian," Biden said in a statement released by the White House. He added later in a tel...
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