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Free trade deal between EU and Australia unravels
AFP, Published on 30/10/2023
» SYDNEY: A free trade deal between the European Union and Australia has unravelled despite early optimism, with Canberra saying on Monday it could take years until negotiations resume.
Tens of thousands rally in Spain against amnesty for separatists
AFP, Published on 29/10/2023
» MADRID - Tens of thousands of people, many waving Spanish flags, rallied in Madrid on Sunday against plans to grant an amnesty to Catalan separatists in a protest called by far-right party Vox.
Republican Mike Pence drops out of US presidential race
AFP, Published on 29/10/2023
» LAS VEGAS - Former US vice president Mike Pence dropped out of the 2024 presidential race on Saturday, saying it was not "his time" -- and underlining his scandal-embroiled previous boss Donald Trump's total dominance of the Republican Party.
Serbia threatens to tighten grip on media
AFP, Published on 28/10/2023
» BELGRADE - Two controversial bills backed by Serbian lawmakers this week have sparked fears of more state control over the media and another setback for press freedom in the Balkan nation.
Surging falsehoods seek to dent Western aid to Ukraine
AFP, Published on 27/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - From fake street art to doctored media reports demonizing President Volodymyr Zelensky, a torrent of online disinformation seeks to erode Western support that is crucial for Kyiv's war effort against Russia.
Slovakia says 'informed' EU it's halting military aid to Ukraine
AFP, Published on 27/10/2023
» BRATISLAVA - Slovakia's new populist Prime Minister Robert Fico said Thursday that he "informed" the European Union's executive of his decision to stop military aid to Ukraine, the first such Western reversal of backing for Kyiv.
China's top diplomat starts US visit as Biden stands firm
AFP, Published on 26/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - China's top diplomat opens talks Thursday in Washington as he readies a potential summit between Presidents Xi Jinping and Joe Biden, who ahead of talks vowed to defend Asian allies.
Exhausted Republicans eye breakthrough in quest for US speaker
AFP, Published on 25/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - After weeks of chaos and vicious infighting, US Republicans were hopeful Wednesday that the party can finally rally round its latest nominee for House speaker -- a staunch Donald Trump ally who spearheaded legal efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
US Republicans try, try again with fourth speaker nominee
AFP, Published on 25/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - Republicans on Tuesday made their fourth pick in just two weeks to replace the ousted speaker of the US House of Representatives, underlining the chaos engulfing the fragmented party after three previous nominees failed to win the gavel.
Trump, ex-confidant Cohen set for showdown in NY trial
AFP, Published on 24/10/2023
» NEW YORK - Donald Trump arrived at his New York civil fraud trial Tuesday blasting his former right-hand man Michael Cohen as a "liar," ahead of testimony by the disgraced lawyer that could expose his old boss's intimate business secrets.