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ONE Championship: Aung La N Sang bows out in Bangkok – the end of an era for Myanmar’s greatest sporting icon
Published on 05/10/2025
» The noise started before sunrise.
US envoys head to Mideast as Trump warns Hamas against peace deal delay
AFP, Published on 05/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's son-in-law and a senior envoy were heading to Egypt Saturday to finalize hostage release details, as the US president warned he would "not tolerate delay" by Hamas in implementing a peace plan with Israel.
Turkey jails comedian, rapper over joke deemed offensive to Islam
Reuters, Published on 24/09/2025
» ANKARA — Turkey jailed two men late on Tuesday pending trial after prosecutors said their online show included a joke referencing a hadith or teaching of the Prophet Muhammad, which they allege could incite religious hatred.
Turkey court tries case that could oust opposition leadership
AFP, Published on 15/09/2025
» ANKARA - An Ankara court opened a hearing on Monday into alleged vote buying that could upend the leadership of Turkey's main opposition CHP party, which has been battling a growing array of legal challenges.
Turkey police, opposition supporters clash
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/09/2025
» ISTANBUL — Turkish riot police clashed with protesters in Istanbul on Monday as a court-appointed trustee tried to take over the local headquarters of the country’s main opposition party.
Xi slams 'bullying' in speech to regional leaders at summit
AFP, Published on 01/09/2025
» TIANJIN (CHINA) - China's President Xi Jinping blasted "bullying behaviour" in the world order as he gathered Eurasian leaders Monday for a showpiece summit aimed at putting Beijing front and centre of regional relations.
Putin and Modi in China for summit hosted by Xi
AFP, Published on 31/08/2025
» TIANJIN (CHINA) - President Xi Jinping gathered the leaders of Russia and India among dignitaries from around 20 Eurasian countries on Sunday for a showpiece summit aimed at putting China front and centre of regional relations.
Risky central bank politicisation
Published on 29/08/2025
» There is legitimate debate about the actual independence of modern-day central banks, but almost everyone agrees that overt politicisation of monetary policy — as we appear to be seeing in the United States — is dangerous. Why is that?
ONE Championship: Kirill Grishenko warns Reug Reug – ‘I’m going to finish you next time’
Published on 09/08/2025
» Kirill Grishenko believes he’s earned another crack at the ONE Championship heavyweight title – and he has unfinished business with both men at the top.
African armies turn to drones with devastating civilian impact
AFP, Published on 25/07/2025
» PARIS - The Easter period usually offers a rare respite in Gedeb, in Ethiopia's deeply troubled north, but on April 17 death rained from the skies in this sleepy town caught up in a war between rebels and the army.