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Finland building icebreakers for US amid Arctic tensions
AFP, Published on 03/02/2026
» HELSINKI - Finland is building a new fleet of icebreakers for the US but President Donald Trump's plans for Greenland, which he covets, and tense US-EU ties have raised concerns over the deal.
Tanzania polls open with opposition excluded
AFP, Published on 29/10/2025
» ZANZIBAR — Polls opened on Wednesday in Tanzania elections in which the main challengers were either jailed or barred from running, with rights groups decrying a "wave of terror".
Trump to meet Japan PM as hopes grow for China deal
AFP, Published on 28/10/2025
» TOKYO - US President Donald Trump is set to meet Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday, sitting down with the newly elected conservative leader ahead of high-stakes trade talks with China on a tour of Asia.
Trump heads for Asia and Xi talks, as Kim speculation swirls
AFP, Published on 25/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump leaves on Friday for Asia and high-stakes talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping -- as Washington played down speculation that he could meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un.
All smiles as Melania and Kate meet kids in first public event
AFP, Published on 19/09/2025
» WINDSOR (UNITED KINGDOM) - They are two of the world's most high-profile women -- yet have carefully guarded their private lives.
Trump says Iran deal would not allow 'any' uranium enrichment
AFP, Published on 03/06/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Monday ruled out allowing Iran to enrich uranium under any nuclear deal between the foes -- as Tehran defended what it said was its "peaceful" pursuit of fuel for power generation.
Trump's next 100 days: Now comes the hard part
AFP, Published on 03/05/2025
» WASHINGTON — United States President Donald Trump spent his first 100 days issuing a blitz of executive orders to deliver rapidly on campaign pledges, drastically downsize the government and reshape America's role on the global stage.
Yemen's Huthi rebel media says 68 killed in US strikes on migrant centre
AFP, Published on 28/04/2025
» SANAA - Huthi rebel-controlled media in Yemen said Monday that US strikes targeted a migrant detention centre in the movement's stronghold of Saada, killing at least 68 people.
US says it struck 800 targets in Yemen, killed 100s of Huthis since March 15
AFP, Published on 28/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - The United States has hit more than 800 targets in Yemen since mid-March, killing hundreds of Huthi rebel fighters, including members of the group's leadership, the US military said Sunday.
Israel releases Palestinian Oscar winner after West Bank detention
AFP, Published on 26/03/2025
» JERUSALEM — Israeli police released Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal on Tuesday, after detaining him a day earlier for "hurling rocks" following what activists described as an attack by settlers in the occupied West Bank.