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China's ambassador warns Australia on buyback of key port
AFP, Published on 29/01/2026
» SYDNEY - China will act to defend its companies' interests if Australia forcibly buys back control of the strategic northern port of Darwin, Beijing's ambassador has warned.
Pets, pedis and peppermints: When the diva is a donkey
AFP, Published on 22/12/2025
» NEW YORK - Traffic stops and hallways clear as the diva arrives, her attendants escorting her backstage ahead of her rendition of the role she's perfected over years of delighting audiences.
Afghan gets life for jihadist knife murder in Germany
AFP, Published on 16/09/2025
» STUTTGART, Germany - An Afghan man was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for a jihadist stabbing spree in Germany last year that killed a police officer and left five people wounded.
Amateur football leagues win over cynical Chinese fans
AFP, Published on 31/07/2025
» SUZHOU, China - On a summer’s day in the city of Suzhou, about 40,000 people crowded into a stadium while thousands more gathered by public screens to watch China’s hottest sport — amateur football.
Fed set to hold firm against Trump pressure
AFP, Published on 30/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - The US Federal Reserve is expected to defy aggressive pressure from President Donald Trump and keep interest rates unchanged Wednesday, though divisions about the best response to tariff risks may bubble to the surface.
Manhunt intensifies in US after lawmaker killed, another wounded
AFP, Published on 16/06/2025
» WASHINGTON - Police and FBI agents waged a huge manhunt Sunday for a gunman who killed a Democratic state lawmaker and her husband in Minnesota in what officials called a politically motivated attack.
Pentagon chief orders renaming of ship named for gay icon: reports
AFP, Published on 04/06/2025
» WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the renaming of a US Navy ship named after a gay icon, the assassinated former San Francisco politician Harvey Milk, a military affairs website reported Tuesday.
France, Poland sign treaty with mutual defence pledge
AFP, Published on 10/05/2025
» PARIS - France and Poland on Friday signed a treaty committing both sides to mutual assistance in case of an attack by an aggressor, strengthening ties between the EU heavyweights in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Dark energy seems to be changing, rattling our view of universe
AFP, Published on 20/03/2025
» PARIS - Dark energy, the mysterious force thought to be driving the ever-faster expansion of the universe, appears to be changing over time, according to new observations released Wednesday.
Catching the world’s most wanted: the ICC’s impossible task
AFP, Published on 11/03/2025
» PARIS - The arrest on Tuesday of former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, by police acting on an International Criminal Court warrant tied to his deadly war on drugs, marks a success for the ICC, which has been struggling for almost 23 years against a lack of recognition and enforcement power.