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Cambodia MPs pass law allowing stripping of citizenship
AFP, Published on 25/08/2025
» PHNOM PENH - Cambodian parliamentarians passed on Monday legislation allowing people who collude with foreign countries to be stripped of citizenship, a law rights groups fear will be used to banish dissent.
US Senate leaders say no Ukraine aid before year's end
AFP, Published on 20/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - The Democratic and Republican leaders of the US Senate said Tuesday that Washington will not be able to approve new aid for Ukraine before year's end, as the two sides continue to seek a compromise.
Former US ambassador charged with spying for Cuba
AFP, Published on 05/12/2023
» MIAMI - A former US ambassador to Bolivia and member of the National Security Council has been charged with spying for Cuba for 40 years, the Justice Department announced Monday.
US family flees Texas to transgender 'refuge' -- Minnesota
AFP, Published on 28/04/2023
» MINNEAPOLIS - With bills targeting transgender youth multiplying at an alarming rate, Mary knew it was time to leave Texas -- and fast.
Arab nations gather to discuss ending Syria's long isolation
AFP, Published on 14/04/2023
» RIYADH - Arab countries gathered in Jeddah on Friday to discuss ending Syria's long spell in the diplomatic wilderness, as regional relations shift following Saudi Arabia and Iran's decision to resume ties.
Antakya's quake victims doubt Erdogan's rebuilding pledge
AFP, Published on 06/04/2023
» ANTAKYA (TURKEY) - Retired construction worker Ali Cimen looked at the pile of rubble raising dust over his former neighbourhood and scoffed at the idea that Turkey's earthquake disaster zone could be rebuilt in a year.
Hidden pain: Central Africa's rape epidemic
AFP, Published on 22/02/2023
» BANGUI, Central African Republic: Camille fixes her gaze on her fingers, fidgeting with the hem of her dress. Her gestures are anxious, and her tender features betray her 15 years of age.
'Silence!': Hushed search for Turkey's quake survivors
AFP, Published on 07/02/2023
» DIYARBAKIR (TURKEY) - "Silence please!" rescuers plead with anguished Turkish families huddled around a flattened building their loved ones lived in until a massive quake killed thousands and upturned millions of lives.
Last Ukraine doctors offer lifeline in shell-ridden Bakhmut
AFP, Published on 13/01/2023
» BAKHMUT (UKRAINE) - At a health centre in the frontline Ukraine city of Bakhmut, doctor Elena Molchanova ushers patients into a narrow office warmed by a wood-burning stove, where she hands out medication and fills in death certificates.
Ukraine struggles to hold Soledar
AFP, Published on 12/01/2023
» BAKHMUT, Ukraine: Ukraine said Thursday its forces were fighting to retain control of Soledar in the eastern Donetsk region but cautioned it was coming up against "difficult" resistance from Russian troops.