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Tokyo government workers swap suits for shorts
AFP, Published on 24/04/2026
» TOKYO - Tokyo's metropolitan government is encouraging staff to wear shorts to work to cut reliance on air conditioning, an official said on Friday, as concerns grow over high energy costs linked to the Middle East War.
Arsenal eye return to top spot, Spurs fight for survival
AFP, Published on 24/04/2026
» LONDON - Arsenal can reclaim the Premier League summit this weekend as in-form Manchester City focus on the FA Cup, while Tottenham and West Ham battle to avoid the final relegation spot.
Israel, Lebanon extend ceasefire as Trump hopes for historic deal
AFP, Published on 24/04/2026
» WASHINGTON — Israel and Lebanon on Thursday extended a shaky ceasefire by three weeks, United States President Donald Trump announced Thursday, as he voiced hope for a historic three-way meeting soon and a potential peace deal.
EU unblocks funds as Ukraine presses for membership progress
AFP, Published on 24/04/2026
» AYIA NAPA (CYPRUS) - European leaders celebrated the long-awaited approval of the release of a 90-billion-euro (34 trillion baht) loan for Ukraine on Thursday, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky quickly pushed the debate back to his country's EU accession.
Iran defies US blockade to claim Hormuz tolls
AFP, Published on 23/04/2026
» TEHRAN - Iran has banked the first proceeds from the tolls it is exacting on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a senior official said Thursday, as disruption triggered by the US-Israeli war against the Islamic republic continued to batter the world economy.
Trump’s ‘low IQ’ slur and the right’s race obsession
AFP, Published on 23/04/2026
» WASHINGTON - When US President Donald Trump this week attacked Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries, two of America’s most prominent Black figures, he chose a particularly pejorative insult: “low IQ person”.
PGA Tour mulls pathway back for golfers as LIV plots survival
AFP, Published on 22/04/2026
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - The PGA Tour is exploring pathways for players to return from LIV Golf, even as the embattled breakaway circuit scrambles to rebrand and retain its stars ahead of the rumoured withdrawal of Saudi funding.
Trump's Fed pick vows to safeguard independence
AFP, Published on 21/04/2026
» WASHINGTON - Kevin Warsh, Donald Trump’s choice to lead the US Federal Reserve, vowed on Tuesday to protect central bank independence at his confirmation hearing, despite intense pressure from the president.
Oil and stocks steady amid hope for peace talks
AFP, Published on 21/04/2026
» LONDON - Oil prices dipped and stocks mostly edged higher Tuesday as investors held out hope that despite conflicting rhetoric there was scope for a deal to end the Middle East war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to oil and gas shipments.
No Iran delegation sent to US talks yet as truce expiry nears
AFP, Published on 21/04/2026
» TEHRAN - Iran said Tuesday it has not yet sent a delegation for new peace talks with the United States, as the temporary ceasefire which paused the Middle East war was set to expire.