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EU leaders hold economic transformation talks
AFP, Published on 12/02/2026
» BRUSSELS - European Union leaders will converge on a Belgian castle on Thursday as the bloc seeks ways to punch its economic weight on the global stage — faced with threats from China and the United States, and hamstrung by its own divisions.
Israeli PM to press Trump for harder line on Iranian missiles
AFP, Published on 10/02/2026
» JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington Wednesday, seeking to press him to adopt a tougher line on Iran’s ballistic missile programme in the next round of talks.
Thailand's Anutin readies for coalition talks after election win
AFP, Published on 09/02/2026
» BANGKOK - Thailand's caretaker premier Anutin Charnvirakul was preparing for coalition talks Monday after a stunning election victory for his conservative Bhumjaithai Party.
Trump posts, then deletes, racist clip of Obamas as monkeys
AFP, Published on 07/02/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - President Donald Trump shared a post with a racist video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys, sparking outrage across the US political spectrum Friday before deleting it in a rare backtrack.
Gaza's Rafah crossing makes limited reopening after two-year war
AFP, Published on 02/02/2026
» RAFAH (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) — Gaza's key Rafah border crossing reopened to Palestinians on Monday, an Israeli security official said, though Egyptian state-linked media said only 50 people would be allowed to cross in each direction in the early days.
Iran's Khamenei likens protests to 'coup', warns of regional war
AFP, Published on 01/02/2026
» TEHRAN - Iran's supreme leader on Sunday likened recent anti-government protests to a "coup", warning that any US attack on the Islamic republic following Washington's military deployments in the Middle East would trigger a regional war.
Israel to partially reopen key Gaza crossing
AFP, Published on 30/01/2026
» JERUSALEM - Israel announced it would reopen the crucial Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt on Sunday after months of urging from the UN, humanitarian organisations and ordinary Palestinians — but only for the “limited movement of people”.
Turkey offers to mediate as Trump softens Iran threats
AFP, Published on 30/01/2026
» ISTANBUL - Iran’s foreign minister was in Turkey on Friday as Ankara led a diplomatic push to mediate between Tehran and Washington, after US President Donald Trump cooled threats of an imminent strike on the Islamic republic.
Trump says Putin agrees to pause Kyiv strikes amid harsh cold
AFP, Published on 30/01/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Russia's Vladimir Putin agreed to a personal request to halt attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, after Moscow's strikes left millions without heating during an "extreme" cold snap.
Trump says Putin agreed not to attack freezing Kyiv for a week
AFP, Published on 30/01/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US President Donald Trump said Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed to halt attacks on Kyiv and other cities for a week, as Moscow's strikes leave Ukraine facing its toughest winter since the start of the war.