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Djokovic launches Grand Slam history bid at Wimbledon
AFP, Published on 01/07/2025
» LONDON - Novak Djokovic launches his bid for a record 25th Grand Slam crown at Wimbledon on Tuesday as Barbora Krejcikova begins her title defence with major questions over her fitness on another sizzling day in London.
Curfew lifted in LA as Trump battles for control of California troops
AFP, Published on 18/06/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - Calm appeared to be returning to protest-hit Los Angeles on Tuesday as the mayor lifted a nighttime curfew, while President Donald Trump battled to keep control of California troops he deployed to the city.
Los Angeles curfew to continue for 'couple more days': mayor
AFP, Published on 16/06/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - A nightly curfew in Los Angeles will continue for "a couple more days," Mayor Karen Bass said Sunday, the ninth day of protests that have seen US President Donald Trump launch a military-backed crackdown.
Trump orders deportation drive targeting Democratic cities
AFP, Published on 16/06/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Sunday directed federal authorities to ramp up deportation efforts in Democratic-led cities, doubling down on a politicized anti-immigration drive after major protests in Los Angeles.
Trump can keep deploying troops in LA, says court
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/06/2025
» LOS ANGELES — The Trump administration won a brief reprieve from a judge’s order to pull back on its use of military troops in Los Angeles to deal with protests over the president's immigration raids.
In a Ukrainian strip club, war is laid bare
AFP, Published on 12/06/2025
» KHARKIV, Ukraine - When Lisa, 20, laces into her ultra-high heels for her shift at a strip club in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, she knows that aside from dancing, she will have to comfort traumatised soldiers.
Protests spread across US despite Trump threats
AFP, Published on 12/06/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - Protests against Donald Trump's harsh immigration policies spread Wednesday across the United States despite a military-backed crackdown in Los Angeles and a threat by the Republican president to use "heavy force."
Israel strikes Syria to warn ‘extremists’
AFP, Published on 30/04/2025
» DAMASCUS - Israel struck Syria on Wednesday in what it called a “warning” against attacks on the Druze minority, in a military intervention that came as sectarian clashes spread near Damascus, killing 13 people.
Syrian authorities expand fight against Assad loyalists
AFP, Published on 07/03/2025
» DAMASCUS - Syria's new authorities launched a sweeping security operation Friday after clashes with fighters loyal to former president Bashar al-Assad, the biggest challenge to their rule so far, left at least 71 people dead.
Singapore grants house arrest to jailed ex-minister
Reuters, Published on 07/02/2025
» SINGAPORE — Singapore's disgraced former transport minister S. Iswaran, jailed last year for obstructing justice and receiving more than US$300,000 of gifts, will serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest, the prisons service said on Friday.