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Conflicts spur 'unprecedented' rise in military spending
AFP, Published on 28/04/2025
» STOCKHOLM - Worldwide military expenditure saw its steepest rise in 2024 since the end of the Cold War, reaching US$2.7 trillion as wars and rising tensions drove up spending, researchers said on Monday.
After 100 days in office, Trump voters still back US president
AFP, Published on 28/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump has come racing out of the gates in his second term in office, slashing government agencies, launching trade wars with friends and foes alike and even taking on the judiciary over his immigration crackdown.
Zelensky says Ukraine not kicked out of Russia's Kursk
AFP, Published on 28/04/2025
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday Ukraine's army was still fighting in Russia's Kursk despite Moscow claiming the "liberation" of its western region, as Washington signalled a "critical week" ahead for negotiations.
Trump says Putin may not want peace, may need to be ‘dealt with differently’
Published on 27/04/2025
» President Donald Trump said Saturday that Russia’s escalating bombardment of Ukraine had left him concerned that Russia did not want to end the war as he issued an unusually stern rebuke of President Vladimir Putin and threatened new sanctions on Moscow.
Continuity or rupture: what direction for the next pope?
AFP, Published on 27/04/2025
» PARIS - For years, traditionalists raged at Pope Francis's liberal approach. The question now is whether his successor will walk the same path, or take the Catholic Church in a new direction.
Rome and the world bid farewell to Pope Francis
Published on 26/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Presidents, royalty and simple mourners bade farewell to Pope Francis on Saturday at a solemn funeral ceremony, where a cardinal appealed for the pontiff’s legacy of caring for migrants, the downtrodden and the environment to be kept alive.
Trump and Zelensky meet at pope’s funeral
Published on 26/04/2025
» ROME - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he and US President Donald Trump discussed the possibility of an “unconditional ceasefire” with Russia during a meeting prior to the funeral for Pope Francis on Saturday morning.
Trump heads to Italy for pope’s funeral
AFP, Published on 25/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump headed to Rome on Friday for the funeral of Pope Francis, the unexpected first foreign trip of his second term in which he will face foreign leaders including Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky.
US envoy discusses Ukraine ceasefire with Putin
AFP, Published on 25/04/2025
» MOSCOW - US envoy Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on Friday to tout Washington’s plan to settle the Ukraine conflict, a day after Donald Trump issued a direct appeal to the Russian president to halt his offensive.
Car bomb kills Russian general near Moscow
AFP, Published on 25/04/2025
» BALASHIKHA, Russia - An explosive device ripped through a parked car near Moscow on Friday killing a senior Russian general, investigators said, in an attack that resembled previous killings claimed by Ukraine.