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Trump dismantles legal basis for US climate rules
AFP, Published on 13/02/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - President Donald Trump on Thursday revoked a landmark scientific finding that underpins US regulations aimed at curbing planet-warming pollution, marking the administration's most far-reaching rollback of climate policy to date.
US to scrap legal cornerstone of climate regulations this week
AFP, Published on 11/02/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - President Donald Trump's administration is set to finalize on Thursday its repeal of a foundational scientific determination that underpins the US government's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.
French lawmakers pass bill banning social media for under-15s
AFP, Published on 27/01/2026
» PARIS - French lawmakers have passed a bill that would ban social media use by under-15s, a move championed by President Emmanuel Macron as a way to protect children from excessive screen time.
US negotiators meet Putin for high-stakes Ukraine talks
AFP, Published on 23/01/2026
» MOSCOW - Top US negotiators including Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow late Thursday for talks on a US-drafted plan to end the Ukraine war, just as Kyiv announced it had agreed on post-war security guarantees with Washington.
Trump heads for Davos maelstrom over Greenland
AFP, Published on 21/01/2026
» DAVOS (SWITZERLAND) - US President Donald Trump descends on Davos for a showdown with European leaders on Wednesday as his bid to seize Greenland threatens to tear the transatlantic alliance apart.
Trump to charge $1bn for permanent 'peace board' membership: reports
AFP, Published on 19/01/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US President Donald Trump's government has asked countries to pay US$1 billion for a permanent spot on his "Board of Peace" aimed at resolving conflicts, according to US media reports.
Harry set for final courtroom battle against UK media
AFP, Published on 19/01/2026
» LONDON - Prince Harry is to return to London this week for the trial into his claims that a UK newspaper group unlawfully gathered information, in the former royal's last case in his long-running crusade against the media.
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.
Western allies agree Ukraine guarantees after Paris 'progress'
AFP, Published on 07/01/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Ukraine's Western allies on Tuesday agreed key security guarantees for Kyiv including a US-led monitoring mechanism and a European multinational force that would be deployed after a ceasefire in Russia's war against its neighbour.
US ‘support’ for multinational force in Ukraine proposed
AFP, Published on 06/01/2026
» PARIS - The United States would lead a “ceasefire monitoring and verification mechanism” with European participation if a peace deal is agreed in the Russia-Ukraine war, Kyiv’s allies said in a draft statement seen by AFP ahead of a summit in Paris on Tuesday.