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US strikes another alleged Venezuelan drug boat as tensions rise
AFP, Published on 16/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said US forces killed three people Monday in a new strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean, as Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro vowed to defend against Washington's "aggression."
Trump says 11 dead in US strike on drug-carrying boat from Venezuela
AFP, Published on 03/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said that US forces had attacked a boat carrying drugs to the United States Tuesday, killing 11 "narcoterrorists" from a gang he alleged was controlled by leftist Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
Refugees protest tough Greek migration policy
AFP, Published on 18/03/2023
» ATHENS - Hundreds of refugees protested against Greece's tough migration policies in Athens on Saturday, accusing the conservative government of "murdering" asylum seekers through illegal pushbacks.
Boat capsizes off Cambodia, 23 Chinese nationals missing
AFP, Published on 23/09/2022
» More than 20 Chinese nationals are missing at sea after a boat capsized off the coast of Cambodia, an official said Friday.
Francis hits out at EU migration divisions at start of Greek visit
AFP, Published on 05/12/2021
» ATHENS - Pope Francis on Saturday blamed the EU's nationalist divisions for a lack of coordination on migration as he began a landmark trip to Greece, aiming to improve complicated relations with the country's Orthodox Church.
Francis flies to Athens for first papal visit in two decades
AFP, Published on 04/12/2021
» ATHENS - Pope Francis flew towards Athens on Saturday for the first visit by a pontiff in two decades, with the Greek capital under high security over anti-papal sentiment among Orthodox hardliners.
Hong Kongers plead guilty to 'national security' charge over sanction calls
AFP, Published on 19/08/2021
» HONG KONG - Two Hong Kongers accused of being part of a group that campaigned for international sanctions against China pleaded guilty under the city's national security law on Thursday in a case that is linked to jailed pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai.
Hong Kongers arrested for sedition over 'sheep village' children's books
AFP, Published on 22/07/2021
» HONG KONG - Five members of a Hong Kong union behind a series of children's books about sheep trying to hold back wolves from their village have been arrested for sedition, police announced Thursday.
US charges four Iranians with plotting to abduct reporter in New York
AFP, Published on 14/07/2021
» WASHINGTON - Four Iranian nationals were indicted Tuesday on charges of plotting to abduct a journalist in New York and smuggle her out of the country to Iran, the Justice Department said.
Five Hong Kong protesters seek asylum in US
AFP, Published on 16/01/2021
» HONG KONG: Five Hong Kong democracy protesters who reportedly fled to Taiwan have arrived in the United States intending to seek asylum, an activist group said on Saturday.