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Israel, Iran trade missile fire as Trump warns Tehran to 'evacuate'
AFP, Published on 17/06/2025
» TEHRAN - Israel and Iran traded missile fire for a fifth straight day Tuesday, as US President Donald Trump warned Tehran residents to "immediately evacuate" and left a G7 summit early.
Iran launches new attack wave on Israel as conflict widens
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/06/2025
» LONDON — Iran fired hundreds of ballistic missiles against Israel following an unprecedented direct attack on its nuclear facilities, ramping up a conflict between sworn enemies that threatens to engulf the Middle East and disrupt global oil supplies.
Trump fires top US general in Pentagon shakeup
Published on 22/02/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Friday fired the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force General CQ Brown, and pushed out five other admirals and generals in an unprecedented shake-up of US military leadership.
US Senate confirms former Fox News co-host as Pentagon chief
AFP, Published on 25/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - The United States Senate narrowly confirmed former Fox News co-host Pete Hegseth as Pentagon chief on Friday, despite allegations of alcohol abuse, sexual misconduct and other fears about his ability to lead the world's most powerful military.
Trump vows 'speed and strength' at inauguration eve rally
AFP, Published on 20/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President-elect Donald Trump vowed a blitz of emergency actions Sunday at a huge victory rally on the eve of his inauguration, starting with a crackdown on an "invasion" of immigrants at the border with Mexico.
Oligarchs already own much of US - can they buy democracy?
AFP, Published on 17/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - They increasingly own everything from access to space to how we get news on Earth and now outgoing President Joe Biden warns America's new breed of Donald Trump-allied oligarchs could gobble up US democracy itself.
Putin ready to meet Trump to talk Ukraine deal
AFP, Published on 19/12/2024
» MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he was ready for talks at "any time" with US President-elect Donald Trump, who has touted his ability to strike a Ukraine peace deal within hours of coming to office.
Putin ‘open to Ukraine truce talks with Trump’
Published on 20/11/2024
» MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to discussing a Ukraine ceasefire deal with Donald Trump but rules out making any major territorial concessions and insists Kyiv abandon ambitions to join NATO, five sources with knowledge of Kremlin thinking told Reuters.
Thai soldiers ‘tortured and killed Myanmar migrant’, rights group says
Published on 15/11/2024
» A human rights group has called on Thai authorities to fully investigate three soldiers for the “horrific” death of a Myanmar migrant on the border in Tak province earlier this year, saying they had tortured and beaten the man.
Israel says it’s bombing Lebanon to thwart Hezbollah attack
Published on 25/08/2024
» Israel declared a 48-hour state of emergency after carrying out a pre-emptive attack on Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon as the Iran-backed militant group began what it said was its initial response to last month’s killing of its military chief by Israel.