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Iran, US to hold new round of nuclear talks in Rome
AFP, Published on 23/05/2025
» TEHRAN - Iranian and US negotiators meet in Rome on Friday for a fifth round of nuclear talks, after a public disagreement over Tehran's uranium enrichment.
UN prepares to start pulling peacekeepers from DR Congo
AFP, Published on 19/12/2023
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - The UN Security Council is expected on Tuesday to accede to a demand from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and launch a gradual withdrawal of peacekeepers, starting later this month.
Israel expands offensive in Gaza
AFP, Published on 04/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel expanded its offensive against Hamas militants in besieged Gaza on Monday, as international concern deepened over the mounting civilian death toll in a war sparked by the October 7 attacks.
Ukraine steps up pressure on its allies for action against Russia
AFP, Published on 10/09/2023
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukraine stepped up the pressure on its Western allies Saturday, deploring the lack of progress on setting up an international tribunal to try Russia's leaders and on the transfer of frozen Russian assets.
UK launches mortgage help as interest rate soar
AFP, Published on 23/06/2023
» LONDON - Britain on Friday unveiled help for millions of cash-strapped homeowners facing soaring mortgage costs in a cost-of-living crisis, after the Bank of England unexpectedly hiked interest rates to a new 15-year peak.
Meandering along the Seine: France's roving plastic rubbish
AFP, Published on 25/05/2023
» ROUEN, France: The scrap of red plastic in among the waterside reeds in northern France could be any fragment of the throwaway consumerism piling up across the planet, flowing into rivers, choking animals, even seeping into our bloodstreams.
US readies for migrant influx
AFP, Published on 09/05/2023
» BROWNSVILLE, Texas: The United States is girding for the arrival of thousands of migrants this week, with the expiry of pandemic-era rules that have made claiming asylum at the border all but impossible.
UK govt expected to call N. Ireland poll
AFP, Published on 28/10/2022
» BELFAST: The British government was on Friday expected to call the second election this year in Northern Ireland after UK and regional lawmakers failed to resolve a standoff over post-Brexit trade rules.
US, allies flex muscles against Russia in summits
AFP, Published on 24/03/2022
» BRUSSELS - The United States and allies upped the pressure on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine at summits in Brussels Thursday, warning Moscow its costs will keep rising the longer the war continues.
After Glasgow, world needs urgent action to stave off catastrophe
AFP, Published on 14/11/2021
» GLASGOW - The world must act quickly to cut greenhouse gas emissions and avoid "catastrophic" global warming, scientists and politicians warned after nearly 200 countries reached a last-minute agreement in Glasgow on Saturday.