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Gunfire at Trump golf club latest jolt in chaotic 2024 campaign
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/09/2024
» One of the most dramatic and chaotic presidential campaigns in modern US political history was dealt another shocking development, when members of the Secret Service engaged what law enforcement described as a rifle-wielding potential assassin near former President Donald Trump on Sunday.
Vietnam jails prominent activist for 5 years on anti-state charges
Reuters, Published on 15/08/2024
» HANOI - A Vietnamese court sentenced prominent activist Nguyen Chi Tuyen to five years in prison after finding him guilty of anti-state activities in a one-day trial on Thursday, two of his lawyers said.
Biden ends failing reelection campaign, backs Harris as nominee
Published on 22/07/2024
» REHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware: US President Joe Biden abandoned his floundering reelection bid on Sunday under growing pressure from his fellow Democrats and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him as the party's candidate to face Republican Donald Trump in the November election.
Trump basks in spotlight after naming VP pick
Published on 16/07/2024
» MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin - Donald Trump made a triumphant entrance to cap the first day of the Republican National Convention, receiving a raucous ovation from the party faithful days after surviving an assassination attempt that has reshaped the US presidential contest.
Wikileaks says Assange freed from prison, flown out of UK
Reuters, Published on 25/06/2024
» LONDON - Wikileaks said that its founder, Julian Assange, had left a British prison on Monday and had flown out of the United Kingdom.
Julian Assange is 1 UK decision away from being extradited
Published on 20/05/2024
» Julian Assange’s long-awaited legal battle will reach a crucial stage as London judges decide whether his US extradition finally goes ahead or if he gets another appeal chance.
South Africa's fire-gutted parliament a reminder of country's woes
AFP, Published on 31/12/2023
» CAPE TOWN: Charred beams and broken tiles still poke out from the gutted roof of South Africa's parliament in Cape Town two years after it was engulfed by a devastating fire.
Spain lawmakers begin debating divisive amnesty bill
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» MADRID - Spanish lawmakers on Tuesday began debating a controversial bill to grant an amnesty to Catalan separatists that was pledged by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in order to remain in power.
'Like a video game': Japan's gangs hire online
AFP, Published on 09/11/2023
» TOKYO - Risa Yamada grew up fatherless and struggled to find consistent work until she stumbled on an intriguing job listing: one of a growing number of advertisements posted on social media by Japanese criminal gangs.
ICC frees former Central African Republic militia leader
AFP, Published on 19/10/2023
» THE HAGUE - The International Criminal Court said on Thursday it had released Maxime Mokom, a former militia leader in the Central African Republic (CAR), shelving its war crimes case against him after the prosecutor dropped all charges.