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EU takes small step towards using Russian assets for Ukraine
AFP, Published on 24/10/2025
» BRUSSELS — European Union (EU) leaders Thursday tasked the European Commission to move ahead with options for funding Ukraine for two more years, leaving the door open for a mammoth loan using frozen Russian assets.
ECB holds rates as France crisis looms over meeting
AFP, Published on 12/09/2025
» FRANKFURT - The European Central Bank held interest rates steady again Thursday with inflation under control and trade tensions having eased, even as France's political crisis presents policymakers with a fresh challenge.
Swedish church rolls into new home after two-day journey
AFP, Published on 20/08/2025
» KIRUNA, Sweden - A landmark Swedish church in the Arctic arrived Wednesday at its new home after a two-day move across the town of Kiruna to allow Europe’s biggest underground mine to expand.
Gaza famine warning as Israel resists ceasefire calls
AFP, Published on 29/07/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) — Gaza is slipping into famine, United Nations-backed experts warned Tuesday, as the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory said the death toll in the nearly 22-month war had surpassed 60,000.
ECB cuts rates again but pause seen ahead
AFP, Published on 05/06/2025
» FRANKFURT - President Christine Lagarde said the European Central Bank was in a "good place" to deal with global uncertainty as it cut interest rates again on Thursday, fuelling expectations it might soon hit pause after a lengthy easing cycle.
Trump insists he could fire independent Fed Chair Powell
AFP, Published on 18/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Thursday insisted that he could force out the head of the independent Federal Reserve, lashing out after Jerome Powell warned of tariffs-fueled inflation.
'Fear and anxiety': Bangkok residents seek quake-proof homes
AFP, Published on 07/04/2025
» BANGKOK - Shaken hours earlier by a massive earthquake, Phatsakon Kaewkla's terror was magnified when he came home to find gaping cracks in the walls of his 22nd-floor Bangkok apartment.
Indigenous sages end world pilgrimage with prayers for nature
AFP, Published on 24/03/2025
» GRANEROS, Chile - The leaders of 22 Indigenous peoples from five continents held prayers for nature in Chile on Sunday at the end of a 46-day pilgrimage around the world.
European Central Bank expected to press on with rate cuts
AFP, Published on 30/01/2025
» FRANKFURT - Despite US President Donald Trump's sabre-rattling, the European Central Bank is set to press on with interest rate cuts on Thursday as officials increasingly voice confidence that the fight against inflation is on track.
Pope dismisses critical US bishop
AFP, Published on 11/11/2023
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Saturday dismissed US bishop Joseph Strickland, a prominent conservative who has repeatedly criticised his papacy, the Vatican announced.