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Beach clean-up
Postbag, Published on 17/08/2025
» Re: "Clock ticks as plastic talks drag on", (Opinion, Aug 15).
National Guard deploys 800 personnel for DC mission, says Pentagon
AFP, Published on 15/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - All 800 National Guard troops who were ordered to the US capital Washington to aid law enforcement personnel by President Donald Trump have now been mobilised, the Pentagon said Thursday.
'Ridiculous': How Washington residents view the new troops in town
AFP, Published on 15/08/2025
» WASHINGTON — Outside the busiest train station in Washington, newly deployed National Guard troops wearing camouflage lean on a huge military Humvee.
California to change election maps to counter Texas, governor says
AFP, Published on 15/08/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - California unveiled plans to redraw its electoral districts Thursday, as Democrats push back on what they say is Donald Trump's effort to rig next year's Congressional elections to safeguard his slim Republican majority.
Washingtonians tired of crime but skeptical of Trump takeover
AFP, Published on 13/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - A 15-minute walk from the White House, Tony and Mike stood on the sidewalk near the spot where a man was killed on Monday, the 100th murder of the year in Washington.
Man killed in Spain wildfire as European heatwave intensifies
AFP, Published on 12/08/2025
» MADRID - A man died after suffering burns and thousands fled their homes in Spain on Tuesday as wildfires fuelled by a heatwave scorched southern Europe.
Trump deploys National Guard to tackle Washington crime
AFP, Published on 11/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said Monday he will deploy military and federal law enforcement in Washington as he seeks to curb violent crime in the nation's capital.
Trump taking control of Washington DC police
Published on 11/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Monday he was putting Washington’s police department under federal control and ordering the National Guard to deploy to the nation’s capital to combat what he said was a wave of lawlessness, despite statistics showing that violent crime hit a 30-year low in 2024.
Trump says to move homeless people 'far' from Washington
AFP, Published on 11/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Sunday that homeless people must be moved "far" from Washington, after days of musing about taking federal control of the US capital where he has falsely suggested crime is rising.
'Old guard' weighs idea of outsider PM
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 09/08/2025
» As the Constitutional Court is set to hand down a ruling against suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra for her controversial phone call with Cambodian strongman Hun Sen that was later leaked, most political pundits remain downbeat on her prospects. Should she be dismissed, the ruling Pheu Thai Party would have to form a new cabinet.