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Zelensky, US envoys to push on with Ukraine talks in Berlin
AFP, Published on 15/12/2025
» BERLIN - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was set to push on with talks in Berlin on Monday with US President Donald Trump's envoys on how to end the grinding war with Russia.
Zelensky in Berlin for high-stakes talks with US envoys, Europeans
AFP, Published on 14/12/2025
» BERLIN - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Berlin Sunday for two days of talks with European leaders and US President Donald Trump's envoys on ending the war with Russia.
Rhino horn sales, shark protection on wildlife talks agenda
AFP, Published on 24/11/2025
» Global wildlife talks open Monday, with debates set to take on questions ranging from protection of sharks, a bid to allow limited rhino horn sales and a push to restrict the trade in eels.
Countries agree to end mercury tooth fillings by 2034
AFP, Published on 08/11/2025
» GENEVA - Countries agreed on Friday to phase out the use of mercury-based dental amalgams in tooth fillings by 2034, in a move that will change how dentistry is done around the world.
PKK withdrawal ends first peace process phase: Turkey's DEM
AFP, Published on 27/10/2025
» ANKARA - Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party on Monday hailed the withdrawal of PKK fighters from Turkish soil as a "critical" step that completed the first phase of Ankara's peace process with the Kurdish militants.
Kurdish PKK says withdrawing all forces from Turkey to north Iraq
AFP, Published on 26/10/2025
» QANDIL MOUTAINS (IRAQ) - The Kurdish militant PKK said Sunday it was withdrawing all its forces from Turkey to northern Iraq, urging Ankara to take legal steps to protect the peace process.
Brazilians protest bill boosting lawmakers' immunity
AFP, Published on 22/09/2025
» BRASíLIA - Thousands of Brazilians took to the streets Sunday in anger at moves by Congress to boost lawmakers' immunity and push for amnesty that could include far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro, convicted of trying to stage a coup.
Kirk killing sparks fierce US free speech debate
AFP, Published on 19/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - For Americans, the words are practically sacred: the First Amendment to the US Constitution guarantees freedom of speech.
S.Africa's top court rules men can take wives' surnames
AFP, Published on 12/09/2025
» JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's top court ruled on Thursday that men should be able to take their wives' surnames and a law that prevented this amounted to unfair gender discrimination.
Hamas accepts new Gaza truce plan: Hamas official
AFP, Published on 19/08/2025
» GAZA CITY - Hamas has accepted a new ceasefire proposal for Gaza, a senior member from the group said on Monday, after a fresh diplomatic push to end more than 22 months of war.