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Europe scrambles to respond to Trump tariff threat
AFP, Published on 18/01/2026
» BRUSSELS - European leaders on Sunday hit back at US President Donald Trump's threat of tariffs over their opposition to his designs on Greenland, with far-right Italian leader Giorgia Meloni urging Washington against making a "mistake".
Nuuk, Copenhagen cautiously mull Greenland independence
AFP, Published on 13/01/2026
» COPENHAGEN - Denmark's self-governing territory Greenland hopes to cut all ties with Copenhagen but leaders are proceeding cautiously with independence plans despite US President Donald Trump's threats to take over the Arctic island.
Leaders of Japan and South Korea meet as China flexes muscles
AFP, Published on 13/01/2026
» TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will host South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung for talks on Tuesday aimed at demonstrating their cordial ties as Beijing pressures Tokyo over its stance on Taiwan.
EU decries US sanctions against anti-hate campaigners
AFP, Published on 24/12/2025
» BRUSSELS - The European Union and some member states reacted sharply Wednesday to US sanctions imposed on five European figures involved in regulating tech companies, including former European commissioner Thierry Breton.
Prison looms for Brazil's Bolsonaro after court rejects his appeal
AFP, Published on 15/11/2025
» BRASíLIA — Brazil's far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro is running out of options to avoid prison, after judges on Friday rejected his appeal against a 27-year sentence for a botched coup bid.
France expected to adopt consent-based rape law
AFP, Published on 29/10/2025
» PARIS — French senators are on Wednesday expected to back a bill defining rape as any non-consensual sexual act, making France the latest European country to pass a consent-based law.
US Treasury chief: Beijing's rare earths move is 'China vs world'
AFP, Published on 16/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent slammed Beijing's rare earth export curbs Wednesday as "China versus the world," vowing that Washington and its allies would "neither be commanded nor controlled."
Sean Combs sentencing: Tears, pleas and cutting reminders of guilt
AFP, Published on 04/10/2025
» NEW YORK — Sean Combs, once a music world powerhouse, took a deep breath.
Eyeing bottom line, US media giants bow to Trump
AFP, Published on 19/09/2025
» NEW YORK - The suspension by Disney-owned ABC of talk show host Jimmy Kimmel is the latest surrender by a US media giant to pressure from the Trump administration, putting the bottom line over free speech.
Brazilian Supreme Court begins voting on Bolsonaro verdict
AFP, Published on 09/09/2025
» BRASILIA - Brazil’s Supreme Court began on Tuesday to deliberate on a verdict in the coup-plot trial of former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro against a backdrop of pressure from his supporters and US President Donald Trump.